More Than 100,000 Accenture Employees Received World-Class Technology Education Through 10-Year Collaboration with Massachuse...
July 28 2016 - 12:17PM
Business Wire
Accenture Technology Academy to offer new
certificates in artificial intelligence, data science, security and
more
Accenture (NYSE:ACN) recently achieved a significant milestone
by providing more than 100,000 employees globally with a
world-class technology education developed through a 10-year
collaboration with MIT Professional Education, the professional
education arm of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Established in 2006, the Accenture Technology Academy (ATA) was
created to equip employees with the skills needed to deliver
leading technology services for clients, and to date, Accenture
employees around the world have received more than 16 million hours
of MIT education through the program.
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Accenture Technology Academy participants
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“The Accenture Technology Academy has been a cornerstone of our
enduring relationship with MIT over the past decade,” said Bhaskar
Ghosh, group chief executive, Accenture Technology Services.
“Accenture is committed to investing in our people, and our
relationship with MIT enables us to educate and grow our talent so
we can differentiate ourselves. Our mission is to help our clients
achieve business outcomes through new liquid strategies, and our
focus is on new IT such as digital, cloud and security. We’re also
expanding our capabilities to innovate in fast-growing areas like
block chain and artificial intelligence.”
Over the past decade, Accenture invested in the Accenture
Technology Academy to provide employees with access to MIT
research, knowledge and expertise through advanced training
programs. Drawing on the expertise of MIT faculty, the ATA is
designed to arm employees with advanced professional and technology
strategies, approaches and skills; it is comprised of two distinct
components:
- A certification program – Four
different certifications have been available to employees over the
past 10 years: application developer, designer, tester and test
designer. Accenture is preparing to launch 10 new certificate
programs in several areas including: agile, artificial
intelligence, cloud, data science, design thinking, DevOps,
Internet of Things, mobile, security, and web essentials. When
in-person training sessions aren’t possible, the sessions can be
conducted via Accenture Connected Learning classrooms in 72
locations around the globe.
- Lectures and online videos, podcasts,
and learning boards – Each person in Accenture’s global workforce
has an opportunity to learn from MIT faculty through in-person
lectures and online videos, podcasts, and learning boards. Many new
online training courses are now available on a variety of topics
including: artificial intelligence, micro-services and DevOps,
security, next-generation cloud, and the Internet of Things.
“We at MIT Professional Education are proud to have facilitated
quality training of tens of thousands of Accenture practitioners in
the area of information technology over the last 10 years,” said
Bhaskar Pant, Executive Director of MIT Professional Education.
“Our expert faculty have provided research-based, cutting-edge
knowledge to Accenture employees, deploying traditional to the most
modern education dissemination methods. We enthusiastically look
forward to the next decade of growing our relationship with
Accenture through the development of new certificate programs
covering emerging and transformation-enabling areas such as
artificial intelligence, data science, mobility and security.”
“Accenture’s 10-year relationship with MIT began with the
Accenture Technology Academy and grew to encompass additional
valuable programs that involve research, thought leadership, and
the development of innovative business concepts for our clients,”
said Sanjeev Vohra, managing director and business sponsor for MIT,
Accenture Technology Services. “Today, as we collaborate with
several entities across MIT, we are steadfastly focused on
learning, research and recruiting to spur innovation for both
organizations, providing our employees with valuable opportunities,
and delivering better business outcomes for our clients.”
For more information on the Accenture and MIT 10-year
relationship and the Accenture Technology Academy, please visit
here.
About Accenture
Accenture is a leading global professional services company,
providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy,
consulting, digital, technology and operations. Combining unmatched
experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries
and all business functions – underpinned by the world’s largest
delivery network – Accenture works at the intersection of business
and technology to help clients improve their performance and create
sustainable value for their stakeholders. With more than 375,000
people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture drives
innovation to improve the way the world works and lives. Visit us
at www.accenture.com.
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