Dataton continues to expand and develop its popular Academy education
programme. After a record-breaking 2016 with events in 20 locations – including
Johannesburg and Cape Town – the Academy has forged ahead with sessions in
UAE, Germany and Sweden. Dataton now aims to reach even more users by
educating and certifying staff from its network of premium partners as Academy
trainers. Representatives from PENMAC, the Dataton Premium Partner in South
Africa, were invited to attend the first such “Train the Trainer’ session at Dataton
HQ in Linkoping, Sweden.
“The growth of WATCHOUT on every continent, fuelled by the consistent launch of
new and increasingly indispensable features, has highlighted the need for well-
coordinated and repeatable international training,’ said Mikael Ena, Senior Product
Manager, Dataton AB. “With highly skilled, certified Academy trainers we can bring
the Academy concept to users on their home ground and in their own language.’
Having already hosted a very successful Dataton Academy in 2016, PENMAC were
keen to attend the “Train the Trainer’ initiative and become certified trainers. “Due
to the inordinate local interest in the Academy training in June 2016, an extension
to the original academy schedule hosted in Johannesburg and Cape Town was
required. There is undoubtedly a great demand for knowledge and training
throughout the region,’ commented Malcolm Finlay, PENMAC.
Other participants at the first Train the Trainer session hailed from Israel, Italy and
Hong Kong. “Meeting with other professionals, with years of WATCHOUT experience
from various countries around the world is always an educational time, and our visit
to Dataton head office in March was again such an event,’ said Finlay.
Following their appointment as certified trainers, PENMAC will be publishing future
dates for Academy training continuously throughout the year with the first session
scheduled for May.
