NIIT & Sun Microsystems partner to offer Solaris Training

NIIT Ltd has announced that Sun Microsystems India Pvt Ltd and the Company, have expanded their relationship to offer training in the growing Open Source Computing, through Sun Solaris Training programs. As part of the alliance, the Company will offer specialized training programs through its network of education centers as well as specialized Solaris lab to be set up in metros to several thousand students and software professionals in the country.

Through this alliance, the Company has access to the latest Sun technologies tools, technical resources and curricula on Java & XML, and Solaris 0S System administration.

This initiative is the latest in Sun's drive to provide academic developers with the educational tools and resources they need to cultivate important IT skills, participate in today's global economy, and contribute to the innovation of new technologies.

New offerings from Sun-NIIT alliance:

As part of its NetworkLABS curriculum, the Company will now offer Training and Certification on Solaris 10 Operating System (OS) to students, thus enhancing their skills and giving a comprehensive knowledge of this innovative operating system.

- For Undergraduates: As part of the ongoing efforts to continuously enhance learning offerings, and bringing the latest Technologies to its students, the Company will now integrate the Solaris 10 OS Training and Certification into its NetworkLABS curriculum, aimed at career aspirants keen to join the expanding IT Infrastructure Management Services industry Students will get to work on the new functionality of Solaris 10 OS with features like optimal utilization, relentless availability, unparalleled security and extreme performance, thus enhancing their employability.. These programs would be offered as modular specific programs in the NetworkLABS curriculum.

- For Working professionals - The high-end Solaris 10 curriculum will be integrated into the Company's CATS (Curriculum for Advanced Technology Studies) offerings. This will allow professionals to ramp up Solaris 10 OS skills.

According to Mr. Vijay K Thadani, CEO, of the Company, "The industry is currently grappling with the growing shortage of skilled manpower in emerging global technologies. We are happy to further strengthen our partnership with Sun, in line with our efforts to provide the latest and best technology training programs for students and the industry. Through this initiative, students will gain relevant skills and employability and the global IT industry will have access to a pool of trained manpower on emerging technologies including Open Source computing".

Following the success of the joint initiative in the first year, Sun and the Company will explore possibility of expanding this partnership to offer Java and Solaris technology programs to students in China and other emerging markets.

The Company and Sun also look forward to providing specialized, hi-end training programs on Solaris, identity Management, Java CAPS aimed at Enterprises to evolve skills and make them ready for the next generation of technology innovations. The Company would leverage its strength in Instructional Design and Delivery capabilities to offer those hi-end programs. Both organizations are also looking at working together in developed markets through NIIT-Elementk enhanced capabilities to provide training solutions for enterprises.

The success of the joint initiative is evident from 15,000 student enrolments in the Java programming course at over 200 education centres of the Company, in the last 6 months.

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