Enabling people to thrive in the digital landscape of tomorrow.
Our Mission
"Education is not the filling of a pale but the lighting of fire," says William Butler Yeats. And we agree. We believe equipping people with digital skills positively impacts the individual, organisation and community. This is why everything we do is guided by our Massive Transformative Purpose of Enabling people to thrive in the digital landscape of tomorrow. We've created an ecosystem of partners, students and staff intent on upskilling people so they can use what they know as a force for good.
Corporate Governance
In 2018, asset management group Arowana International Limited acquired Lumify Group (then known as DDLS Australia Pty Ltd), Australia’s leading ICT learning provider.
Arowana is an award-winning global B Corporation that has a number of operating companies and investments, including in electric vehicles, renewable energy, vocational education, technology and software venture capital, and impact asset management.
Today, Lumify and its subrands form part of Arowana’s emerging education platform, EdventureCo.
EdventureCo is a premium provider of digital, soft and future skills training that prepares the workforce of today for success tomorrow.
Our Story
For more than three decades, we’ve been helping people master technological change.
As DDLS, we’ve upskilled thousands of teams and businesses, partnering with the world’s top tech vendors to become Australasia’s undisputed leaders in IT training.
Now, under the banner of our new brand, Lumify, we’re building on that legacy.
1991
DDLS was first established under the Comtec Education brand.
1992-1993
DDLS opens offices and training centres in Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Adelaide and Perth.
2000
DDLS is acquired by Dimension Data.
2009
DDLS acquires some of the assets of Excom Training.
2014
DDLS launches DDLS Anywhere – the market leading telepresence capability.
2017
DDLS was sold by Dimension Data to the ACTE Group.
2018
DDLS is sold by the ACTE Group to Arowana under the new Education Brand, EdventureCo. Current CEO Jon Lang is appointed.
2019
DDLS launches into VET with AIICT, delivering Diplomas in IT.
2020
DDLS launches its first campus in Manila, Philippines, in partnership with Aboitiz Group & commences APAC expansion plans.
2021
New Zealand-based Auldhouse becomes a part of DDLS
2022
DDLS expands with the acquisition of Nexacu
December 2022
DDLS rebrands to Lumify Group, uniting its business units under one banner and building on the legacy.
2023
City Desktop Training Joins Lumify Group.
1991
DDLS was first established under the Comtec Education brand.
1992-1993
DDLS opens offices and training centres in Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Adelaide and Perth.
2000
DDLS is acquired by Dimension Data.
2009
DDLS acquires some of the assets of Excom Training.
2014
DDLS launches DDLS Anywhere – the market leading telepresence capability.
2017
DDLS was sold by Dimension Data to the ACTE Group.
2018
DDLS is sold by the ACTE Group to Arowana under the new Education Brand, EdventureCo. Current CEO Jon Lang is appointed.
2019
DDLS launches into VET with AIICT, delivering Diplomas in IT.
2020
DDLS launches its first campus in Manila, Philippines, in partnership with Aboitiz Group & commences APAC expansion plans.
2021
New Zealand-based Auldhouse becomes a part of DDLS
2022
DDLS expands with the acquisition of Nexacu
December 2022
DDLS rebrands to Lumify Group, uniting its business units under one banner and building on the legacy.
2023
City Desktop Training Joins Lumify Group.
1991
DDLS was first established under the Comtec Education brand.
1992-1993
DDLS opens offices and training centres in Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Adelaide and Perth.
2000
DDLS is acquired by Dimension Data.
2009
DDLS acquires some of the assets of Excom Training.
2014
DDLS launches DDLS Anywhere – the market leading telepresence capability.
2017
DDLS was sold by Dimension Data to the ACTE Group.
2018
DDLS is sold by the ACTE Group to Arowana under the new Education Brand, EdventureCo. Current CEO Jon Lang is appointed.
2019
DDLS launches into VET with AIICT, delivering Diplomas in IT.
2020
DDLS launches its first campus in Manila, Philippines, in partnership with Aboitiz Group & commences APAC expansion plans.
2021
New Zealand-based Auldhouse becomes a part of DDLS
2022
DDLS expands with the acquisition of Nexacu
December 2022
DDLS rebrands to Lumify Group, uniting its business units under one banner and building on the legacy.
2023
City Desktop Training Joins Lumify Group.
Our Brands
We deliver comprehensive IT training through our core brands: Lumify Learn, Lumify Work, Lumify People, Nexacu, and City Desktop Training. This enables us to cater to individuals with varying skillsets, regardless of their location or preferred learning method. Lumify Edge serves as the bridge between Lumify Learn and Lumify Work, preparing our Lumify Learn graduates for employment while addressing the digital skills gap for our corporate clients at Lumify Work.
