Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has signed an agreement with the world's number one business software company, SAP, to deliver certified training courses for its products.

 

Senior Lecturer at the School of Information Systems at QUT, Dr Darshana Sedera said courses would be offered through a SAP u-academy established at QUT.

 

"The SAP u-academy training partnership is a great achievement as QUT is the only academic institute in Queensland to offer these courses," he said.

 

"The first course offered towards the end of May is already booked out."

 

SAP is the most commonly-used enterprise system software in major corporations and government departments in a range of industries, around the world.

 

SAP software was the software of choice of international companies such as Starbucks, Microsoft, Canon, Coca Cola, Nike and Ericsson and in Australia Linfox, the Australian Tax Office, Australia Post, BHP Billiton and National Australia Bank were some of its customers.

 

SAP systems currently run:

  • defence systems in 107 countries,
  • production of 75 per cent of the world's beer,
  • 65 per cent of the world's chocolate,
  • 40 million barrels of oil and
  • 32,000 car engines per day, and 50 million bank transactions per day.

 

SAP courses will be delivered through QUT's 'Study-ERP' group, which provides research and professional education on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems.

 

The u-academy SAP certification involves two to three days of intensive class contact in Brisbane and then two to three months of study with access to a trainer.

 

Through the SAP u-academy, QUT will offer 13 SAP certifications across a range of fields from retail to logistics planning, plant maintenance and repair to human capital management.