Boston University Strengthens Training Network With New Philadelphia Affiliate; Online Consulting to Offer BU Project Management Programs in Wilmington and Philadelphia Locations.Business Editors TEWKSBURY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 21, 2002 Boston University's innovative TrainingTrack enterprise has announced the addition of Online Consulting to its training affiliate network An affiliate network acts as an intermediary between publishers (affiliates) and (merchant) affiliate programs. It allows publishers to find affiliate programs, which are suitable for their website and it helps websites offering affiliate programs reach its target audience. . Online Consulting will offer BU's project management training programs at its Wilmington and Philadelphia locations. Online Consulting has been offering technical training since 1983. "Boston University's unparalleled project management program strengthens what we now offer because it's based on nationally recognized certification guidelines, BU's tradition of educational excellence and the University's 15-year history in the corporate training industry," said Andrew Williamson His Honour Andrew Williamson is the Deputy Deemster of the Isle of Man. He was formerly the High Bailiff. Deemster Williamson is due to retire on 6 January 2008. [1] , Chairman of Online Consulting. "There is high demand for project management skills from our clients in the energy, financial and pharmaceutical industries. With BU's project management program we can meet that demand and grow our business by offering the new curriculum to corporate contacts beyond the IT department." TrainingTrack is building a select network of affiliates based on best-of-breed content. Currently, its network of regional training companies and academic institutions spans 11 states and two international locations. TrainingTrack provides these affiliates with BU programs, products and services that enable them to achieve market leadership through best of breed standards. Boston University's TrainingTrack offerings include: project management seminars and certificate programs, IT programs for career changers, vendor neutral IT seminars and manufacturer authorized education programs. Currently TrainingTrack has affiliates in: New Jersey, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Ohio, Texas, Virginia, Florida, North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. , Delaware, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Missouri, nationally, and Canada and the Caribbean internationally. "We welcome Online Consulting to our growing international network of affiliates," said Andy Kelley, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of TrainingTrack. "Online brings a tradition of top-quality training services to our network and provides us with an established base for our world class project management training in the Philadelphia and Wilmington areas." Boston University's (BU's) project management/critical business skills programs, courses and seminars, which have been developed within the guidelines of the Project Management Institute's (PMI See Private Mortgage Insurance. (R)) Project Management Body of Knowledge The Project Management Institute (PMI) published the first Project Management Body of Knowledge Guide as a white paper in 1987 in an attempt to document and standardize generally accepted project management information and practices[1]. (PMBOK PMBOK Project Management Body of Knowledge (Project Management Institute, Inc.) (R)). PMI, the world's leading nonprofit, professional, project management association, establishes standards in project management, includes more than 85,000 members in 125 countries around the world and has been experiencing an annual growth rate of 30% over the past five years. About Online Consulting Begun in 1983, Online Consulting has offered technical & certification training to clients in the financial, energy and pharmaceutical industries. Online's ongoing mission is to balance the needs of it employees with the needs of its customers and create a learning organization for all. Headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. , Online also has offices in Center City Philadelphia. About TrainingTrack TrainingTrack is a groundbreaking venture from Boston University that provides IT and management development training products and services internationally. Led by a senior management team that was instrumental in making Boston University's Corporate Education Center New England's leading IT training and project management provider, TrainingTrack is developing a network of regional training organizations and academic institutions that offer the proven IT and project management curricula from Boston University. In addition to award-winning programs, affiliates gain access to marketing, recruitment and career changer Changer The name given to a clearing member that is willing to assume the opposite position of a futures contract within a larger alternative exchange, of which it also is a clearing member. support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services developed at Boston University. TrainingTrack affiliates can act as resellers of Boston University-delivered programs under their own brand or they may choose to deliver training using "Boston University Official Curriculum" courseware, and TrainingTrack's program and marketing support. Affiliates will also have the opportunity to distribute their own in-demand, quality programs through the TrainingTrack network. TrainingTrack is on the Web at www.trainingtrack.com and can be contacted at (978) 863-0110. |
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