IT folk given a boost with Ubuntu training
Workshops were held in Johannesburg, Durban, Cape Town and East London to teach them Ubuntu, a free-to-use suite of business software.
The need for training was urgent because an increasing number of companies and individuals were switching to open source rather than use paid for brand-name programs, said the project manager Tjipo Mothobi. That switch was creating a demand for technicians with the necessary skills to support them.
The workshops gave the trainees the technical skills to earn an internationally recognised certificate in competence on the Linux operating system.
They were also taught business, financial and marketing skills so they could keep themselves employed, said Mothobi.
“We are confident that open source software will make an impact in the business arena,” he said.
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