NIIT-Adobe pact for multimedia courses
Learning and knowledge solution provider NIIT has partnered with Adobe to offer web and multimedia course to schools.
By PTI |
NEW DELHI: Learning and knowledge solution provider NIIT has partnered with Adobe to offer web and multimedia course to schools.
"The curriculum is for students of Class 6 to 12, where they will be taught to use Adobe Creative Suite preparing them for careers in website designing, video editing and sound editing," NIIT President (School Learning Solutions) L Balasubramanium told reporters here.
NIIT plans to launch the course in the top 50-100 schools in the first year, he added.
Adobe's Creative Suite is a package which includes a host of applications used by multimedia professionals to design computer applications and rich internet content. The cost of the curriculum would work out to be Rs 60-80 per student.
NIIT will be responsible for the curriculum, sales and support, while Adobe will look after the licensing of the product. Marketing will be handled jointly by the two firms.
The course includes training on Photoshop (taught in Class 6, Illustrator (Class 7), Flash (Class 8), Premiere and Encore (Class 9), Soundbooth and After Effects (Class 10), Fireworks (Calss 11) and Dreamweaver (Class 12).
"The curriculum is for students of Class 6 to 12, where they will be taught to use Adobe Creative Suite preparing them for careers in website designing, video editing and sound editing," NIIT President (School Learning Solutions) L Balasubramanium told reporters here.
NIIT plans to launch the course in the top 50-100 schools in the first year, he added.
Adobe's Creative Suite is a package which includes a host of applications used by multimedia professionals to design computer applications and rich internet content. The cost of the curriculum would work out to be Rs 60-80 per student.
NIIT will be responsible for the curriculum, sales and support, while Adobe will look after the licensing of the product. Marketing will be handled jointly by the two firms.
The course includes training on Photoshop (taught in Class 6, Illustrator (Class 7), Flash (Class 8), Premiere and Encore (Class 9), Soundbooth and After Effects (Class 10), Fireworks (Calss 11) and Dreamweaver (Class 12).
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"The students can pursue two advanced modules after class 12, after which they can appear for an exam for certification by Adobe to become certified application developers," Balasubramanium said.Start a SIP with as low as ₹500 with ET Money App!
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