KBA chosen as Hyperledger training partner

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala Blockchain Academy (KBA), an initiative of the of Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management -Kerala (IIITM-K), has been chosen by the US-based Linux Foundation Hyperledger Project as a feature member organization for offering training courses.
Hyperledger is an open source collaborative effort created to advance cross-industry blockchain technologies.
IITM-K is now the first organization in the country and one among the seven official training partners of Hyperledger across the globe. It will enable KBA to conduct courses for Hyperledger frameworks and tools.
An associate member of the Hyperledger project, KBA has successfully proved that its training programmes meet the Hyperledger benchmarks for experience and quality, including the ability to provide student references from major organizations that have used its training services.
The academy signed an MoU with Intel Technology India Private Ltd to collaborate in training and capacity building in hyperledger Sawtooth Technology, in June 2018. It offers in-person instructor-led classroom training in Hyperledger Sawtooth and already trained over 100 certified Hyperledger sawtooth developers through CHD programmes in collaboration with Intel Corporation.
Also, KBA provides customized programmes for business, technical professionals, entrepreneurs and corporate clients with the required balance of topics, industry-specific use cases, and practice sessions.
KBA's CHD programme in Sawtooth covers an introduction to Hyperledger Sawtooth, providing an overview and basic understanding of blockchain technology.
In the 90-hour course, including hands-on comprehensive labs, the trainee will get familiar with smart contracts applied in various business scenarios.
KBA also offers the Certified Blockchain Associate (CBA) programme-an introductory course on Blockchain Technology; Certified Ethereum Developer (CED) Programme-an in-depth training programme for Ethereum developers; Certified Blockchain Business Professional (CBP)--a 30 hours (Full-time / Part-time) Programme for business professionals and entrepreneurs; and Certified Blockchain Architect (CBR) [Currently offered only for CED & CHD Certified Candidates] Programme, a 450 hours full-time training, designed to nurture a world-class blockchain architect.
KBA also provides tech consulting, advisory, as well as Hyperledger implementation for large organizations and government agencies.