Adobe joins hands with Pearl Academy

NEW DELHI: Inking a new chapter in skill development, Pearl Academy has entered into a strategic tie-up with Adobe, for the launch of ‘Adobe Digital Technology Academy’ – a unique program, designed to help learners of today, leverage the power of digital technologies and tools for skill building.

Aimed at providing new age employability skills and the cutting edge to gain success, Pearl Academy integrates key Adobe technologies as a part of its unique academic overlay ‘Total Learning System’.

While signing the Memorandum of Understanding, Prof. Nandita Abraham, CEO, Pearl Academy said, "For the last 25 years, we have been continuously developing and upgrading our pedagogy to provide a 360o exposure to our students. Today, the use of technology is a critical part of our curriculum. Our association with Adobe, a first of its kind in India, will provide an opportunity for Pearl Academy students to leverage Adobe’s tools to harness their creative skills and gain an edge that will help them succeed in their career journeys across fields. Making our courses future-ready has been the ethos of Pearl Academy and we are confident that this association with Adobe will set new benchmarks in learning and creativity.

This forms a part of our academic overlay – the “Total Learning System”; which ensures that every single student has an opportunity to develop skills, knowledge, and is motivated to embrace change, set trends, lead the change as an innovator and leader of the future.”

Kulmeet Bawa, Managing Director, South Asia, Adobe said, “Rapid digital transformation in the education sector has enabled institutes, universities and colleges to collaborate with companies such as ours to counter the growing skills gap across industries. We are delighted to support Pearl Academy in their effort and set up ADTA - Adobe Digital Technology Academy, aimed towards fostering digital skills of youth of our nation. Our endeavor is to hone their skills using the power of digital and enhance their employability quotient for the long haul.”

As a partner of Adobe, Pearl Academy has been implementing wide range of software in labs for photography and design, video and audio production as well as various web and mobile development applications to help students learn beyond traditional skills and to foster greater creativity in the classroom.

With over 4500 students across India, Pearl Academy has completed 25 years of nurturing creative minds. Since its inception, the academy has evolved into a globally renowned institution of higher learning with a focus on internationalism; entrepreneurship and employability; catering to the needs of the design, fashion, business, media and retail industry