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Telerik Software Academy

Telerik Software Academy. Free Training and Job for Software Engineers. Svetlin Nakov, PhD. Manager Technical Training Telerik Corp. http://academy.telerik.com. Telerik Software Academy. About Telerik. About Telerik. What does Telerik do? Software development productivity tools

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Telerik Software Academy

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  1. Telerik Software Academy Free Training and Job for Software Engineers Svetlin Nakov, PhD Manager Technical Training Telerik Corp. http://academy.telerik.com • Telerik Software Academy

  2. About Telerik

  3. About Telerik • What does Telerik do? • Software development productivity tools • ASP.NET AJAX and MVC, XAML, WPF, WP7, Win8 and HTML5 components, ORM, Cloud, Reporting, CMS Solutions, Productivity Tools, Testing Tools, Agile PM Tools, Mobile Dev Tools • Headquartered in Bulgaria • Offices in USA, Canada, Germany, Australia, UK • 700 employees – mostly developers • Employer #1 in Bulgaria for 2012

  4. About Telerik Academy Free Trainings for .NET Software Engineers

  5. About Telerik Academy • Telerik Software Academy is an initiative for free training of young software engineers • Software Academy • .NET Devs, Front-Ends, QAs, Dev-Supports • Kids Academy • School Academy • Algo Academy • Online Courses • Contests and other free initiatives

  6. Learning Tracks Kids Academy School Academy Online Courses Algo Academy Software Academy Web Front-End C# Programming Dev. Support .NET Dev. QA Front-End Job at Telerik Another Job

  7. Telerik Kids Academy Free Programming Courses for Children

  8. Telerik Kids Academy • Telerik Kids Academy is computer programming training for children • For children: 2-6 class at school • Basics of computer programming with C++ • 20 training centers, 16 towns • Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna, Bourgas, Pleven, Gabrovo, Shoumen, Rousse, Smolian, Stara Zagora, Yambol, Haskovo, Blagoevgrad, Kardjali • Monthly online programming contests + participation in the official national contests

  9. Telerik School Academy Software Development Trainingfor High-School Students

  10. Telerik School Academy • Telerik School Academy • Free software developmenttrainings for high-school students • 3 days every month, live in Sofia • Practical software development • C#, PHP, C++, HTML5, JavaScript, ASP.NET • Databases, SQL, MySQL, MS SQL Server • Mobile development, XAML, Windows 8 • 3D graphics, game programming • Preparation for the National IT Olympiad (NOIT)

  11. Telerik Algo Academy Free Training for the Algorithms Contests

  12. Telerik Algo Academy • Telerik Algo Academy • Free algorithms, data structures and problem solving trainings for high-school students • 2 days every month, live in Sofia • Real-world programming contest • 10 problems: 5 easy and 5 hard • Practical preparation for the national programming contests • Preparation for the National Olympiad in Informatics (NOI)

  13. “Software Academy” Program @ Telerik Free Training + Job @ Telerik for.NET Devs, QAs, Front-Ends and Support Engineers

  14. The “Software Academy” Program @ Telerik • Become a skillful software engineer for free • It takes 12-18 months (half / full time job) • Learning, homework, projects, team work • Web development track (HTML5, JavaScript, …) • Programming track (C#, OOP, DB, …) • Professional tracks • .NET Developer, QA, Support Engineer, Web Front-End, XAML Front-End, ASP.NET Dev, Mobile Dev, Windows 8 Dev, Cloud Dev, …

  15. The Academy Training Plan

  16. Software Academy:First Semester • C# programming and Web technologies basics • Spring group (Apr 2013 – Jan 2014) • 1 time weekly (exercises) + homework • Autumn group (Oct 2013 – Jan 2014) • 3 times weekly, 4 hours in class + homework

  17. Software Academy:Second Semester • Object-Oriented Programming(Feb – Mar 2014) • High-Quality Code (Arp – May 2014) • JavaScript Programming basics (Feb – May 2014) • 3 times weekly, 4 hours in class + homework • Optional: Slice & Dice, CMS, Networks, OS

  18. Software Academy:Third Semester • Data Structures and Algorithms (May 2014) • Databases, SQL and ORM (June 2014) • JavaScript Libs and Frameworks(May-June 2014) • 3 times weekly, 4 hours in class + homework • Optional: SEO, UI Design, System Administration • QA Academy track start

  19. Software Academy:Forth Semester • Full time – 5 days weekly, 8-10 hours in class • Contract to graduate and apply for job in Telerik • July 2014 – October 2014

  20. SoftwareAcademy:The Big Picture

  21. Academy Specialties • C# Developer • Web Site Developer • SEO Expert • Front-End Web Developer • XAML Front-End Developer • QA Engineer • Client Solutions Software Engineer (Dev Support) • Server-Side Developer • System Administrator • Mobile Application Developer • ASP.NET Web Developer • Windows 8 JavaScript Developer • Windows 8 XAML Developer • .NET Developer

