Aptech announces the launch of new career courses under its pioneer brands – Aptech Computer Education and Arena Multimedia – to meet global demands for IT & multimedia skills.

Aptech Computer Education introduces training programs in data security & ethical hacking. Ethical hacking, also known as penetration testing, is used to detect security vulnerabilities in IT systems. The information provided by ethical hackers is used to eliminate potential threats, before computers & networks are exploited by black-hat hackers.

The course covers important aspects of network management & security, administrative controls, and other system security requirements. At Aptech, students will learn to work with latest tools & technologies, including Windows 8, Windows Server 2012 & Linux. As the information security industry has a current worldwide growth rate of 21%*, students trained & certified in ethical hacking can easily find jobs in IT & non-IT sectors after completing their course from Aptech.

With the increase in the number of gaming consoles, and games on mobile phones, tablets & computers, there is a huge demand for gaming artists & developers. According to the Global Games Market Report, international video game revenue is around US $81.5 billion in 2014 & is expected to increase in the upcoming years.

Arena Multimedia introduces courses in gaming, to train students in all creative & technical aspects of game development, from visual storytelling to modeling, texturing, lighting, rigging, animation, user interface & game level designing, to fulfill the requirements of this growing industry. Students get hands-on practice with latest industry software including Autodesk Maya, Unity 3D, Flash, Adobe Photoshop & Motion Builder.