The Telerik Software Academy offers free training for aspiring software engineers, focusing on .NET development, front-end development, and QA roles. It provides various educational tracks, including programs for children and high school students, with hands-on training and preparation for programming contests. Additionally, the academy helps graduates secure jobs at Telerik, with multiple submission and assessment processes for participants.

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

2. About Telerik

3. About Telerik
 What does Telerik do?
 Software development productivity tools
 ASP.NET AJAX and MVC, Silverlight, WPF,
WP7, Win8 and HTML5 components, ORM,
Reporting, CMS Solutions, Productivity Tools,
Testing Tools, Agile PM Tools, Mobile Dev Tools
 Headquartered in Bulgaria
 Offices in USA, Canada, Germany, Australia, UK
 500 employees – mostly developers
 Employer #1 in Bulgaria for 2010
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4. About Telerik Academy
Free Trainings for .NET Software Engineers

5. About Telerik Academy
 Telerik Software Academy is an initiative for
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
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6. Learning Tracks
Kids Academy
Online Courses School Academy Algo Academy
Software Academy
C# Programming Web Front-End
.NET Dev. QA Front-End Dev. Support
Job at Telerik Another Job
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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++
 25 training centers, 17 towns
 Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna, Bourgas, Pleven, Gabrovo,
Shoumen, Rousse, Smolian, Vidin, Stara Zagora,
Yambol, Haskovo, Blagoevgrad, Kardjali
 Monthly online programming contests +
participation in the official national contests
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9. Telerik School Academy
Software Development Training
for High-School Students

10. Telerik School Academy
 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
 3D graphics, game programming
 Preparation for the National IT Olympiad (NOIT)
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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)
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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 6-12 months (~ 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, …
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15. Software Academy:
First Semester
 The 1st semester
 C# programming and Web technologies basics
 3-4 times weekly, 4 hours in class + homework
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16. Software Academy:
Second Semester
 The 2nd semester
 Advanced C# and JavaScript programming
 3-4 times weekly, 4 hours in class + homework
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17. Software Academy:
Third Semester
 Full time – 5 times weekly, 8 hours in class
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18. Software
Academy:
The Big Picture
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19. Academy Programs
 C# Developer  Mobile Application
 Web Site Developer Developer
 SEO Expert  ASP.NET Web
Developer
 Front-End Web Developer
 Windows 8 JavaScript
 XAML Front-End Developer
Developer
 Windows 8 XAML
 QA Engineer Developer
 Client Solutions Software  .NET Developer
Engineer (Dev Support)
 Server-Side Developer
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20. C# Developer
 Required courses
 Optional courses
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21. Web Site Developer
 Required courses
 Optional courses
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22. SEO Expert
 Required courses
 Optional courses
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23. Front-End Web Developer
 Required courses  Optional courses
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24. XAML Front-End Developer
 Required
courses
 Optional
courses
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25. Server-Side Developer
 Required courses
 Optional
courses
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26. Mobile Application Developer
 Required
courses
 Optional
courses
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27. ASP.NET Web Developer
 Required
courses
 Optional
courses
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28. Windows 8 JavaScript Developer
 Required
courses
 Optional
courses
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29. Windows 8 XAML Developer
 Required
courses
 Optional
courses
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30. .NET Developer (Super Ninja)
 Required courses  Optional courses
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31. QA Engineer
 Required
courses
 Optional
courses
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32. Client Solutions Software
Engineer (Dev Support)
 Required
courses
 Optional
courses
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33. Academy Exams
 Several types of exams for all courses
 Online exams
 Just to select the best students who will attend
the real (live) exams / defend a project
 Live exams
 Practical problems to be solved in 5-8 hours
 Live, in Telerik Academy
 Practical projects
 Developer at home
 Defended in front of the trainer's team (live)
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34. 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
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35. 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 (for a year)
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36. Software Academy:
When and Where?
 Early groups start:
 17 September 2012
 Late groups start:
 Mid October 2012
 The venue
 Telerik Software Academy labs
 31, Alexander Malinov Blvd., Sofia, Mladost-1A
 http://academy.telerik.com/labs
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37. Software Academy:
How To Apply?
 First check if you meet the requirements!
 Steps to apply:
1. Prepare your CV
2. Write a cover letter (do not copy / paste it!)
3. Register at http://telerikacademy.com
4. Send your documents (CV, cover letter,
diplomas, certificates, etc.)
5. You will be invited to entrance exams
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38. Software Academy:
Entrance Exams
 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)
3. 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
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39. Software Academy: Alumni
 Telerik Software Academy in the last 3 seasons
 2009-2010 – 96 people attended, 25 engineers
joined Telerik
 2010-2011 – 115 people attended, 40 engineers
joined Telerik
 2011-2012 – 300 people attended, 80 engineers
joined Telerik
 This is the 4th season of the Software Academy
 2012-2013 – 1000 people will attend, 100-150
engineers expected to join Telerik
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40. Software Academy: Online?
 Can I participate online?
 Generally "No", with some exceptions
 The "software academy" training program is
very heavy learning track
 It takes 6-8 hours daily for 6-12 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
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41. 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
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42. Free Online Courses @
Telerik Software Academy
Software Development Trainings for Anyone

43. Online / Student 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
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44. Additional Free Online Courses
Online Courses @ Telerik Academy
C# Programming Track Web Technologies Track
(starting September 2012) (starting September 2012)
Web Applications
Mobile Development
with ASP.NET MVC
(starting October 2012)
(starting October 2012)
Windows 8 Development Photoshop
(starting January 2013) (starting January 2013)
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45. Telerik Software Academy
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уроци по програмиране и уеб дизайн за ученици ASP.NET курс - уеб програмиране, бази данни, C#, .NET, ASP.NET
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програмиране за деца – безплатни курсове и уроци ASP.NET MVC курс – HTML, SQL, C#, .NET, ASP.NET MVC
безплатен SEO курс - оптимизация за търсачки алго академия – състезателно програмиране, състезания
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free C# book, безплатна книга C#, книга Java, книга C# Николай Костов - блог за програмиране
безплатен курс "Качествен програмен код"
безплатен курс "Разработка на софтуер в cloud среда" C# курс, програмиране, безплатно

46. 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