BlackBerry Limited’s QNX division has added 14 new instructor‑grade, self‑paced modules to its free online learning platform, bringing the total catalog to 14 courses and enrolling more than 12,000 learners worldwide. The expansion builds on the three foundational courses that launched in early 2025 and pairs the curriculum with QNX Everywhere tooling, which offers free non‑commercial development licenses to students, academics, and hobbyists.
The move is part of QNX’s broader strategy to accelerate developer adoption of its safety‑critical operating system. By removing barriers to training, the company aims to deepen its developer ecosystem and address the global shortage of embedded software engineers. The expanded curriculum targets key growth areas—robotics, industrial automation, and medical devices—where advanced safety and performance skills are essential for new product development.
BlackBerry expects the expanded learning platform to drive future revenue growth through increased adoption of QNX licensing and royalty models. A higher conversion rate of learners to license users would strengthen the company’s competitive moat in safety‑critical markets and accelerate the speed at which new products can be built on QNX. The initiative also supports the company’s push into emerging markets by providing a ready‑made talent pipeline for its software platform.
"Developers need credible, practical training that gets them from theory to real code on real targets. QNX's Online Learning platform was built to remove barriers and speed up skills development. It also allows users who need to evaluate QNX OS for potential use in a commercial application or create an early prototype to ramp‑up quickly. The engagement we are seeing proves that when you make quality training free and easy to access, engineers dive in and start building," said Grant Courville, SVP of Products and Strategy at QNX.
"By investing in open, high‑quality training and pairing it with QNX Everywhere, we are helping both new and experienced developers become productive faster while also addressing the growing global shortage of skilled embedded software engineers," Courville added.
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