Willis College, a leading Canadian Private Career College, has announced an innovative job creation program with Fortinet, a leading network security provider and the worldwide leader of unified threat management solutions. Willis College intends to expand its staff and grow its Ottawa campus security curriculum with the help of Fortinet product training, research and development and technical support teams. Fortinet provides end-to-end security solutions to enterprises, service providers and government entities worldwide, including the majority of the Fortune 100\u2122<\/p>\n
Michael Anderson, Vice President of Fortinet<\/strong>\u00a0spoke to following a\u00a0press conference held by HRSDC<\/strong>\u00a0at Willis College on March 26, 2013.<\/p>\n \u201cMr. Anderson said the engineering and development of two of his firm\u2019s major product lines – Fortimail and Fortivoice – are based in Ottawa. We\u2019re growing so quickly that I have no space to hire people,\u201d he said in an interview. He said the\u00a0company provides the Willis College\u00a0<\/strong>with equipment, coaching and training, which is then incorporated into Willis\u2019 curriculum. As a result, Fortinet has\u00a0hired 25 Willis graduates<\/strong>\u00a0for its Ottawa operations, including\u00a0five in the last week<\/strong>, Mr. Anderson said.<\/p>\n \u201cWillis College graduates join us with\u00a0strong technical skills<\/strong>, professional communication skills and great attitudes. They have proven to be\u00a0a great fit for our fast-paced, highly technical environment<\/strong>. Because of\u00a0the excellent training these graduates receive<\/strong>\u00a0at Willis, they\u2019re immediately able to add real value to our organization. The fact that Willis graduates students throughout the year is particularly useful for us since our staffing needs are as dynamic as the business we support. We look forward to\u00a0building on our strong relationship\u00a0<\/strong>with Willis College,\u00a0hiring many more graduates as soon as they graduate<\/strong>, to offer the local community opportunities for high quality technical training and great jobs in a fast-growing industry.\u201d<\/p>\n Mr. Anderson also said that\u00a0the hiring forecast<\/strong>\u00a0is for Fortinet\u2019s to roughly\u00a0hire 80 Ottawa support employees<\/strong>\u00a0by the end of the year. With projections of that number is expected to\u00a0triple over the next three to five years.<\/strong><\/p>\n “We are honoured to have been chosen for this opportunity,” said Rima Aristocrat, president of Willis College. “It is a testament to and recognition of our excellence in IT education, which we strive to achieve and maintain. This partnership will put our graduates at the forefront of their competition and generally benefit our community.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"“The Willis College students we have hired have been exceptional. Some of them have already been promoted and are doing very well in their roles. We are very happy to be a part of this partnership.” said Ed Issacs, Fortinet Techinical Support Supervisor for the Americas, Australia, and New Zealand”<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n