New Horizons, PECB Introduce ISMS Certifications in W/Africa

New Horizons, the number one IT training company in Nigeria, has signed a partnership agreement with Professional Evaluation and Certification Board (PECB) to bring Information Security Management System (ISMS) certification and training courses considered an investment on high quality education for both individuals and various sectors in the country.

The partnership agreement will establish requirements for the periodic renewal of certification and determine compliance requirements. PECB is a certification body which offers personnel certifications globally through its network of partners for internal auditors, auditors wanting to perform and lead Information Security Management System (ISMS) certification audits

Others are project managers or consultants wanting to master the Information Security Management ISMS audit process, chief executives and senior managers responsible for the IT governance of an enterprise /risk management.

Members of an information security team, expert advisors in IT, technical experts wanting to prepare for an information security audit function and persons for various international standards, including ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO/IEC 20000, ISO 22301, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27005, OHSAS 18001, ISO 22000, ISO 26000 and ISO 28000 are also among the list of PECB benefactors.

Eric Lachapelle, CEO of PECB, said "We are pleased and excited about this new partnership with New Horizons, Our objective in this collaboration with this outstanding team of professionals is to focus on quality education and invest joint efforts on offering valuable services to customers in Nigeria.”

Tim Akano, MD, New Horizons Nigeria said the company is proud of the partnership with PECB. “We are delighted to cooperate with such a leading organization in our field of operation, and we believe that this is going to be an important development for our company. We look forward to many other upcoming successes from this step undertaken.”

This partnership will increase New Horizons range of certifications by distributing PECB training courses, ensure highly quality and management training courses, introduce prospect for both companies to give their contribution in education field in Nigeria based on their expertise and background.

PECB is an expert in developing and maintaining reliable, valid, and current certification examinations and granting certificates to qualified candidates, maintaining significant records, and publishing a directory of the holders of valid certificates. It develops training courses, exams and certification schemes that New Horizons Nigeria can deliver and ensure optimal training and examination conditions.

Through this model New Horizons has managed to establish its presence in over 100 countries across all continents.