“ECHONET IoT Master System” course started
Internet Academy, which trains ready-to-use IT human resources, started offering courses for the "ECHONET IoT Master System" on December 20 as a certified educational institution of the ECHONET Consortium. By taking this course and passing the test, the IoT skill will be certified as an ECHONET IoT MASTER. The ECHONET IoT Master System is a system that "provides learning opportunities" and "visualizes abilities and skills" for the purpose of developing IT human resources. The ECHONET IoT MASTER qualification, which can be obtained under this system, is for individuals who are recognized to have acquired a certain level of skills by attending an educational program related to ECHOENT Lite/ECHONET Lite Web API at an accredited educational institution designated by the ECHONET Consortium. Given. The ECHONET Consortium is an organization that promotes the communication standard "ECHONET Lite" for mutual cooperation between home appliances and housing equipment, which are essential elements of smart homes. In addition to promoting the standardization of ECHONET Lite, we are promoting the spread of smart homes by supporting the commercialization of devices that comply with the standards and by cooperating with related industries. ECHONET Lite is an international standard communication standard for realizing the IoT of sensors, home appliances, facility equipment, etc., and is formulated by the ECHONET Consortium. Devices compatible with ECHONET Lite are spreading rapidly, and in Japan, the number exceeded 100 million in FY2020. It is also recommended as a well-known standard interface for HEMS (Home Energy Management System) by the Smart House Standardization Study Group established by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. By acquiring the ECHONET IoT MASTER qualification this time, it will be possible to prove to the world that you are an IoT human resource with ECHOENT Lite/ECHONET Lite WebAPI skills, and you will be able to participate in various developments offered to members by the ECHONET Consortium. Tools can be used. In addition, trademarks managed by the ECHONET Consortium, such as the ECHONET IoT MASTER logo mark, can be used for business cards, websites, exhibitions, etc. In addition, members can participate in WGs of member companies and members-only ECHONET forums hosted by the ECHONET Consortium, and participate in the formulation and review of ECHONET Lite specifications and ECHONET Lite Web API specifications. The tuition fee is 103,400 yen.