Partners that apply for Silver level accreditation before the end of May are eligible to receive all the benefits on offer and will be expected to attain the required levels of certification. Silver partners will be expected to attain at least one sales and solutions and one technical accreditation within three months of being appointed.
The offer is to encourage more partners to step up to the higher skills level and become better equipped to meet the growing needs of their customers, said Rachel Rothwell, senior regional director, UK and Ireland, Zyxel Networks.
Rothwell said, "A growing proportion of end-user customers are making use of multiple Zyxel products – not only WiFi access points, but also our unified security gateways and our multi-gigabit switches. While they are relatively easy to deploy and to manage, it's important that partners are ready to answer customer questions and deal with any issues that might arise. Stepping up to Silver level will equip partners to do that and enable them to build greater loyalty and more profitable long-term relationships with their customers."
She added, "We've only just refreshed our partner programme and we want to bring new partners on board to ensure we can maintain our growth and increase our market share. Ideally, they will come straight in at Silver level with the ambition to establish themselves and go on to become Gold Partners."