The official release date is September 10, 2010. Available at www.erp-training.com.

This approach enables studying anywhere and anytime, without needing online access to SAP software or online video training.

This contest is closed. The winner is: Ravi Kiran. Congratulations!

Ravi is having a tough time working as an SAP end user without basic training, his seniors are warning him to stop asking silly questions. I’m sure that will be over soon, Ravi.

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We’re giving away one copy of the “Starter Training For SAP Software” package.

To qualify, give a comment below, explaining why you need this training and how you would use it.

The winner will be picked based on the most convincing reply we select, and will be sent his/her personal copy mid-September 2010.

Here’s what you’ll get:

• Starter Training for SAP^® Software – CD with interactive training videos, teaching you how to easily interact with SAP software screens and work with transactions. Six sessions you can go through all at once, or take your time to step through them at your own pace. Interactive screen simulations based on the latest SAP software (SAP ECC 6.0), enabling you to practice locally on your PC or Mac as long as you like. No fast internet connection required
• Full color, hard-copy companion Starter Training for SAP^® Software – Workbook. The workbook is more than a summary of the training videos. It contains practical background information about using SAP software, and is specifically developed to match the tutorial videos on the CD. Why wrestle through time-consuming “SAP documentation” others offer with their courses, sometimes even applying to outdated versions of SAP software? Included: questions to test what you have learned. Online access to SAP software is not required, but in case you do have online access we’ve included exercises to get even more hands-on experience

Workbook and interactive video contents:

• Log on to SAP software and log off (45 minutes, 35 minutes without exercises)
• SAP screens in general (60 minutes, 50 minutes without exercises)
• Working with the SAP menu tree and transactions (45 minutes without exercises)
• Working with favorites (30 minutes, 20 minutes without exercises)
• Searching for data (45 minutes, 30 minutes without exercises)
• Work easier by using personal settings (60 minutes, 40 minutes without exercises)
• Test your knowledge with quiz questions & answers

So go ahead and give your reply below before September 8, 2010

To be released soon is a training for people wanting to improve their hands-on experience with basic SAP software screens and transactions.

Useful for:

• (Starting) users, not feeling comfortably yet with SAP software screens and transactions
• People requiring first exposure or refresher training
• SAP trainers/institutes requiring off-the-shelf training material

Benefits:

• Work easier and more efficiently with SAP software screens and transactions
• Get first exposure to SAP software the easy way, without spending a fortune
• Increase hands-on experience

Details:

• CD ROM with interactive training videos for the most recent version of SAP software (SAP ECC 6.0) – Mac or PC – no internet connection required
• Companion hard copy workbook with extra information, quiz questions, exercises

How to get it:

Will be available from www.erp-training.com as soon as released (target date September 15, 2010) . For early reminder as soon as it is released: enter your email address and name in the box on the left, and click the “Notify me” button. If you’re already on the list, you’ll be informed automatically – no further action required.

For the rest of us, it seems that planning more than 3 years ahead is impossible in the fast changing SAP landscape. I do believe that keeping your eyes open and adapting to a changing environment is a critical success factor for SAP professionals. Especially with potential ‘global competition’ from over 140,000 SAP consultants certified by SAP AG – not counting the rest of the ‘SAP specialists’.

Anticipation is the game, and someone helping us to stay a step ahead is Jon Reed, co-author of the SAP Consultant Handbook and SAP Mentor . One of his recent publications is a set of white papers on SAP careers and trends in 2010, available here .

Requires login at Jon’s site – registration is free.

>>Update received from Jon: Registration on JonERP.com actually isn’t required to view these particular papers – Here’s one direct link that should work.

SAP AG actively promotes programs, helping students learn how SAP software supports businesses to get ahead. The idea is to bring together new talent and companies where they can find a job.

As mentioned in the video, currently there are over 1,000 University Alliance Members. To find out which schools are University Alliance Member in your country, visit this link (login required – free).

Interesting is also the UA Career Resource Center through which you can post your resume or search/apply for a job at the career center (currently 2323 job listings).

It has more than 100,000 customers (=companies) worldwide, from large to small.

SAP AG and it’s products/services, together with everyone else involved with SAP in one way or another (the SAP Ecosystem), form a huge industry. With great opportunities for companies as well as individuals to benefit from innovative technology and solutions, developed during more than 40 years.

For a free 21-page, easy to read report (2009) about SAP AG, SAP solutions, and the SAP Ecosystem visit this web page.

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