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Cisco approves cluster learning courses for EASE promotion

Cluster Learning, a specialist channel-focused global learning and services provider, today announced that Cisco Systems, Inc. has approved 27 of its sales courses for its Enabling Architecture Sales Excellence (EASE) promotion, which offers partners Cisco funded training for their sales teams.

Qualifying partners will receive $700 in Cisco Learning Credits per person, for up to ten people. The partners can choose from a wide range of Cisco Authorized Sales Training courses that focus on how best to position and sell the value of Cisco’s architectures.

The Cluster Learning courses approved for EASE funding range from sales skills to how to sell the business relevance of Cisco’s Architectures. Soft skills-based workshops are designed to help sales professionals improve their performance and understand how to sell Cisco's most popular propositions.

There is also a series of workshops and coaching sessions for sales and pre-sales professionals and their managers on how to leverage Cisco’s Smart Business Architecture Solutions (SBA) to increase productivity, reduce lead times, enhance profitability and convert opportunities into sales. In addition, there are courses that help sales professionals to become Cisco Certified, which in turn contributes to full Partner Certification and profitability. Finally, there are foundation courses that give sales professionals an introduction to Cisco technologies.

"The approval by Cisco of 27 Cluster Learning sales courses developed as part of the EASE Promotion, will help drive a return on Cisco’s investment in funded Partner Enablement and Channel Effectiveness training,” said Andres Sintes, Senior Director of Worldwide Learning Partner Channels at Cisco.

“Cluster Learning is very happy to have such a comprehensive range of sales training courses approved for the Cisco EASE Promotion,” said Matthew Hathorn, CEO of Cluster Learning. “This approval is a great acknowledgement from Cisco of our capability to deliver quality sales enablement training.”