OTA Training, the global leader in hands-on, vendor-neutral RFID training, and GS1 Hong Kong, a not- for- profit industry support organization for developing global supply chain management standards for identification of goods and enabling technology, today announced a partnership to bring comprehensive RFID education to the Pearl River Delta Region(PRD), China. The collaboration will bring the most current RFID Training to one of the fastest growing RFID markets in the world.

The initial training will be held at the Supply Chain Innovation Centre. The Centre established in February of 2007, will facilitate the students understanding of RFID technology through real-world demonstrations and hands-on exercises while showcasing the latest EPC/RFID solutions. "RFID will be essential to helping one of the worlds manufacturing bases, the Pearl River Delta Region in China to reduce costs, increase efficiency, and improve information flow between companies and their trading partners - both within China and around the world," said Robert Sabella, CEO and Founder of OTA Training. "Were pleased to offer training that will build the countrys RFID expertise and help seed the adoption process for this technology."

With China accounting for the largest RFID spend in the market by value this year; partnerships, like the one between GS1 Hong Kong and OTA Training, will become essential in order to grow the number of skilled workers to meet the demand of future RFID implementations. The country is widely expected to continue to become a major RFID market due to the need for source tagging of its manufactured goods.
"We believe its a great match because OTA Training excels at providing RFID training driven by real-world experience," said Anna Lin, Chief Executive of GS1 Hong Kong. "Were excited to work with a partner with this level of expertise, especially one who shares our commitment to vendor-neutral advancement of RFID technology."
Students who attend will have the opportunity to conduct hands-on exercises and develop a comprehensive understanding of how to implement RFID. In addition to the training, students will be given the opportunity to become CompTIA RFID+ certified upon completion of the course.
Through this agreement OTA and GS1 Hong Kong will help establish a solid knowledge base of RFID in the PRD, China. In addition to expanding awareness and knowledge of RFID among adopters, future trainings will encourage the development of integrated RFID solutions in Hong Kong and throughout the PRD, China.