The Singapore Computer Society ( SCS ), the largest IT professional body in Singapore, partners Inchone to offer the original Microsoft online courses to its more than 26,000 members in conjunction with the launch of the National PC Proficiency Program today.

Mr Kuik See Juan, Chairman and Managing Director of Inchone said, " Inchone is indeed very happy that it can work with SCS to promote the convenience and quality of the original Microsoft online courses to the large group of existing IT professionals in Singapore. We are the first and only company in Asia to be appointed by Microsoft as its Global Tier 1 Reseller for distribution of Microsoft online courses. This relationship with Microsoft is now extended to SCS to benefit the information workers and IT professionals in terms of their skill upgrading and career development."

Commenting on the partnership, "SCS believes that online learning with certifications provides yet another means for the busy office workers and IT professionals to continuously engage in expanding their knowledge and upgrading their skills to meet the demands of their jobs. The learners will have full control of their time, place and pace of engaging their learning on the web. " said Ms Tham Ai Chyn, Honorary Secretary and Chairman for IT skill certification of SCS. "The National PC Proficiency Program which is supported by IDA (infocomm Development Authority of Singapore) represents our strong commitment towards up-skilling and re-skilling of Singapore workers in IT proficiencies so that they can meet the demands for better products and higher level of services as the economy recovers. Inchone’s vast knowledge and experience in online learning as well as their direct distribution relationship with Microsoft for online learning courses provides us with an excellent platform to launch this program. "