NIIT, Hewlett-Packard to Offer Software Testing Course

NIIT Ltd and HP (Hewlett-Packard) have entered into a strategic partnership to offer post graduate certificate program in software testing. The program will enable learners to apply key testing skills and practices using HP Tools, NIIT said in a statement.

NIIT, citing IT industry body Nasscom's forecasts, said the software testing outsourcing market is expected to grow from $30 billion in 2010 to $50 billion in 2020 worldwide.

Engineering graduates from IT, BCA, BSC background with minimum 50 per cent marks in their bachelors can apply for this course, NIIT said. The first batch commences from 21st December, 2015. After successful completion of the program students will be awarded with a joint certificate from HP and NIIT.

Shivan Bhargava, group president of skills and careers group at NIIT, said, "With the global software testing market witnessing a robust growth at a CAGR of 11 per cent over the period 2013-2018, we have observed a growing demand for software testing professionals in India. As per Nasscom, the Indian software testing market is expected to grow to $15 billion by 2020.".

Ranjit Menon, director for Asia Pacific & Japan at HPE Software Education Services, said, " We perceive a huge demand for skills in the software application testing and Big Data space."