Oracle Academy Launches Global Career Center to Prepare Future Workforce

• Offers Educators and Their Students Free Experiential Learning Resources and Technical Certification Opportunities

Oracle announced the launch of the Oracle Academy Career Center, a virtual center where students and educators have free access to professional training, technical certifications, Academic curriculum and experiential learning resources for the classroom and beyond. Tailored for higher education, the Oracle Academy Career Center offers learning paths in a number of professions, including engineering and development, human resources, finance, and sales.

“The need for computer skills spans multiple industries, and as research shows , professionals with such in-demand skills enjoy higher-paying jobs,” said Elizabeth Snyder , vice president of Human Resources and Philanthropy at Oracle. “The Oracle Academy@ Career Center offers job-focused learning resources, plus free cloud-centric courses, built on a base of academic and industry-relevant knowledge, for a global audience. Today’s announcement is intended to empower the emerging generation of innovators and leaders who will define the future of business and technology.”

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The new Oracle Academy Career Center is a collaborative effort with  Oracle University , Oracle Learning Library, and Oracle developer teams to tailor cloud-centric professional training and courses, typically available only to professionals working in the field, to students whose institutions of higher education are members of Oracle Academy. The offering helps students around the world make connections between Oracle Academy’s core academic curriculum and career opportunities, providing career training and the opportunity to explore Oracle’s professional certifications.

“There is a universal need for skilled cloud professionals,” said Dr. Wen Pei, dean of the College of Management at Chung Hua University in Taiwan. “The Oracle Academy Career Center enables our graduates to meet that need and be prepared for high-paying jobs. We calibrate our teaching to real-world needs, and through Oracle Academy resources, our teachers and students gain free access to the Oracle Cloud. to learn and develop industry-leading skills. ”

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Aligned with Oracle’s focus on the cloud, Oracle Academy also launched a new curriculum, ” Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Foundations .” The curriculum introduces students to the basic concepts and terminology of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). The course offers lesson slides, videos and corresponding demonstrations, practical labs, and midterm and final exams. Through the Oracle Academy Cloud Program , students at member institutions can also get free access to Oracle Cloud.

“In the United States, digital literacy continues to be a challenge,” said Denise Hobbs , Senior Director of Oracle Academy North America. “Universities in rural and low-income communities often lack the resources to offer computer science courses. Our ready-to-use cloud curriculum, teaching materials and career center make it easy for educators to offer students the fundamental technological knowledge and skills that are universally in high demand in all jobs. ”

Today’s new offerings follow a period of significant growth and reach for Oracle Academy. During the past fiscal year, Oracle Academy worked with more than 16,000 institutions in more than 130 countries to advance computer education, impacting millions of students.

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