Vertiv opens Vertiv Academy in Mandaluyong for data center training

Ohio-based digital infrastructure solutions provider Vertiv opened a training facility called the Vertiv Academy in Mandaluyong City on Wednesday to cater to growing demand for data centers in the Asia-Pacific.

Vertiv President and General Manager David Churchill emphasized the company's commitment to leveraging Filipino engineers' expertise, noting their significant role in providing workforce for the region.

The academy will serve as Asia Pacific's hub for developing technical expertise in IT infrastructure power and cooling, offering specialized courses conducted by certified trainers with a standardized curriculum developed by Vertiv’s Global Learning Center of Excellence.

Vertiv is set to offer training sessions on CoolChip CDU070 liquid-to-air cooling technology by the second half of 2025 and has already trained 53 regional customer engineers as of the first quarter.

The company manufactures in China, India, and the Philippines to balance out tariff impacts from US President Donald Trump's policies and is looking to grow its headcount by up to 20% this year.