ATLANTA, GEORGIA, USA - Project Management Institute (PMI^®), the world’s leading membership association for the project management profession, has awarded Global Knowledge of Cary, North Carolina, USA, and SkillSoft of Nashua, New Hampshire, USA, the PMI Professional Development Product of the Year Award in the business category for their professional development training program.  The award honors new professional development products that contribute to the advancement of the project management profession.

The Global Knowledge/SkillSoft Project Management Professional (PMP^{® )} Blended Certification Program is an innovative 16 week training program designed for project managers who find it challenging to leave the workplace for extensive periods of time. The program offers interaction with a PMP-certified project management subject matter expert from Global Knowledge who directs all instructor-led activities, and a SkillSoft Blended Learning Consultant for coaching and mentoring. All Global Knowledge project management courses offer PMI’s A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK^® Guide) theory and best practices paired with real-world exercises taught by PMP-certified instructors. 

This is the second year in a row that Global Knowledge has received a Product of the Year Award from PMI. The company offers a broad array of business training courses that encompasses project management, professional skills, business analysis, and IT Infrastructure Library™ curriculum.

Approximately 250,000 project management professionals worldwide have earned the PMP credential – recognized as the world’s standard in the profession of project management.  The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in Geneva, Switzerland, has bestowed the ISO 17024 accreditation upon PMI’s credential system for the PMP. ISO 17024 is endorsed by 85 countries, and is a globally accepted benchmark for organizations that certify individuals worldwide.

The PMI Professional Development Product of the Year Award in the business category was presented on 6 October 2007 during the 2007 Awards Ceremony held in conjunction with the PMI Global Congress—North America in Atlanta.

About Global Knowledge

Global Knowledge is the largest privately held provider of training, enterprise learning services, and software solutions for information technology (IT) and business professionals. The company offers a broad array of hands-on IT, project management, and professional skills training featuring proprietary core and custom curriculum as well as content from leading companies, including Cisco, Microsoft, Nortel, Oracle, and Red Hat.founded in 1995, Global Knowledge employs more than 1100 people worldwide and is headquartered in Cary, N.C. The company is owned by New York-based investment firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson, and Stowe. Please visit www.globalknowledge.com for more information.