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Skills Development Program

Strengthen your economic ecosystem by accelerating the development and adoption of real-time 3D technology.
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What is the Skills Development Program

The Skills Development Program (formerly referred to as Centers of Excellence) is an initiative designed to equip participating organizations with cutting-edge Real-Time 3D skills, fostering economic growth, job creation, and innovation across industries. This program serves as a strategic platform to empower talent, accelerate workforce readiness, and enable businesses to adopt Unity’s technology effectively.

Skill Development Program

How does it work?

Designed in partnership with governments, agencies, businesses, and schools, our Skills Development Programs have three key pillars: academia, enterprise, and innovation. We cultivate talent development, facilitate knowledge sharing, solve key industry issues, and help nurture economic growth.

How does it benefit you?

Grow your economy

Expand your economic opportunities through the Skills Development Program. As a versatile platform for immersive technologies, Unity partners with businesses and academic institutions to drive innovation that creates new sectors and revenue streams.

Create jobs

Adopt real-time 3D technology to enable employers to introduce new roles that include managing, maintaining, innovating, and creating with Unity across industries.

Build and upskill your workforce

Create a talent pipeline and uplevel your community to provide them with in-demand skills as well as positioning them as real-time 3D experts in their region.

Discover how our COE Partner Program can accelerate, innovate and transform businesses across Automotive, AEC and Education.

Making Abu Dhabi a global gaming hub

Learn how Unity’s partnership with AD Gaming is key to growing the local gaming industry.

“The people at Unity understand our needs, what we want to do, and how to get us there.” - Haroon Al Mansoori, Creative Director and Cofounder, Kashkool Games

To date, the partnership has supported 25 game studios and contributed to the successful launch of 26 games.

Read the case study
Stratagem Group

Building Indonesia’s Game Development Workforce

Unity’s Skills Development Program in partnership with Google Play has empowered 1000 (and counting!) aspiring developers across Indonesia with game industry-aligned training and certification. By bridging the gap between learning and employment, the program is helping to launch careers, strengthen local talent pipelines, and fuel the growth of Indonesia’s game development ecosystem.

In year two, 65% of participants achieved Unity Certified Associate status - an exceptional outcome for a program of this rigor.

What do we offer?

Licenses and technical support

Our comprehensive range of software solutions empowers creators of all kinds to realize a vision through RT3D experiences. We support your community throughout the entire development lifecycle, providing expert help to tackle complex challenges. Minimize technical obstacles, get hands-on guidance, and set up guardrails to keep your projects on track.

Professional training & certification

Take advantage of extensive training packages for students, instructors, and professionals to gain experience, level up, and become Unity certified. With both in-person and on-demand training options, certifications, exams, and more, we equip your people with the knowledge and tools to become Unity experts.

Professional consulting & expert mentorship

Unity provides tailored consulting and mentorship services to help partners unlock the full potential of our technologies. From performance optimization and technical architecture to talent development and strategic planning, our experts work alongside your teams to overcome challenges and build sustainable success. Whether you're scaling a game studio or launching a regional talent initiative, Unity’s collaborative support accelerates your path forward.

Cloud platform and services

Leverage a platform of connected products and services across every stage of development. Unity Cloud offers new collaboration, asset management, and team administration capabilities, including backend and liveops services to support multi-user and live applications at any scale, with any engine or tech stack.

Events

Spark innovative ideas through collaborative community events led by Unity experts. Spanning multiple days, choose from numerous guided sessions such as Developer Days to drive collaboration and knowledge sharing, create connections, bridge skill gaps, and help build engagement.

Program management

Stay organized with a dedicated and trusted advisor. Get help coordinating and aligning with Unity teams for the greatest impact with best practices based on peer benchmarks, centralized communication through a single point of contact, and help measuring the impact and success of the program.

“The Google Play x Unity Game Developer Training Program has brought tremendous value to Indonesia's gaming ecosystem. Helping to train more than 300 developers, artists and programmers to date, Unity has been an integral partner, providing best-in-class training materials and infrastructure. We look forward to continuing our collaboration.”
Kunal Soni
KUNAL SONI / SOUTHEAST ASIA & AUSTRALIADirector
“This program is key to making Ontario a hub for XR innovation. By helping new XR companies turn their ideas into real products, we're creating jobs for people with skills in computer programming and 3D design. We're also attracting investors who want to support these innovative companies, which helps Ontario become a world leader in XR.”
Vinay Paramanand
VINAY PARAMANAND / NATIONAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR IMMERSIVE TECHNOLOGY, ALGOMA UNIVERSITY, CANADADirector
Transform your region with innovation
Transform your region with innovation

Build an ecosystem of real-time 3D knowledge and skills through our Skills Development Programs to help boost your economy, create jobs, and shape your workforce’s expertise.

If you are an institution or government body, get in touch.

Get in touch with our SDP Team

Frequently asked questions

Does a Skills Development Program require a physical space?

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The term “Skills Development Program” (SDP) is used to describe a Unity ecosystem that focuses on real-time 3D upskilling, knowledge sharing, and mentoring. If you have a physical space that you would like to use where these services can be delivered, that would help to bring the community and the ecosystem together, but it is not a necessity.

How do Skills Development Programs expand economic opportunities?

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An SDP partners with businesses and academic institutions to drive innovation in real-time 3D technologies. This is done through a comprehensive program providing access to Unity tools and services, the latest training courses, technical support at all stages of project development, and in-depth expertise through Unity’s consulting and professional services. This collaboration helps support the economy by upskilling local talent, in turn encouraging the growth of new and existing sectors, revenue streams, and job roles.

What educational and training opportunities does a Skills Development Program provide?

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An SDP offers in-depth training packages for students and instructors, including in-person and on-demand training options, professional certifications, exams, and more. For more details on our Training options, please see our Professional Training page.

Who can benefit from a Unity Skills Development Program?

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A Unity SDP is ideal for governments, agencies, businesses, and academic institutions that are interested in upskilling people using RT3D technology.

Governments and academic institutions benefit by providing access to advanced, in-demand skills. Businesses in the community gain access to an increasingly skilled pool of talent, making it easier to hire for their needs and bring further innovations to market. Members of the local community can develop skills and contribute to the growth of their local economy through advanced technology.

How does a Unity Skills Development Program impact local economies?

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By providing access to learning advanced skills that are in-demand, the local economy benefits as governments, agencies, and businesses gain access to an increasingly talented workforce, making it easier to hire for their needs. With increased success, business needs grow, and the demand for RT3D professionals increases, in turn helping drive further innovations to market.

How does a Unity Skills Development Program ensure the success of its initiatives?

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SDPs ensure success through careful program management. Regular assessments, surveys, direct feedback through weekly syncs, and quarterly stakeholder reviews are all part of our strategy to ensure the program is progressing. We adapt our strategies to align with your needs and priorities as well as evolving industry demands.