Blockchain training: certified know-how
Blockchain is being used more and more around the world. Accordingly, the demand for further education in this specialist area is increasing. The DEC Institute, a consortium with the participation of the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, therefore wants to ensure more quality and transparency in the further education landscape with internationally recognised standards.
The disruptive potential of blockchain technology is evident on the stock exchanges these days: a few days ago, the price of the blockchain-based currency Bitcoin cracked the 60,000 dollar mark for the first time ever. "Such upheavals unsettle many companies," says blockchain expert Georges Grivas from the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts. "They naturally want to quickly acquire the know-how to get ready for the change." Accordingly, the blockchain training landscape is booming. "But so far, there is a lack of international quality standards that ensure transparency in the offerings and thus promote the development of high-quality blockchain solutions."
To this end, three universities from Germany, the United Kingdom and India, together with the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, have set up the DEC Institute was founded. The aim of this consortium, the first of its kind in the world, is to build a comprehensive and internationally recognised digital certification platform. According to co-founder Georges Grivas, who holds a seat on the institute's board of directors, the certification is intended to ensure that further training for specialists in the blockchain sector meets certain professional criteria.
Blockchain pioneers join forces
The DEC Institute is located on the Zug-Rotkreuz campus, where the Department of Computer Science at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts is also based. This means that it is not only in the immediate vicinity of the university, but also of "Crypto Valley" in the canton of Zug, where numerous companies, associations and foundations in the blockchain sector have set up shop.
The institutions involved in the institute are considered pioneers in blockchain. In addition to the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts
- The Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, Germany
- The University College London Centre for Blockchain Technologies, United Kingdom
- The International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad, India
First certificates launched
The DEC Institute recently launched the first two continuing education certificates: the Chartered Blockchain Expert I (CBX) and the Chartered Digital Asset Analyst (CDAA). Those seeking such a certified diploma must attend a DEC Institute-recognized continuing education program, according to the media release. However, the institute itself does not offer any courses of its own, as Georges Grivas emphasises: "There is therefore no competition with the continuing education courses offered by universities and universities of applied sciences."
Source: Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Computer Science
