Nokia, NIIT team up to launch 5G certification program

Skill development firm NIIT has tied up with telecom equipment vendor Nokia , to offer Nokia’s 5G certification program aimed to skill professionals on the next generation of services.
The certification program comes at a time when telcos like Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio have said they are 5G ready and the government is expected to auction 5G spectrum later this year.
“Building out an extensive 5G network is a mammoth undertaking, but finding the workforce to make it possible is a challenge. Even finding people to update and maintain existing infrastructure is a substantial issue for many companies,” said S.P. Kochhar, Director General, Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) – an industry body which represents private telcos.
The Nokia Bell Labs 5G Certification Program will offer professionals across the information and communications technology (ICT) industry two levels of certification – Associate and Professional – that deliver essential knowledge covering everything from the basics of 5G networks to professional level planning and design.