How IT Academy Is Shaping a Better Digital Future

VMware® IT Academy empowers educational institutions to teach relevant, in-demand digital skills for a multi-cloud world to their students.
Institutions Teach Students Key Digital Skills

Academic institutions leverage prepackaged courses and ongoing support on current, relevant technologies to teach their students, driving real-world educational value.

Students Skill Up for Digital Career Success

Students master technologies that increase their value to potential employers, position them for career success and help them create the future they envision. 

Businesses Gain Much-Needed Digital Talent

Organizations around the world gain a pipeline of skilled, diverse talent versed in VMware solutions to mitigate the global shortage of technical professionals.

IT Academy Facts and Figures

IT Academy global market impact in 2023 with $91M in-kind contributions

90K+

Students
Served

1700+

Member
Academies

75+

Countries

1600+

Certifications

18K+

Badges
Obtained

Who We Serve

While virtually all private and public sector organizations benefit from the cultivation of a diverse pipeline of digital talent, our work is primarily with students in academic institutions.
Students

Students

Learn the digital skills that will accelerate your career, from multi-cloud to virtualization to app modernization.

Institutions

Institutions

Enhance your reputation for delivering valuable real-world skills and a solid educational ROI with VMware-authorized courses from IT Academy.

 

Pathways to Success

Focusing on high-demand careers, our courses teach vital digital skills, familiarize students with VMware solutions and help course-takers gain related certifications at discounted rates. Our courses form learning paths such as:

 

  • System Administrator
  • Multi-Cloud
  • Application Modernization

Pathways to Success

Focusing on high-demand careers, our courses teach vital digital skills, familiarize students with VMware solutions and help course-takers gain related certifications at discounted rates. Our courses form learning paths such as System Administrator, Multi-Cloud, Application Modernization

Foundational Courses

Foundational courses are offered at no cost and familiarize students, including those with little or no formal IT training, with fundamental concepts in virtualization, multi-cloud and modern apps.

 

Knowledge in these areas can help facilitate a student’s entry into the IT field or enable professionals outside of IT to collaborate with colleagues within IT.

Certification-Focused Courses

Certification-focused courses help learners enhance their existing skills or gain entirely new skills in high-demand areas.

 

Designated courses also prepare students to achieve VMware Certified Technical Associate (VCTA) or VMware Certified Professional (VCP) credentials.

Learning Pathways for In-Demand Skills

The global IT professional shortage is particularly intense in fields requiring specialized skills or emerging technologies. Our learning pathways educate students to mitigate those intense shortages.

Learning Pathways for In-Demand Skills

The global IT professional shortage is particularly intense in fields requiring specialized skills or emerging technologies. Our learning pathways educate students to mitigate those intense shortages.

Overview

Each learning pathway offers courses designed specifically to make students job-ready, as well as one or more VCTA-focused sequences and one or more VCP-focused sequences.

System Administrator

System Administrators, or SysAdmins, may work in a variety of IT areas, such as multi-cloud and virtualization, data center operations and system administration.

Multi-Cloud

Multi-Cloud Specialists have the skills needed to work in multi-cloud environments, such as network and technical skills, cloud management and automation.

Application Modernization

The modern apps pathway in application modernization covers areas such as Kubernetes administration, containerization and Java Spring and Spring Boot usage.

No-Cost Foundational Courses

Students can begin their journey into the field of information technology with a minimal commitment of time and at no cost. These concise yet thorough courses require no specialized IT knowledge.
Getting Started in Information Technology

5 hours

Getting started in information technology introduces the student to key concepts that underlie much of information technology. The course provides a set of overview concepts that create familiar landmarks to help students navigate the world of information technology.

Cloud and Virtualization Concepts

10–15 hours

Cloud and virtualization concepts build on the student’s familiarity with everyday computing to introduce topics such as the use and benefits of virtual machines, the flexibility of cloud computing and the basics of vSphere components.

Software-Defined Storage Concepts

9–12 hours

Software-Defined Storage concepts introduce students who are comfortable with basic IT concepts to more specialized concepts fundamental to data centers, such as traditional data center storage, software-defined storage and VMware vSAN™.

Network Virtualization Concepts

9–12 hours

Network virtualization concepts provides the student with basic network virtualization notions. The course covers major VMware NSX® components in the data, management and control planes. Additionally, it covers their interactions and provides use cases.

Benefits of Joining IT Academy

Institutions that choose IT Academy to provide authorized VMware® courses enjoy significant benefits above and beyond working with a world leader in virtualization and multi-cloud computing technology.

Ready-Made Curricula

The courses VMware provides are complete curricula that include lab activities, extension activities and more, reducing the time required of instructors to create course content in specialized IT topics.

Academic Software Licensing

IT Academy members receive academic software licensing for teaching, research and personal use, whether as part of STEAM classes or for gaining hands-on experience with VMware products.

Businesses Gain Much-Needed Digital Talent

Offering IT Academy courses enhances an institution’s reputation for delivering in-demand, job-ready digital skills and a solid return on the students’ educational investment.

Ongoing Support Starts Day One

Getting Started

IT Academy is committed to supporting member academies every step of the way. This video is designed to help new academies get off to a solid start.

Onboarding Support

IT Academy onboarding walks member institutions through the entire process of starting with and working with IT Academy.

A Community of Peers

The IT Academy interactive online community provides a forum where administrators and educators from member academies can ask questions, share best practices, learn about new courses and more.

