The Sage Group News

The Sage Group, Course Technology Form Strategic Alliance

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 15, 2003 — The Sage Group and Course Technology have entered into a strategic alliance that promises to broaden and deepen enhance their ability to provide training and expanded job skills to workers.

"Course Technology is supplying The Sage Group with essential customized content that allows us to better meet the needs of our clients," says Rich Ford, president of The Sage Group, a Nashville, Tenn. based company. The Sage Group takes Course Technology's licensed content and customizes it, creating courseware that is flexible and malleable. At the same time, The Sage Group employs accreditation mechanisms that allow those materials to be used to provide training to union members who then earn college credit or continuing education units for its completion.

"There's a lot of generic training out there," says Joe Fitzgerald, manager of inside sales and service for Course Technology, a Boston, Mass. firm specializing in electronic learning solutions. "What sets The Sage Group apart is its strategic focus on customized, proactive training that specifically meets the present and future needs of clients."

For more than 16 years, The Sage Group has been providing workforce training to Fortune 500 companies, including leaders in the technology and telecom sectors. Through its 150 instructors nationwide, The Sage Group delivers college-accredited training on-site or in locations convenient to its clients. More than 20,000 students have taken courses from The Sage Group over the past four years.