UiPath aims to democratize RPA by making training and learning resources easily and widely available; UiPath Academy programs and Official Training Partners program are key to meeting the skills requirement by the RPA industry
UiPath, the leading provider of Enterprise Robotics Process Automation (RPA), announced a partnership with SopraSteria, the European leader in digital transformation, as its Official Training Partner for RPA training globally.
Under the tie-up, SopraSteria would offer RPA Developer 1 Foundation 1 training, RPA Developer Level 2 Orchestrator, and RPA Developer Level 3 Advanced Training on the UiPath RPA platform. The training will be delivered through both onsite and virtual classroom modes.
As the market-leading RPA vendor, UiPath believes that the need for RPA talent would grow substantially in the next two years. Said Rajeev Mittal, Managing Director- Sales, UiPath India,” RPA is growing at such a rapid pace that we would very soon hit a demand-supply gap in the availability of RPA skills. Forrester predicts that 40% of enterprises will have automation centers and frameworks in place by the end of 2019. UiPath official training partners such as SopraSteria contribute their powerful consulting and implementation expertise to deliver world-class training and mentoring to client organizations globally, in a variety of languages.”
Commenting on the company’s approach to RPA training, Sunil Goyal, Chief Operating Officer, Sopra Steria said, “The RPA market has been one of the fastest growing markets in enterprise technology: Everest Group pegs the RPA software market growth rate to be between 75 and 90 percent during the two-year period 2017 to 2019. UiPath products have traditionally helped our customers transform and simplify their IT and BPS (business process services) operations. This collaboration positions SopraSteria and UiPath on a digital transformation journey to meet the RPA requirements in the industry by combining UiPath’s product innovation with SopraSteria’s agile methodology and expertise.”
The BPS providers have been one of the early adopters of RPA. UiPath counts most of the leading BPS companies as its clients and continues to see an encouraging trend for wider adoption in the segment. Said Manish Sinha, Vice President, UiPath, “RPA is evolving very quickly from automating simple transactional processes to laying a foundation for building digital enterprise of tomorrow. BPS providers are leading the charge as they use this capability innovatively to drive better customer experience and accelerate business outcomes for their global clients. SopraSteria’s commitment to UiPath ecosystem makes them one of our key partners in fulfilling the automation needs of global clients.”
Mohit Gupta, Head of BPS, SopraSteria added, “SopraSteria’s RPA training methodology is uniquely customized to ensure that the participating delegate is ready for RPA deployment within enterprises. The learning is supplemented by small proof of concepts and covers the entire RPA lifecycle including post-training support and guidance. Our specialist team of RPA experts offers consultancy support & guidance on ambitious large-scale projects post training certifications.”
