More than 20,000 students and professionals have benefited from the program in one year
UiPath, the leading Robotic Process Automation (RPA) software company, today announced that it has partnered with more than 150 universities and colleges in India over the last year, as part of their Academic Alliance Program. The program, aimed at creating an inclusive workforce who are fluent in automation technologies and empowered to meet the ever-increasing demand for RPA labour, has already trained more than 20,000 students and professionals in the country.
UiPath has partnered with various leading academic and skilling partners like ICT Academy, IIT Kanpur, ASAP Kerala, PSG College of Technology, SRM University, Amity University, Bennett University, RV College of Engineering, BMS College of Engineering among others
Today, enterprises want to exploit the benefits of the fourth industrial revolution along with emerging technologies to significantly increase their prospects of growth, stability and security. With this, the future of work will become unpredictable and technology will continue to transform the role humans play in the workforce, creating a constant need to adapt and upskill. According to LinkedIn, in 2020, India will witness a surge in the demand for professionals skilled in emerging technologies such as blockchain, AI and RPA, making it imperative to prepare a workforce ready for these evolutionary job roles. With the same goal, UiPath aims to upskill students at the collegiate level and reskill people to fully harness the available growth opportunities in India.
UiPath Academic Alliance program offers various ready-to-teach Robotic Process Automation (RPA) curriculums that help prepare students for the job roles of the future. In addition to that, UiPath provides educators with courseware, additional learning aids, enablement workshops and periodic refresher sessions. The Academic edition of UiPath licensed software complements the course work to provide students hands on experience in solving real world projects. Apart from an enhanced learning experience, students can avail academic discounts on UiPath certification exams as well.
To encourage learning new skills, many academic institutions have committed to offer academic credit to students on completing the UiPath’s RPA Design and Development course. Early adopters of the program include institutions offering engineering, management, vocational and skill development courses.
Bengaluru, January 27, 2020
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