IT skills and talent development company, NIIT and software testing firm HP have entered into a strategic partnership to offer Post Graduate Certificate Programme in Software Testing.
The programme will enable students to understand the intricacies of software testing and quality assurance, unified functional testing essentials, application lifecycle management and Load Runner essentials. Students will get an opportunity to learn from expert faculty certified by HP and will be able to work on latest version of HP testing tools that cover mobile and cloud testing.
“With the global software testing market witnessing a robust growth at a CAGR of 11 per cent over the period 2013-2018, we have observed a growing demand for software testing professionals in India,” said Shivan Bhargava, Group President, Skills and Careers Group, NIIT Ltd in a statement. “Taking cognizance of the opportunity in this space, we have entered into a partnership with the global leader HP to create a pool of world-class software testers in India. We perceive a huge demand for skills in the Software Application Testing and Big Data space,” said Ranjit Menon, Director - Asia Pacific & Japan, HPE Software Education Services. We are excited to partner with NIIT to create a pool of programmers to address the changing technology needs in the space.”
Engineering graduates from IT, BCA, BSC background with minimum 50 per cent marks in their bachelors can apply for this course. Applicants should be proficient in English, should know at least one programming language and should be able to work in Windows environment.
The first batch commences from December 21. After successful completion of the programme students will be awarded with a joint certificate from HP and NIIT.