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

3.  What does Telerik do?  Software development productivity tools  ASP.NET AJAX and MVC, XAML, WPF, WP 7, 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 3

4. Free Trainings for.NET Software Engineers

5.  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 5

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

7. Free Programming Courses for Children

8.  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 8

9. Software Development Training for High-School Students

10.  Telerik School Academy  Free software development trainings 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  3 D graphics, game programming  Preparation for the National IT Olympiad (NOIT) 10

11. Free Training for the Algorithms Contests

12.  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) 12

13. Free Training + Job @ Telerik for.NET Devs, QAs, Front-Ends and Support Engineers

14.  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, … 14

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16. 16  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. 17  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. 18  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. 19  Full time – 5 days weekly, 8-10 hours in class  Contract to graduate and apply for job in Telerik  July 2014 – October 2014

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21.  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 21  System Administrator  Mobile Application Developer  ASP.NET Web Developer  Windows 8 JavaScript Developer  Windows 8 XAML Developer .NET Developer

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35.  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 35

36.  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 36

37.  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 37

38.  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- 1 A  http://academy.telerik.com/labs http://academy.telerik.com/labs 38

39.  First check if you meet the requirements!  Steps to apply: 1.Prepare your CV (do not copy / paste it!) 2.Write a cover letter (do not copy / paste it!) 3.Register at http://telerikacademy.com http://telerikacademy.com 4.Send your documents (CV, cover letter, diplomas, certificates, etc.) 5.You will be invited to entrance exams 39

40.  Entrance exams for the Software Academy 1.English Test (basic English skills)  Just learn English! 2.IQ Test (mathematical-logical problems)  Prepare by solving IQ tests (find some in Google) find some in Googlefind some in Google 3.IT Test (basic IT / computer science skills)  Prepare by watching our videos: http://noit.devbg.org/it-test/ http://noit.devbg.org/it-test/  You can attend an exam only once per year 40

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

42.  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 42

43.  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 43

44. Software Development Trainings for Anyone

45.  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 http://telerikacademy.com 45

46. Get a Diploma of Higher Education

47.  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! 47

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