What is a Center of Excellence?
A Center of Excellence (CoE) fosters real-time 3D (RT3D) knowledge sharing and skills development to boost your economy. It enables you to create a network of homegrown Unity experts that provides you with the talent you need to address future work needs while delivering new opportunities and economic growth.
How does it work?
Designed in partnership with governments, agencies, businesses, and schools, a Center of Excellence has three key pillars: academia, enterprise, and innovation. It cultivates talent development, facilitates knowledge sharing, solves key industry issues, and helps nurture economic growth.
How does it benefit you?
Grow your economy
Expand your economic opportunities as a Center of Excellence. 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.
Making Abu Dhabi a global gaming hub
“The people at Unity understand our needs, what we want to do, and how to get us there.” - Al Mansoori, Creative Director and Cofounder, Kashkool Games
Propelling real-time 3D careers in Ontario
“We were delighted to work with Unity to develop a Center of Excellence in Ontario. The project was very successful in closing the skills gap and providing meaningful opportunities.” - Jeff Melanson, Owner, Stratagem Group
“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.”
Frequently asked questions
The term “Center of Excellence” 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.
A CoE 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.
A CoE 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.
A Unity CoE 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.
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.
Centers of Excellence 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.