EXTON, PA and LENEXA, KS – The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) and its global arm, the International Society of Broadband Experts (ISBE), said Tuesday that it will offer its industry-leading technology training to the National Cable Television Cooperative (NCTC).
Under the new agreement, SCTE•ISBE will provide NCTC members with discounted prices for all online training courses, including those that are included in SCTE•ISBE’s CORTEX expert development system. NCTC and SCTE•ISBE will also will mutually support promotional opportunities that highlight the availability and benefits of SCTE•ISBE training, as well as other NCTC and SCTE•ISBE events and projects.
SCTE•ISBE’s online courses have been designed in partnership with the operator community to enable members of the cable technical workforce to advance their careers, while minimizing impact on day-to-day operations, reads the news release. Courses are designed to prepare workforce members for every aspect of cable technical operations, from legacy technologies to such recent additions as mobility and cybersecurity.
“Through alliances with organizations within and outside of the industry, we’re leveraging SCTE•ISBE programs to drive real benefits for the cable telecommunications community,” said SCTE•ISBE president and CEO Mark Dzuban, in the release. “Our partnership with NCTC will enable positive outcomes for NCTC members via educational resources that have been developed in direct collaboration with the operator community, and that have been proven to improve service quality, increase subscriber satisfaction, and generate value.”
“SCTE•ISBE has always been a key provider of training for our industry,” added NCTC president and CEO Rich Fickle. “We believe that our ability to help technology workforces access SCTE•ISBE learning and development resources can help improve business results for our member companies.”
More information on SCTE•ISBE courses can be found here.
