IBM Software Centre of Excellence
Welcome to IBM Software Centre of Excellence
Entrance to the Computer Lab of the
Department of Computer Applications.
The Lab has been designated as
the Software Lab of IBM Software Centre of Excellence.
Vidya is the first institution under Calicut University
to secure this distinction.
Vidya is the third College in Kerala State
to have such a Centre.
- Background, objectives, benefits
- The background
- The The objectives
- The benefits for the college and students
- Training programmes already conducted in the Centre
- Training programmes in the pipeline
- Images of the Software Lab of the IBM Software Centre of Excellence
Background, objectives, benefits
For more information:
The background
Global forces are altering the educational landscape as India faces a serious skills shortage in the technology industry.
Through the IBM Academic Initiative, IBM is working with colleges and universities across the country to teach students the open-standards skills they’ll need to compete in the ever-changing technology workplace.
This initiative offers a wide range of technology education benefits that can be scaled to meet the goals of most educational institutions, ranging from large research universities to local community colleges.
What's more, it can provide the resources needed to create more competitive academic programs and more highly skilled students.
The objectives
The IBM Software Centre of Excellence aims at increasing the skill sets of the faculty and students of the college, leading to:
- Improvement in the quality of technical education
- Increase in the employability of students
- Placing the college in a leadership position
The benefits for the college and students
- The IBM Software Centre of Excellence enables the College to conduct training for students through faculty enabled by IBM.
- Through the IBM Software Centre of Excellence, IBM will give the College the software required for the training program free of cost.
Training programmes already conducted in the Centre
During the academic year 2011 - 2012
During the academic year 2010 - 2011
- 4-days instructor led Rational Application Developer (RAD) Training Program for S8 B Tech CSE (2007 admissions) during 22 February 2011. (more >>)
- 4-days instructor led training in IBM Rational Functional Tester for S5 MCa (2008 admissions) during 09 -12 February 2011 (more >>)
- 3-days instructor led DB2 9 Fundamentals Certification Course for S4 MCA (2008 admissions) during 05 - 07 August 2010 (more >>)
Training programmes in the pipeline
- 4-days instructor led Tivoli Directory Server (TDS) Program
- 4-days instructor led Operating Fundamentals of Lotus Domino – R 8 System Administration Program
- Many more in various stages of design and implementation
Images of the Software Lab of the IBM Software Centre of Excellence
For a closer view of the IBM posters displayed in the Lab, look here.
