Oracle Academy

Oracle Academy

In the past year, Oracle Academy worked with more than 15,000 educational institutions across 128 countries, supporting more than 6.3 million students worldwide to prepare them for careers in our technology-driven global economy. Oracle Academy leverages Oracle’s global technology leadership to offer a complete portfolio of computer science education resources to secondary schools; technical, vocational, and two-year colleges; and 4-year colleges and universities, with the goal of helping students become college and career ready. To support continuous computer science learning at all levels, oracle make available a variety of resources that can be used in the classroom and in not-for-profit academic course- and degree-related research, including technology, curriculum and courseware, student workshops, educator training, and Oracle industry certification and exam preparation materials.

Students develop IT and business skills while using production software used widely across hundreds of industries, and educators keep pace with current technology through ongoing professional development. Education is a prerequisite to community stability, economic prosperity, and future innovation, and students and educators who engage with Oracle Academy gain industry-relevant skills and knowledge that enrich their futures.

Announced in January 2016, CS for All aims to provide every student from kindergarten through high school the opportunity to learn computer science as part of their academic pathway, helping them develop the computer science and computational thinking skills they need to be innovators, creators, and leaders in the modern digital economy. According to the White House, by 2018 more than 51% of all STEM jobs are predicted to be in computer science-related fields.

Mission:

Oracle Academy advances computer science education globally to drive knowledge, innovation, skills development, and diversity in technology fields.

Academy Benefits:

Oracle Academy member benefits offer educators and students computer science education resources to advance knowledge, skills development, innovation and diversity in technology fields.

Computing isn’t just for technology companies anymore−all students everywhere need access to good computer science education to be college and career ready in today’s global economy.

Oracle Academy membership costs nothing and offers individual learners, educators, and educational institutions access to world-class technology, expertly developed learning materials and curriculum, training, and other resources.

Free training opportunities in a variety of formats for educator members:

Oracle Academy offers its educator members a variety of free training opportunities in a variety of formats to make learning convenient. From teachers who have never taught computer science or Java and are interested in workshop level offerings to experienced computer science educators who want to refresh their skills using the tools and techniques employed in our courses, Oracle Academy can help.

Bring workshops or courses to your classroom:

We’ve designed our training formats (In-Class Training, Virtual and In-Class Training, Virtual Training and Self Study) to accommodate different schedules and learning styles, with an eye toward providing an excellent learning experience that gives you the knowledge, confidence and tools to deliver Oracle Academy curriculum in your classroom.