How IT Academy Is Shaping a Better Digital Future
VMware® IT Academy empowers educational institutions to teach relevant, in-demand digital skills to their students who can then engage as an inclusive global community and lead positive change.
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 impact in 2022.
90K_
Students
Served
1700+
Member
Academies
75+
Countries
1600+
Certifications
18K+
Badges
Obtained
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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 and academic institutions.
Students
Accelerate your career with digital skills, from virtualization to app modernization and more, that are in demand today and well into the future.
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 Path
- Multi-Cloud Specialist Path
- Modern Applications Specialist Path
Regional Presence
Different regions have differing technology priorities and needs. IT Academy tailors our activity to the needs of specific regions.
Asia Pacific and Japan
Europe
Latin America
Middle East and Africa
U.S. and Canada
Key Resources
IT Academy Data Sheet
Frequently Asked Questions
IT Academy Program Guide
Voucher Request Guide
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Pathways to Success
VMware® IT Academy courses prepare students for success in an increasingly digital world. Foundational courses help students who are new, and certification-focused courses help validate job readiness.
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
This pathway focuses on skills that modern system administrators require in areas such as cloud and virtualization, data center operations, and VMware vSphere® install, configure and manage.
Multi-Cloud Specialist
The multi-cloud pathway teaches skills needed in multi-cloud environments such as network and technical skills, cloud management, automation and virtual network operations.
Modern Apps Specialist
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.
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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 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.
Events For Institutions
Join Us at These Events
IT Academy facilitates events, digital and in person, around the world. We welcome the opportunity to meet or speak with current and prospective member academies at these upcoming events.
A Growing Global Network of Institutions
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
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Learning Pathways to Better Digital Careers
Accelerate your career by gaining digital 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 cloud and virtualization, data center operations and system administration.
Modern Applications Specialist
Modern Applications Specialists transform outdated software that businesses rely on into modern applications using skills such as containerization and Kubernetes administration.
Multi-Cloud Specialist
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.
Catch Up With Us at These Events
IT Academy facilitates events, digital and in person, around the world. We look forward to meeting you at these upcoming events.
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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
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.
Customer Stories
Learning about VMware, a global leader in virtualization and the cloud through VMware IT Academy UPS was of great importance, mainly because of the professional area in which I work, therefore, acquiring knowledge in the virtualization of a Data Center is important to improve skills in the IT framework.
- Student, Universidad Politecnica Salesiana
VMware IT Academy has provided VMware Canada with great opportunities to use technology as a force for good, helping us build IT capacity with Indigenous communities, post-secondary institutions, and governments across the country. These partnerships have created new relationships for our public sector sales team, while giving back to communities.
- Head of Government Relations for Canada
The VMware Software Licensing Program has provided valuable software for me to demonstrate software-defined data center and the private cloud infrastructure in the classroom.
- Hong Yan, SAIT
Having been part of VMware IT Academy, opened the door to a lot of knowledge in virtualization that was out of my reach, besides that, thanks to my effort, I could get an official VMware digital badge that certifies my acquired knowledge.
- Student, FDETEC
VMware software enables our students, researchers, and partners to connect to realistic emulated environments to conduct experiments isolated from actual production networks. This allows for users to run emulated actions on advanced industrial control topologies without any danger of disrupting operations.
- Dr. Chris Parnell, University of Arkansas
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.
- Sr. Director, Social Innovation
The VMware Academic Program has allowed us to infuse virtualization into almost everything we teach by providing us full access to their virtualization software for student use. For one low annual flat rate we have each student using what would amount to tens of thousands of dollars in licensed software. It’s just incredible!
- Dwight Hughes, Clark College
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Contact Us
You can contact IT Academy through the virtual assistant in the lower right-hand corner of this screen.
DL2 Brightspace Support
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.