PDA Professional Development Associates

PDA Professional Development Associates Pte Ltd was established in Singapore in 1989 and is widely recognised as the leading supplier of high-level IT training in the region.

As a member of the ALC Group, PDA's objective is to provide independent leading-edge training in IT and management for business and government and to address the major issues facing IT professionals and their organisations today.

'Best-Practice' Frameworks for IT Management 

A key feature of IT today is the focus on improved management of IT processes. Whilst technology and innovation are and always will be at the core of IT, the events of recent years have placed a strong emphasis on improved ways of doing and managing. In this context PDA provides IT professionals with a comprehensive training program covering three of the most important 'best practice' frameworks in IT today:

• ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library) for Service Management
• PRINCE2 (Projects in Controlled Environments) for Project Management 
• SABSA (Sherwood Applied Business Security Architecture) for Information Security
  

Information Security

PDA offers a broad range of training in information security at both management and technical levels, including programs geared to the two leading industry certifications CISM (Certified Information Security Manager) and CISSP (Certified Information Security Systems Professional - available from 2007).

In addition, PDA will be bringing to Singapore in 2007 the acclaimed SABSA Certification Program for security professionals.

Outstanding Instructors 

A number of factors are needed to create a great educational expereince.  Ultimately though, the quality of education is determined by the quality of the instructor - by the knowledge and experience that they bring to the classroom. PDA's approach is to seek out and work with outstanding talent, wherever it may be based. In this regard PDA has assiduously cultivated associations with a select group of internationally-recognised organisations, leaders in their field. PDA's membership of the ALC Group gives it ready access to a pool of world-leading training courses and the subject-matter experts who developed and deliver them. As a result PDA is able to make a unique offering of quality education to business and government in Singapore.

Independence 

PDA maintains a strict policy of neutrality and vendor independence. Our education is not a vehicle to sell hardware or software and there are no overt or hidden commercial arrangements with vendors. We offer only education, and this comes at all times 'without fear or favour'.