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New benefit to Partner Accreditations and Authorizations - now part of your Connect Profile!

In response to many requests, we have added a "Badge" to your Connect Profile when you successfully complete a partner accreditation or authorization exam.  This badge automatically appears next to your name.  To view the accreditations and authorizations of any partner who now has this Badge, you simply click on their "user name" and then click on "accredtitations".  A complete list of accreditations successfully completed will appear.  The accreditations are organized by type, including Authorized Symantec Consultant (ASC), Symantec Technical Specialist (STS), Symantec Sales Expert Plus (SSE+) and Symantec Sales Expert (SSE).

This helps identify our partners who have invested time and expense in achieving accreditations and authorizations through training and hands on experience with Symantec products.  It also helps you know a little bit more about the partners credibility when they are responding to any questions you might have.

Check out what this will look like, by signing in to Connect and clicking on the randomly selected user profile below.

 https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/user/jjesse

 

Let me know how you like, or don't like, this new functionality.

Published 14 years ago
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  • AndrewB's avatar
    AndrewB
    Moderator
    13 years ago

    very cool feature. do you know how often the data is updated?

  • Simon_Altit_-_I's avatar
    Simon_Altit_-_I
    Level 4
    13 years ago

    this is an excellent feature, however as this is a technical forum i think it is important to differentiate between sales and technical accreditations rather than combine them like has been done here

  • Eileen's avatar
    Eileen
    Level 6
    13 years ago

    Hello,

    Currently we don't have badging for customers in place but as we continue to integrate with other internal systems there may be some opportunities that we can investigate.  Thanks for the suggestion.  Perhaps you could even submit your idea to the "idea" section of Connect in the Partner Community.

    Thanks,

    Eileen, Partner Community Manager

  • S_Herdejurgen's avatar
    S_Herdejurgen
    Level 4
    13 years ago

    I became a Veritas Certified Professional (HA Track) in 2002.  Is there a way to enter that into Symantec Connect?

  • RamNagalla's avatar
    RamNagalla
    Moderator
    13 years ago

    i came to know that  The Partner Group issues the accreditations, how can i reach them .. and get it done......

  • LCT's avatar
    LCT
    Level 6
    13 years ago

    What if I don't work for a Partner anymore and I would like my accreditation to be listed. Or I don't work for a partner but have done exams like STS and ASC how do I get it listed. Why only for those who work Partners? Don't get me wrong this is a cool feature :-)

  • patriot3w's avatar
    patriot3w
    Level 5
    13 years ago

    Hi , I get a few accreditations last week, however the accreditations are not reflect on connect profile. Can please check?

    How often is the sync?

    Thank you.