Scrum Alliance & PeopleCert - AXELOS Join Hands with SpringPeople to Upskill Indian IT Workforce

India’s biggest enterprise IT training provider SpringPeople has partnered with Scrum Alliance and PeopleCert - AXELOS, globally acclaimed IT certification bodies, to equip the Indian IT workforce in Agile & ITIL. This comes on the back of a partnership announcement with CompTIA earlier this month.

Globally, ITIL is considered as the best approach to IT service management. It offers users a set of best practices which are taken from the private and public sectors internationally. As per a recent report by The Global Knowledge which surveyed more than 14,300 IT professionals, ITIL is among the 5 most popular certifications and among the top 20 highest-paying IT certifications worldwide. To cater to this demand & to help Indian IT companies equip their workforce in these critical skills, SpringPeople has partnered with PeopleCert - AXELOS, the global custodian of the ITIL framework to deliver training programs.

These ITIL courses are built as a holistic learning experience and will focus on a structured learning path for quick enterprise enablement. Aimed at employees of various skill levels, these course plans will include training in project management, business processes, soft skills, and latest best practices so employees can be deployed immediately for projects after undergoing the course.

Vivek Nicholas Joseph, Business Development Head – APAC, PeopleCert-Axelos said that as a global leader in the assessment and certification of professional skills, PeopleCert is excited to collaborate with SpringPeople to deliver much-needed ITIL training programs to Indian IT industry. With this, the company hopes to give an impetus to the skills revolution in the IT sector. Organizations will be able to benefit from authorized content from PeopleCert & SpringPeople’s well-established training apparatus across India, he said.

For IT leaders & managers, Agile has quickly become the most preferred project management methodology. According to a Forbes survey, 92 percent of more than 500 executives surveyed globally believed that organizational agility is an important factor for business success. This is one of the primary reasons an increasing number of IT professionals are taking Agile certifications & skills training. SpringPeople, identifying this trend, has partnered with Scrum Alliance, the world’s largest & most influential provider of professional Agile certifications and membership in the Agile community, to deliver world-class training programs in Scrum & Agile.

Shannon Carter, VP - Education, Scrum Alliance, said that at Scrum Alliance, they spend time carefully reviewing every Registered Education Provider (REP) application. SpringPeople had to demonstrate excellence in courseware and trainers to be accepted and we know that takes time and dedication. With the popularity of the Scrum Framework at an all-time high, the demand for CSM and other Scrum Alliance certifications is on the rise. With this partnership, they are confident that they will be able to meet the growing needs of organizations in India for good Scrum training programs, he said.

Ravi Kaklasaria, Founder & CEO, SpringPeople, said that with these partnerships, SpringPeople will become one of the few hand-picked authorized training providers of Scrum Alliance & PeopleCert - AXELOS to deliver their in-demand courses in India. Upskilling Indian workforce is the critical demand of today and with these key partnerships, we aim to equip Indian IT in the trending courses of today.