SIRMA ACADEMY SEASON 5 BEGINS

Sirma Academy is an educational program designed to train and attract new people to the IT sector through а series of lectures, exercises, and specialization in software engineering. On the 17th of September, the academy is back with its fifth season with a revamped program according to the latest trends in the digital world.

Specialisations at Sirma Academy

The academy has three main streams in which a particular programming language is studied intensively. This year, the newest strand is C Sharp (C#), which focuses on creating back-end systems and is a good first step toward Mobile and Game Development.

Java is the other back-end strand offered by the academy, where the focus will be on the Spring Framework, which can be used to develop enterprise-level platforms.

For attendees who want to go into front-end development, the academy offers Java Script, which is one of the most used languages for visualizing everything we see on the web.

Education

Prior to the education in a specific track, participants must go through a 4-week “Fundamentals of Programming” course, after which they take an exam. If some trainees have basic programming knowledge they can skip the course and take the exam directly.

After passing the exam, everyone enters the group of their specialization. The study of each specialization is divided into 24 weeks of lectures and exercises, with a midterm exam after the 12th week. The course ends with a final exam or project.

All courses are delivered online, twice a week, with lectures at 14:00 and exercises at 18:00. Participants who cannot attend the lectures are provided with a recording on the same or the next day.

Participation requirements

No prior technical education or experience in the IT sector is required to participate in Sirma Academy, only computer literacy and a working level of English.

The Academy is suitable for anyone with a desire to develop in the IT field and/or has an interest in software engineering. The course allows participants to enrich their technological knowledge, participate in serious training and in-depth exercises, and helps them to pursue a career in the IT sector.