Open Text Product Certified Partner (CP)Product certification ensures partners represent Open Text with standards of excellence and have the official Open Text endorsement for specific products. It is a requirement of the Open Text Global Partner Program for partners to be product certified. The program requirements include: - Business Consultants, System Administrators, Developers and Education Providers must be certified to represent the Open Text brand.
- The Select Partner program requires a minimum of 1 Consultant to have business (sales) and technical (product) certification.
- The Premier Partner program requires a minimum of 2 Consultants to have business (sales) and technical (product) certification.
- The Platinum Partner program requires a minimum of 6 Consultants to have business (sales) and technical (product) certification.
Certification can be achieved through the following delivery options:- Regional Training Facilities - there are opportunities each quarter to receive product certification including the ability to complete any prerequisites.
- Accelerated Programs* - accelerate your certification by enrolling in a consecutive 10-day program. There is also the option of splitting this program between quarters (5 days each quarter).
Registration Requirements:- Any Open Text partner can apply for product certification.
- A Global Partner Program agreement must be signed in order to qualify for the partner discount on courses.
- To guarantee your attendance at a public course or any partner certification program, please register online and choose PARTNER as the payment option from the dropdown menu.
Open Text Product Certified Partners receive:- A discount on all training materials and courses offered by Open Text Learning Services, as detailed in the Global Partner Program.
- Free access to the Partner Portal.
- An Open Text Endorsement of specific Product Competency.
- Three months access to all our core functionality eLearning courses.
Certification:- Establishes a standard of professional competence, which is recognized throughout the industry.
- Validates partner premium pricing.
- Enables Open Text partners to provide their own onsite expert available on demand.
- Accelerates user adoption - knowledge share increases greatly with onsite experts.
- Fosters professional development through encouragement of long-term career goals.
- Promotes quality through continuing education to assure a high level of competence in constantly changing fields.
- Provides recognition for individual professional achievement by colleagues, employers and clients.
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