Helping you to obtain and maintain your Cisco, NetApp or IBM partner certification
With years of experience managing channel partner programs Fast Lane have developed and constructed a unique database that allows us to look after and manage your certification requirements in order to maintain, or achieve a desired partner status.
Certifications amongst your employees will expire at different times so continuous monitoring is necessary, this is where CertiTool comes into play. We can identify when each member of your team will require to sit their exam in order to renew their certification, so you are compliant with your partner specifications. We can then highlight if a course is required before sitting the exam and when the training is available. CertiTool also keeps on top of any changes implemented to the partnership requirements, keeping you up to date with all the latest obligations and specifications. We can also help you plan in advanced to ensure you are fully covered should any certified employee leave your company.
All of these considerations need to be taken into account and CertiTool simplifies all of the scenarios saving you time and effort to ensure you are compliant to achieve your desired, or maintain your current partner status.
"Our organization has chosen to work with Fast Lane's CertiTool because it provides you with instant information concerning which specializations and certifications are due to expire and it does this in an uncomplicated, convenient and rapid manner. I can see which courses within the organization need to be followed, which corresponding exams are required and within which time-frame action is necessary. The best thing is that this information can be directly translated into a training plan for the employee together with the associated costs. I tend to use this for my budget planning."
"What is the status of the Cisco certifications? Which employees need to follow which courses and take which exams? When does this need to take place? How can we maintain an overview? For us at BAM Techniek ICT it was always an enormous job to organize this information and keep it up to date. Fast Lane really does take a large load off our hands. I now have an up-to-date overview of the certification status within our organization and the corresponding exams and courses."
"In our organization we always kept our partner specializations and certifications up to date with the help of a self-created database in combination with various Excel spreadsheets. We did not however have a grip on the specializations that were about to expire. Fast Lane's CertiTool put an end to this and offered the solution. This tool offers insight into the current partner status and sets off a warning when we need to take action in order to prevent expiration of specializations or lapsing of our partner status. It gives us enough time to plan courses and to initiate other necessary actions. Besides that Fast Lane actively assists with the training and development plans."
The advantages for your organization
At any given moment you will have an overview of:
- The current channel partner program requirements including exams, certifications, specializations and courses required to maintain / obtain your partner status.
- Where your organization stands within the partner program.
- The route your organization should take in order to achieve the desired goal.
- A detailed training program for each employee, Fast Lane will manage the booking process and procedure for you.
- The potential risks your organization runs, which certifications are due to expire and what happens when a certified member leaves your organization.
Rest assured we handle all of your information with the upmost care and discretion at all times, and employee’s details and privacy is guaranteed at all times.
Curious about our methods and database? We would be more than happy to come by and demonstrate the possibilities. Call us on +31 30 658 2131 or send us an email without obligation for further information.