Symbio Group Boosts Skills Sets of China’s IT Professionals

-Leading global outsourcer adds professional certification program-

SAN JOSE, Calif. and BEIJING, April 6 /PRNewswire/ — The Symbio Group today announced a new advanced IT and management training program, called the Certified Outsourcing Professional (COP) program, through its Symbio Technology Institute (STI). Symbio is a leading global software product development outsourcer that leverages the resources of China.

STI’s new Certified Outsourcing Professional training program includes training courses, curricula and certifications in seven areas: Software Testing Engineer; JAVA Development Engineer; .NET Development Engineer; Embedded Software Development Engineer; Enterprise Network and System Engineer; Call Center Skills and International Outsourcing Project management. At the completion of the three to four month training program, all participants are required to pass an examination to qualify for the highly-regarded COP certifications, with entry-level, middle-level and high-level certification designations in each of the seven disciplines.

“There is a huge need for continuous professional training in the Chinese labor market,” said Julia Yang, CEO of STI. “We are confident that our high-quality training programs will bring significant advances to China’s outsourcing and IT industries, lifting the quality of Chinese personnel beyond international standards.”

Providing training courses for professionals in China, STI is authorized as a Registered Education Provider by the Chinese authorities, including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People’s Republic of China. STI is currently the only professional and educational training provider covering the outsourcing industry in China today.

Jacob Hsu, CEO of The Symbio Group, said that the new courses will take IT professionals in China to the next level. “Our Certified Outsourcing Professional program furthers our mission of building a highly skilled and qualified pool of IT professionals in China, particularly those who can work, manage, and lead in global teams,” he said.

About Symbio

Symbio provides innovative outsourcing solutions to global companies. It was recently selected as a 2009 Global Outsourcing 100(TM) company by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals(TM), recognizing the world’s best outsourcing providers and advisors. From product development to application outsourcing through globalization and cutting-edge business solutions, Symbio leverages outsourcing teams based out of Greater China to enable companies to decrease costs, improve operations and dominate their global markets. Founded in 1994 by a group of engineers from IBM, Symbio’s clients today are among the world’s elite companies, including AOL, CA, Citigroup, IBM, MasterCard, Mercedes Benz, Microsoft, Nokia, Oracle, Palm and Sony. For further information on Symbio, please visit www.symbio-group.com, call 408-694-9601, or email marketing@symbio-group.com.

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