"Once we have a presence in each state we would like to start rolling it out to regional areas," he said.

Although the vendor offers corporate training programs for a substantially higher cost, Durie said the two offerings do not compete with each other.

"The material offered through the academy program is taught over a minimum of eight to 10 weeks compared to one week, and it targets people who are not in the position to pay for the corporate training we offer," he said.

"But these people will be the IT leaders of the future. It is about gaining mindshare at the ground level."