SOFTITO Software Development - Informatics Academy stands out as a leading training program aiming to raise a qualified workforce in software development and data processing. The Academy enables young talents to improve their technological competence while severely contributing to Türkiye’s digital transformation process.

APPLIED PROJECTS

With its modern training methods and curriculum aligning with the sector’s demands, SoftITo Academy offers in-depth know-how in software development, data analysis, artificial intelligence applications, and cyber security. The program’s applied projects and theoretical courses give students sectoral experience.

INNOVATION AND DIGITALIZATION

Young people wishing to have careers in software development, professionals wishing to improve their technological skills, and individuals aiming to enhance their sectoral competence attend the training courses. In addition to providing technical know-how, SoftITo offers career guidance to support the participants’ swift orientation to the business world. In line with the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce’s vision of innovation and digitalization, the Academy continues its activities to strengthen Türkiye’s ecosystem of information technologies and its position in global competition.

TRAINING IN 7 AREAS

SoftITo Software Development - Informatics Academy was launched three years ago and has been striving to fulfil our country’s software developer demand ever since. As part of the project, each student receives 320 hours of training in two months. Training courses are conducted in the Istanbul World Trade Center (IDTM) in Yeşilköy district. Successful students are expected to start company internships by the third month after completing the program.

The seven training modules offered by the Academy are as follows:

* Frontend developer

* Backend developer

* Data analysis

* Embedded systems developer

* Mobile applications

* Game developer

* Information security architect

Project management, software documentation systematics, sustainability, efficient communication, code security, informatics ethics, cyber security awareness, information technology law, and digital forensics courses will be compulsory.

LET’S BUILD A CODE

ICOC President Şekib Avdagiç noted that through SoftITo, they aimed to reduce the inequalities experienced in access to software and information technologies in Türkiye.

Avdagiç expressed that with the SoftITo project, they invited all those concerned, saying, ‘Start writing codes from here’, and continued, “As we know, the new generation cars contain 150 million code lines. Computer games have an average of 1.2 million code lines, while an average mobile application contains 100,000 code lines. A social media platform includes 61 million code lines.

We invite young people to SoftITo with our slogan: ‘Once you write the code, it will become a car, a UAV. When you write the code, it will turn out a search engine, a mobile phone, a social media platform, a mobile app, a game, an e-commerce website, or a cyber security application.’ Avdagiç mentioned their plan to include academy graduates in the business world through the career pool. Every year, nearly 150 students graduate from the Academy.

Global size USD 565 billion

Istanbul Chamber of Commerce’s (ICOC) President Şekib Avdagiç relayed that Deloitte’s report revealed the global size of the sector formed by the software development companies as USD 565 billion. Avdagiç added that Türkiye’s software exports, including the gaming sector, reached USD 3 billion. ICOC’s President Avdagiç continued, “SoftITo will be an essential tool in expanding the careers of the digital age. We aim for SoftITo to contribute to Türkiye in obtaining its rightful share from the global boost in the software development industry. Avdagiç underlined ICOC’s numerous projects on exports and highlighted projects such as Twinning for the Digitalization of SMEs, Early Entrepreneur Development Center Project, Production and Development projects for various sectors, First Step to Start Exports projects as well as the End-to-End e-Export Center projects of which the feasibility commenced. Avdagiç noted that SoftITo would provide training to complement the aforementioned projects.

Participation from 7 countries

SoftITo Software Development - Informatics Academy stands out with its portfolio of graduates.

On account of the efforts to encourage the involvement of more women in the technology sector, the Academy accomplished this target by having one-third of its graduates from female students. SoftITo Academy has been drawing significant interest from Istanbul and across Türkiye. Applications to the Academy were made from 52 provinces out of 81, revealing the intensive demand for software development and data processing training. The applications demonstrated the increasing interest of young people in technology and their wish to shape their careers in this area. SoftITo’s inclusive approach also drew attention. Applications to the Academy were filed from countries such as Azerbaijan, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprıs, Germany, Switzerland, Australia, France, and Montenegro, indicating that foreigners prefer SoftITo’s recognition abroad. International participants seized the opportunity to enhance their technical know-how and remained culturally interactive during the training.

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