Tech giant Google launched the ‘Android Skilling’ program in India that will aim to train 2 million Android app developers over the next 3 years to cash in on the high-quality talent pool in the country. The new certification program will unveil a slew of initiatives to skill, educate, and certify millions of students and developers in Android Development, This will be made available across public, private universities and training institutes of the National Skill Development Corporation of India.
- India is expected to have the largest developer population globally, overtaking the U.S., by 2018, with 4 million developers.
- The Android Fundamentals course will also be available, free of charge, on NPTEL (an initiative of the IITs and IISc) as part of its online Mobile Computing course starting 18th July 2016.
- Additionally, Google has tied up with training partners like Edureka, Koenig, Manipal Global, Simplilearn, Udacity and UpGrad who will operate as Authorised Android Training Partners in India.
- Google also announced the launch of its globally recognised job-oriented Associate Android Developer Certification—a performance-based exam that will help successful candidates to get an entry-level Android Developer jobs in the Industry.
- After training, candidates can log on to the Google Developer training website and take the certification exam for Rs 6,500.
- Google’s global rival, Apple, is also making heavy investments in India to push its iOS mobile platform. In May, it announced setting up a software laboratory in Bengaluru to support start-ups and developers working on its iOS platform.