VMware has a long history of working closely with colleges and universities, beginning with our founders who pioneered virtual machines at Stanford University, to our partnerships today that help students build the capabilities to advance their careers and the field of IT overall.
– Jessamine Chin

Learning Pathways to Better Digital Careers

Accelerate your career by gaining digital skills and multi-cloud skills that employers need right away. IT Academy courses are designed to ensure you are job-ready the minute you land your new position.

System Administrator

System Administrators, or SysAdmins, may work in a variety of IT areas, such as multi-cloud and virtualization, data center operations and system administration.

Application Modernization

Application Modernization transforms outdated software that businesses rely on using skills such as containerization and Kubernetes administration.

Multi-Cloud

Multi-Cloud Specialists have the skills needed to work in multi-cloud environments, such as network and technical skills, cloud management and automation.

Get Started Today With These No-Cost Courses

Breaking into the world of IT has never been easier. IT Academy courses help you gain the IT skills employers need today. These online courses are ready right now, so don’t wait.

Getting Started in Information Technology

5 hours

Getting started in information technology will introduce you to key concepts you need to know no matter what job you want to pursue in information technology. The course steps you through the building block ideas and concepts that will help you succeed in your new information technology career.

Cloud and Virtualization Concepts

10–15 hours

Cloud and virtualization concepts build on what you already know from everyday computing. You’ll learn topics such as the use and benefits of virtual machines, the flexibility of cloud computing and the basics of VMware vSphere® components.

Software-Defined Storage Concepts

9–12 hours

Software-Defined Storage concepts are for you if you are already comfortable with basic IT concepts. You will learn more specialized concepts fundamental to data centers, such as traditional data center storage, software-defined storage and VMware vSAN™.

Network Virtualization Concepts

9–12 hours

Network virtualization concepts introduces you to basic network virtualization concepts. The course covers the major VMware NSX® components in the data, management, and control planes and their interactions, and provides sample use cases.

Step Up to a New Digital Career

IT Academy Regional Presence

IT Academy helps academic institutions around the world provide students with the in-demand digital skills that will jump-start their careers.

Resources by Region

Asia Pacific and Japan

vITA - Creating Positive Environments for Education and Job Placement

Institutions partner with IT Academy to deliver VITA Days to students.

Build-A-Thon Success Story

Tanzu Build-A-Thon helps students acquire in-demand skills.

India Partner Ecosystem Drives New Opportunities

Building an industry-ready talent pool in India.

India Program Hiring Successes

Helping students move from the schoolroom to the workplace.

Europe

eForHum, Italy – Investing in Students

Helping students become virtualization and cloud computing experts. 

Beligan IT Academy Support Center (BIASC) Success Story

Extending virtualization expertise across multiple campuses.

Enabling Medical Research into Rare Childhood Diseases

Software licensing donation removes technology barriers to improve research.

Student Spotlight – eForHum, Italy

Helping early career students like Giorgio Panizzari follow their passion.

PUE, Spain – Driving the Digital Future in Spain

Promoting cloud and virtualization technologies throughout the community.

Latin America

FDETEC, Ecuador - Joins IT Academy (Espanol)

Learn why FDETEC chose IT Academy to help deliver cloud and virtualization content.

Universidad Politécnica Salesiana, Ecuador – Joins IT Academy (Espanol)

Learn why UPS chose IT Academy to help deliver cloud and virtualization content.

Infnet Institute and NDG Work Together to Help Brazilian Students

IT Academy and NDG help train students on vSphere ICM.

Scholarship Program Helps Meet the Need for Certified Instructors

IT Academy partners with NDG to drive VCP-DCV certifications.

FDETEC, Ecuador – Joins IT Academy (English)

Learn why FDETEC chose IT Academy to help deliver cloud and virtualization content.

Universidad Politécnica Salesiana, Ecuador – Joins IT Academy (English)

Learn why UPS chose IT Academy to help deliver cloud and virtualization content.

Universidad La Salle, Oaxaca

MX Sales & VITA success story

Middle East and Africa

Strathmore University Prepares Students to Lead Positive Change in Africa’s Digital Future

Providing students the skills and certification to enter the IT workforce.

Increasing Student Access to IT Training Across Egypt

Training 200 instructors across Egypt in cloud and virtualization concepts.

Cairo University Students Prepare NFV Graduation Projects

IT Academy organizes on-the-job training for graduating students.

Digital Egypt Builders Initiative Graduates Second Cohort

Creating a new generation of expertly skilled IT professionals in Africa.

U.S. and Canada

CyberPatriot Delivers Virtual Networks for Cybersecurity Program and Competitions

Inspiring students to pursue careers in cybersecurity with IT Academy.

Stanly Community College Drives Change with Virtualization and Cloud Skills

Offering critical IT Skills to students in North Carolina and beyond.

Student Spotlight - Houston Community College Prepare Students with Real World Business Applications

Read what students and instructors have to say about their experiences in learning and teaching VMware technology.

Bay Area Community College Consortium’s ICT Lab Facility

Shared private cloud environment helps lead positive change.

University of South Carolina Looks to Fill High-demand Tech Jobs

Educating students across multiple academic and military institutions.

Rochester Institute of Technology Teach Underemployed People Cybersecurity

Academic Software Licensing Program provides new opportunities.

Contact Us

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DL2 is IT Academy’s learning platform.

Kivuto Support

Kivuto is the previous iteration of IT Academy’s learning platform.

NDG Support

NDG offers solutions that enable learners to gain skills in virtualization, cloud and cybersecurity.

Gilmore Global Support

Gilmore Global is a resource for printed versions of IT Academy materials.