Experian – Microsoft .NET reskilling programme
“By engaging with QA,
we found a very
innovative partner who
was sensitive to the
Experian is a global leader in providing information, analytical and marketing services to organisations and
issues and developed
consumers to help manage the risk and reward of commercial and financial decisions.
an innovative training
programme that far
exceeded our
expectations and meant
The challenge
that our staff could
In April 2008 Experian was reorganising as part of an offshoring
leave the business with
strategy. This required up to 100 COBOL developers to be
a new skill set and
reskilled or outplaced.
every possible chance
of gaining new
As part of their redeployment package, staff were given a sum of
employment.”
money to spend on training. Experian turned to QA, to see how
we could help to train these individuals to ensure they had the
Nigel Murphy
most appropriate skills for future employment outside of Experian.
L&D Manager
The recommendation included reskilling and providing Microsoft
Experian
.NET certification for the legacy COBOL developers as part of an
outplacement project that would provide them with the skills
needed for their future careers.
The solution
There were three threads to the innovative solution recommended
and implemented by QA:
Experian
Identifying the IT developer skills shortage in the local East Midlands
www.experian.co.uk
area; results of this analysis were that .NET, C# Web Developers were
in short supply
Articulating the skills shortage to the individuals who were being
redeployed – giving them the confidence to spend their reskilling funds
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to become trained and certified in these technology areas
The QA training solution – building a certification blended training
programme, incorporating eLearning, MS Press Books, ILT and exams
Microsoft eLearning around courses M5160 and M5161
(.NET development)
Self-study using Microsoft MS Press self-paced training kits
10 days of tailored instructor-led training around OO, C#,
Web Applications & Visual Studio Data Access
Exam practice tests from MeasureUp
Core exams (70-536 and 70-528)
The training programme was designed to run over a 12-week
timeline. As part of the communication process for the
individuals, QA worked with Experian to run a number of
seminars hosted jointly by Experian, the recruitment agency,
Microsoft and QA.
These sessions presented the job openings that existed in the
local area around the Microsoft technologies, the developer
certification paths available and the opportunities available
through certification. The training solution was explained, so that
the developers understood what they would benefit from if they
invested their reskilling funds with QA.
The programme was a complete success – and a key factor in
this was the individuals themselves buying into the programme,
using the funding they were given by Experian as part of their
outplacement package to invest in these skills.
100% of the delegates passed both exams and became Microsoft
Certified Technology Specialists in the .NET Framework/Web-based
client development
65% of individuals gained new employment within the first 3 months
on the back of this training programme and their new skill set
“The programme was a complete success – and a key
factor in this was the individuals themselves buying
into the programme.”
Contact us on: 0845 757 3888 info@qa.com www.qa.com
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