  22. C# Developer • Required courses • Optional courses

  23. Web Site Developer • Required courses • Optional courses

  24. SEO Expert • Required courses • Optional courses

  25. Front-End Web Developer • Optional courses • Required courses

  26. XAML Front-End Developer • Requiredcourses • Optionalcourses

  27. Server-Side Developer • Required courses • Optionalcourses

  28. Mobile Application Developer • Requiredcourses • Optionalcourses

  29. ASP.NET Web Developer • Requiredcourses • Optionalcourses

  30. Windows 8 JavaScript Developer • Requiredcourses • Optionalcourses

  31. Windows 8 XAML Developer • Requiredcourses • Optionalcourses

  32. .NET Developer (Super Ninja) • Optional courses • Required courses

  33. QA Engineer • Requiredcourses • Optionalcourses

  34. Client Solutions Software Engineer (Dev Support) • Requiredcourses • Optionalcourses

  35. Academy Exams • Several types of exams for all courses • Live exams • Practical problems to be solved in 5-8 hours • Live, in Telerik Academy • Practical team projects • Developed at home / at the academy labs in team • Defended in front of the trainer's team (live) • Other evaluation criteria • Forums activity, knowledge sharing, helping the others, participation in contests / projects

  36. Certificates • Best graduates from all academy courses will get certificates • Signed by Telerik academy trainer's team • Verifiable online • Students graduated full learning track (e.g. Front-End Web Developer) • Will get paper certificate • Will get additional awards from the Academy • Can be invited to a job interview

  37. Software Academy: Requirements • Strong motivation to become a skillful software engineer • Long-term commitment to work in Telerik / other software company • Technical English • Excellent Bulgarian • Excellent computer literacy • Enough free time: ~ 4-8 hours / day

  38. Software Academy:When and Where? • Spring groups start: • End of April 2013 • Autumn groups start: • End of October 2013 • The venue • Telerik Software Academy labs • 31, Alexander Malinov Blvd., Sofia, Mladost-1A • http://academy.telerik.com/labs

  39. Software Academy:How To Apply? • First check if you meet the requirements! • Steps to apply: • Prepare your CV (do not copy / paste it!) • Write a cover letter (do not copy / paste it!) • Register at http://telerikacademy.com • Send your documents (CV, cover letter, diplomas, certificates, etc.) • You will be invited to entrance exams

  40. Software Academy:Entrance Exams • Entrance exams for the Software Academy • English Test (basic English skills) • Just learn English! • IQ Test (mathematical-logical problems) • Prepare by solving IQ tests (find some in Google) • IT Test (basic IT / computer science skills) • Prepare by watching our videos: http://noit.devbg.org/it-test/ • You can attend an exam only once per year

  41. Software Academy: Alumni • Telerik Software Academy in the last 3 seasons • 2009-2010 – 96attendees, 25joined Telerik • 2010-2011 – 115attendees, 40joined Telerik • 2011-2012– 300attendees, 80joined Telerik • 2013-2014– 1000attendees, 100to join Telerik • This is the 5thseason of the Software Academy • 2013-2014– 500attendees (spring) + 1000 attendees (autumn), 100-150engineers expected to join Telerik

  42. Software Academy: Online? • Can I participate online? • Quick answer: partially • The "software academy" training program is very heavy learning track • It takes 6-8 hours daily for 12-18 months • Live attendees will have better chances • Most of the academy courses can be taken online (except Telerik's proprietary trainings) • The champions form the online courses could be invited to join the academy live

  43. Graduate in Two Years? • Can I graduate for 2 or 3 years? • Generally "Yes" • You could take 7-8 courses the first years and the rest in the second years • What if I am a school student? • You could take the "software academy" program as well • School students could take 2-3 courses each semester and graduate for 3-4 years

  44. Free Online Courses @ Telerik Software Academy Software Development Trainings for Anyone

  45. Online Courses • The online / student courses are: • The same courses from the software academy • Provided for free for any learner worldwide • Anyone can register and attend them • Full access to videos + presentations + demos + homework + projects • Best performers can take the live exams • Best graduates get certificate • Register at http://telerikacademy.com

  46. Software University? Get a Diploma of Higher Education

  47. Software University • The “Software University” Program • First graduate Telerik Academy • Next continue in a partner university / college • Study 1-2 years more (save 1-2 years) • All exams at the Academy are acknowledged • Get an accredited higher education diploma • From the university, not from the Academy • We cannot provide more information until we sign with some of the partner universities!

  48. Telerik Software Academy http://academy.telerik.com

  49. Free Trainings @ Telerik Academy • Telerik Software Academy • academy.telerik.com • Telerik Academy @ Facebook • facebook.com/TelerikAcademy • Telerik Software Academy Forums • forums.academy.telerik.com • Telerik School Academy • schoolacademy.telerik.com • Email:academy@telerik.com

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