VLT Campus appointed as the Check Point Secure Academy Authorized Training Center in Sri Lanka
View(s):Check Point Software Technologies Ltd a leading provider of cyber security solutions globally has announced that VLT Campus, Sri Lanka has been appointed as their Authorized-training partner. Major milestone with the academic institution joining the program to provide a comprehensive cyber security curriculum to students in the region.
Chairman Sarath K Gunawardana
Secure Academy offers an in-depth academic program to higher learning institutions worldwide, promoting educational and career opportunities in cyber security for students. Secure Academy courses are now available at 100 universities in 40 countries, helping to shape the cyber-experts of the future and narrowing the cyber skills gap.
Recent research shows the number of unfilled cyber security roles now stands at 4.07 million professionals globally, up from 2.93 million last year. Check Point works with recognized national and international universities, colleges, and accredited higher education institutions like VLT Campus to deliver the Secure Academy program’s courses. These introduce students to cyber security concepts such as identifying and resolving security threats and give hands-on experience with leading security solutions.
Completing the course gives students industry-recognized certifications in cyber security skills. The partnership will open the door for all cyber-security practitioners in Sri Lanka, with a focus on professional certification training and exam preparation courses. Professionals can gain access to the courses using the VLT Campus cyber-security learning platform, or by direct purchase through Check Point’s training portal. These courses are designed to provide you with hands-on experience via our comprehensive labs, exposing you to real-world experiences.
“This milestone clearly shows the value that both students and leading educations institutions place on the Secure Academy programme, which is helping to equip the next generation of cyber-warriors with the skills they need to succeed in the industry,” said Sarath Gunewardana, Chairman VLT Campus. Sri Lanka the cyber security skills gap is large and still growing, so initiatives such as SecureAcademy and our innovative Knowledge Programs will be key to attracting and engaging students to help bridge that gap. By offering a range of opportunities for formal learning and professional development, we can give students a deeper understanding of the sector, and a fast-track route to employment. Further, we will be offering Cyber-Range training facilitating with Cyber WAR Games.
These courses deliver immersive cyber security training in simulated environments via the flexible Cyber Range cloud platform, offering an engaging, gamified learning environment. Training is fully adaptive to users’ needs with built-in debriefing and progression tracking.
VLT Campus is proud to be a Check Point Authorized Training Centre, and we are delighted to expand our coverage to Sri Lanka. With our ability to deliver all of the Checkpoint training material, deep technical knowledge on all major cyber security technologies, and fantastic track record, I am sure we will be able to deliver great service to our cyber security professionals in Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka requires expanding much more effort on building overall human resource capacity to combat emerging advanced cyber threats. Recent reports in Sri Lanka to date there is a distinct lack of initiatives to address the domestic shortage of cyber security experts, as per the Information and Cyber Security Strategy of Sri Lanka 2019-2023. Further, Mr. Gunewardana stated that Check Point SecureAcademy is a comprehensive cyber security academic program offering courses that introduce to cyber security domain and will provide with the knowledge of how to install, configure and manage Check Point security solutions. We are an Authorized Training Centre (ATC) for Check Point SecureAcademy courses with a highly skilled training staff.
Toni Ponder, Manager, Training Programs and Certification, Education Services, Check Point Software Technologies said of the appointment that, Check Point is committed to delivering the highest quality training and enablement programs for its customers and partners throughout the world. We are delighted to have VLT Campus on board to service the skills the requirement for Check Point Software Technologies across Sri Lanka as an Authorized Training Centre. With their deep cyber security skills training staff and extensive coverage of the entire island we are confident in VLT Campus ability to execute for Check Point in this rapidly expanding theatre.
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