Top 20 Training Organizations in the United States
Global IT Leader Awarded for Employee, Customer and Vendor Training Efforts, Ranks 18th on Training Magazine's Top 100 List
SANTA ANA, Calif., March 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- For the second consecutive year, Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE: IM), the largest global wholesale provider of technology products and supply chain management services, was named one of the top 20 training organizations in America by Training magazine. Ranking 18th on the prestigious Training Top 100 list, a national survey of organizations that excel at human capital development, Ingram Micro was recognized for its leadership in developing and implementing superior training and growth programs for its employees, solution provider customers and vendors. Other companies honored within the top 20 include Deloitte & Touche, IBM, AmeriCredit Corporation and The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company.
"Ingram Micro is honored to be acknowledged for the second consecutive year as one of the top training organizations in America," said Pat Collins, senior group vice president, sales and marketing, Ingram Micro North America. "As the world's leading distributor, we strive to provide our associates, customers and vendors with competitive training advantages that inspire best practices throughout our industry."
Ingram Micro's key internal training initiative is called Skills for Success. This advancement program provides sales associates with the knowledge and expertise needed to develop comprehensive technology solutions that help customers capture more sales and service opportunities.
Ingram Micro's customer-focused initiatives include Partner Education, a diverse line of training programs and services that offer a blended learning approach resellers can use in-house or offer to their end-user customers. In addition, the Ingram Micro Solution Center, a state-of-the-art, multifunctional development, testing and training lab, offers technology solution providers hands-on experience with best-of-breed solutions in a professional environment for all levels of the technology industry.
"Since its inception in 2001, the Solution Center has been praised by solution providers and vendors for its highly skilled and knowledgeable personnel, as well as its valuable training seminars," said Bob Stegner, vice president, channel and U.S. marketing. "This award shows the high priority Ingram Micro places on the training and development of our associates to better serve and support our customers and vendors."
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