Source: indiaeducationdiary.in
Overview
Xebia Academy Global, the education business unit of Xebia, has entered into a strategic partnership with DevOps Institute to accelerate DevOps adoption worldwide through digital learning and workforce upskilling. The partnership makes accredited DevOps certifications and learning materials available to students, individual professionals, and corporate groups seeking to develop practical skills in modern DevOps practices.
What the Partnership Covers
Under this collaboration, Xebia Academy Global gains access to DevOps Institute’s portfolio of accredited courses and certification programs. The curriculum spans a broad range of disciplines relevant to enterprise IT and modern software delivery, including:
- DevOps fundamentals and advanced practices
- Agile methodologies
- Security integration (DevSecOps)
- Testing practices
- Continuous Delivery (CD)
- Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)
Each course is designed to prepare IT professionals for DevOps Institute certification exams, which support career advancement and signal competency in recognized DevOps practices.
The DevOps Institute SKIL Framework
DevOps Institute structures its global education partner ecosystem around the SKIL Framework — an acronym for Skills, Knowledge, Ideas, and Learning. The framework is central to the institute’s mission of advancing what it calls the “Humans of DevOps”: the people, culture, and collaborative practices that underpin successful DevOps transformations, not just the tooling.
By becoming an accredited Global Education Partner, Xebia Academy Global is aligned with this framework, ensuring that its course delivery meets DevOps Institute quality standards and covers up-to-date patterns and practices for enterprise IT environments.
Why This Matters for IT Professionals and Enterprises
For individual IT professionals, recognized certifications serve as verifiable proof of competency in a competitive job market. DevOps roles continue to grow in demand, and structured learning paths — backed by globally recognized credentials — help candidates differentiate themselves and accelerate career progression.
For enterprises, the partnership offers a structured route to upskilling development, operations, and security teams at scale. Organizations looking to improve their software release velocity, reduce deployment risk, and foster cross-functional autonomy can leverage Xebia Academy Global’s delivery capabilities combined with DevOps Institute’s curriculum.
Quotes from Partnership Stakeholders
Brijesh Kohli, Director of Xebia Academy Global, commented on the announcement:
“We constantly strive to bring in courses that are relevant and futuristic. The present tie-up with DevOps Institute is one such effort, where we want our students and corporate workforce to be future ready and reinvent themselves. The synergy will help and equip them to adopt the latest advancements in the technology with the support of people who are the best in disseminating this knowledge.”
Brijesh Kohli, Director, Xebia Academy Global
Dheeraj Nayal, Global Community Ambassador at DevOps Institute Inc., added:
“DevOps Institute’s Education partners support the Skills, Knowledge, Ideas, and Learning (SKIL) Framework for advancing the ‘Humans of DevOps’ and millions of IT professionals around the world. DevOps Institute’s new Global Education Partner – Xebia Academy Global will optimize the accredited courses and programs that teach students and professionals about the most up-to-date patterns and practices for enterprise IT, DevOps, Agile, Security, Testing, Continuous Delivery and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE). Each course and program prepares IT professionals to pass DevOps Institute’s corresponding certification exams which help in career advancement and support emerging practices within the DevOps community.”
Dheeraj Nayal, Global Community Ambassador, DevOps Institute Inc.
About the Organizations
Xebia Academy Global is the education and training arm of Xebia, a technology consulting company. It delivers training programs in software development, DevOps, Agile, and cloud technologies to corporate and individual learners globally.
DevOps Institute is a global membership association focused on advancing the human elements of DevOps. It offers a range of professional certifications — including DevOps Foundation, SRE Foundation, and DevSecOps Engineering — that are widely recognized by hiring organizations and enterprises adopting DevOps at scale.