Oracle Academy, DPS Society host training event

MUMBAI: Oracle and Delhi Public School (DPS) are currently hosting their

first-ever Oracle

Academy training event in India, marking the first phase in the Oracle

Academy and DPS Society partnership.

The partnership and corresponding training event are designed to prepare

teachers to deliver Oracle Academy curriculum to their students in order to help

students prepare for technology careers and higher education.

Additionally, the event kicks off a train-the-trainer model for teacher

preparation that will help to rapidly introduce the Oracle Academy program into

new schools in India.

“Oracle, through its education initiatives like the Oracle Academy, is

committed to helping prepare students to take advantage of 21st century

technology,” said Clare Dolan, Vice President, Oracle Academic Initiatives.

“We have a strong presence in India and believe that our partnership with DPS

Society will allow us to quickly and effectively prepare teachers and students

to take advantage of the Oracle Academy's leading technology curriculum.”

The Oracle Academy, part of Oracle's Education Initiatives, support the

needs of the educational institutions by helping to provide schools, districts

and ministries, with the tools required to prepare students for 21st century

careers. Students can learn database design and programming skills, as well as

vital business skills such as critical-thinking, problem-solving,

resume-building and interviewing, group collaboration and project management¾

skills used throughout the IT industry in companies around the world.

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