BETTER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES – A NEW TEKWILL PROGRAM THAT ENABLES KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER, INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE OF EXPERIENCE AND BEST PRACTICES IN ICT
Following discussions and negotiations with representatives of the private sector in the Republic of Moldova and internationally, as well as representatives of international non-governmental organizations, Tekwill explored the possibility of expanding educational programs to prepare skilled labor according to international standards. Thus, Tekwill has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with StrategEast, USA, the founder of the IT HUB educational center.
As a result, Tekwill launches the “Better employment opportunities” Program that enables knowledge transfer, international exchange of experience and best practices, contributing to the training of junior specialists in the field of ICT. Eligible participants, evaluated and selected by StrategEast will benefit from an individual mentoring program from a highly qualified instructors from EPAM Systems and other global IT companies. Each student enrolled into this program will get trained in one of the following areas: Frontend Development, Java, ASP.NET, Android, Software Testing. Only 20 applicants will participate in the first faze of this program. Once they graduate the participants will be able to receive job offers for remote employment within the international IT companies.
Eligible candidates for the program are:
- students of the last year of studies from IT specialties;
- persons with a knowledge of English B1 level or higher;
- persons with basic knowledge in programming and / or software testing;
- persons ready to contribute 20% of the full cost of studies.
Tekwill is an ICT Excellence Center located in Republic of Moldova, inaugurated in March 2017, created with the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Government of Sweden through Sida/Swedish International Development Agency in the framework of the project “Development of Moldova ICT Excellence Center” implemented by Moldovan Association of ICT Companies (ATIC) in partnership with Technical University of Moldova.
Located in the heart of the Technical University of Moldova (UTM), Tekwill is a 4,000m² hub that has everything one would ever need for ongoing growth, from co-working spaces, tech labs (IoT, 3D printing) and community events.
Tekwill creates opportunities for businesses in IT, provides education opportunities and career advancement incentives for all categories of the population, stimulates emergence of startups and their growth, contributes to development of the entrepreneurial ecosystem, attracts investments in IT industry, making it more attractive for young people in the region.
StrategEast IT HUB – The main goal of IT HUB is to facilitate the development of the IT industry in Eurasian countries by increasing the number of qualified personnel in the IT field, creating high paying jobs, expanding the capabilities of technological entrepreneurship, attracting foreign direct investment, and exporting IT services. The IT HUB was launched jointly by StrategEast and the leading American engineering company EPAM Systems. The Program’s strategy is to create new skills within an enabling sector that will drive high-value employment growth, investment, and increased revenues/sales. The creation of an IT HUB through the impetus of StrategEast and its global knowledge partner EPAM Systems will provide an initial mechanism to achieve this goal.
EPAM Systems is a US company based in Newtown, Pennsylvania, United States. The company has its roots from South Eastern Europe and now has established offices across 30 countries worldwide. EPAM specializes in product development, digital platform engineering, and digital and product design and was named to Forbes’ 25 Fastest Growing Public Tech Companies list in 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017. Furthermore, EPAM was named as one of Fortune’s 100 Fastest-Growing Companies in 2019, 2020.
The “Better Employment Opportunities” Program is initiated within the Workforce Development Program of the TEKWILL project, in partnership with StrategEast, USA, implemented by the National Association of ICT Companies from Moldova, with the support of development partners United States Agency for International Development and Sweden.
