PECB signs a partnership agreement with Risk Mitigation Solutions Africa (PTY) LTD

(June 14, 2016) – Today, PECB has signed a new partnership agreement with Risk Mitigation Solutions Africa (PTY) LTD. The aim of this agreement is to distribute PECB training courses in South Africa. Signing this pact will urge respective companies to give their best on providing people of Africa with PECB ISO 9001, ISO 27001, ISO 14001 or any other PECB courses.

 

“We are very excited for this agreement, and it is our obligation to provide our full-time services and best efforts on behalf of this partnership. I personally feel profoundly honored and exceedingly delighted to sign this agreement with Risk Mitigation Solutions Africa (PTY) LTD,” said Eric Lachapelle, CEO of PECB. “We have always welcomed partnership opportunities with such companies that are consistent with and appropriate to our mission. The past years have witnessed tremendous growth in our partnership program, and initiatives aimed specifically at developing and sustaining intentional partnerships have been an important factor to our success. We both have great teams of professionals and resources that will be a great support to this partnership,” added Lachapelle.

 

“RMS Africa is pleased for this agreement with PECB. We believe that this new partnership, together with our credentials as an experienced trainer and trusted advisor within the GRC industry, will assist us in realizing our vision to deliver even better service to our existing and anticipated new client base. To date, our working relationship and support, as and when required from PECB has been outstanding and we trust that this trend will continue as we strive to grow and expand our training and consultation services locally and across the African Continent” said Peet Smith, Managing Director at Risk Mitigation Solutions Africa (PTY) LTD.

“While we are aware of the competitive local training environment, we are confident that our proven track record as trusted advisors and successful trainers, being in operation since 2011, and our new training partnership with PECB will allow us to expand on our training initiatives to provide even more rewarding experience to our clients,” added Smith.

 

About PECB 

PECB is a certification body for persons, management systems, and products on a wide range of international standards. As a global provider of training, examination, audit, and certification services, PECB offers its expertise on multiple fields, including but not limited to Information Security, IT, Business Continuity, Service Management, Quality Management Systems, Risk & Management, Health, Safety, and Environment. 

 

We help professionals and organizations to show commitment and competence with internationally recognized standards by providing this assurance through the education, evaluation and certification against rigorous, internationally recognized competence requirements. Our mission is to provide our clients comprehensive services that inspire trust, continual improvement, demonstrate recognition, and benefit society as a whole. For more information regarding PECB, please visit www.pecb.com.

 

About Risk Mitigation Solutions Africa (PTY) LTD

RMS Africa’s business focus is on management consulting, focusing on the integration of ISO 27001/2 and ISO 22301 with other best practices, more specifically King III, COBIT 5 and ITIL. By doing this, we provide a wealth of insight and understanding on practical issues of IT Governance, Security and Business Continuity Management. 

 

Apart from facilitating training courses locally (in South Africa), training is also conducted internationally, and in this regard, courses have  been conducted in the Middle East, UAE – (Abu Dhabi and Dubai) Jordan (Amman) and more recently in the African Continent (Kenya and Zimbabwe).

 

A range of professional certifications are maintained annually. These include certifications in Security Management, IS Audit, IT Governance and Business Continuity. Most training accreditations are maintained through PECB. Apart from being certified as ISO 27001 Lead Auditor, RMS Africa was also recently accredited as a certified PECB MS Auditor, which allows for Stage 2 Certification Audits. For more, please visit: www.rmsafrica.co.za.