Suzhou Software Park Training Center and Alibaba Group, the world's largest e-commerce service provider, signed an agreement on 9 July in Hangzhou on the joint construction of the first high-level e-commerce talents training base in China. The 1,000 sqm training base is to be completed in September 2008.
According to the agreement, the new training base will leverage on the existing training system of e-commerce talents in Suzhou, and the rich enterprise resources, leading e-commerce education platform and excellent trainers with practical know-how at Alibaba, and the advantages of e-commerce enterprises in Suzhou and the YRD region. The JV will offer a wide range of services such as authentication, talent training, technological services, career coaching, corporate services, personnel credibility system and incubation.