There is a growing need for technically skilled professionals.
Discover how the newly merged Codecool and SDA intend to meet these demands from some of the biggest companies in the world.
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Codecool and Software Development Academy (SDA) both focus on offering tools to improve the technical skills of users, who range from client’s employees to individual learners.
Rather than compete in this environment, the two learning platforms are now joining forces in an effort to bolster their respective presences.
The merger will see the new company educate between 15,000 and 20,000 individuals annually and work with nearly 400 organizations across central Europe. The companies currently have a presence in Poland, Hungary, Romania, Austria, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Estonia, and Albania through their work with the likes of Accenture, Microsoft, Motorola, and Morgan Stanley.
With a combined 300 employees, and a network of 1,600 mentors, the merged company intends to dominate the tech-education market while continuing to support women in technical programs.
Discussing the current market, Michał Mysiak, CEO of SDA said: “There is a global battle for digital talent, especially coders and programmers, so our main aim remains to provide high-quality digital skilling for employees and employers – but on a much larger scale.
“We believe that the combination of Codecool and SDA – with distinct regional and category strengths – will boost the skills level of Central Europeans who are hungry to learn and will be pivotal to the digital transformation of Europe and beyond.”
József Boda, co-founder and CEO of Codecool, echoed Mysiak’s sentiments: “This is an exciting new chapter for both companies where we create a real powerhouse for digitalization.
“Through our consolidated digital skilling programs, we continue to serve the needs of individuals, companies, and governments.
“Graduates from our courses are in high demand, especially as Western European and US organizations look to outsource or find additional talent while lowering costs.”
Investment in digital skills
The need for digital skills has never been so evident. In the EU there is a shortfall of approximately 1.8 million ICT experts, which stems from a lack of workers with the right digital skills. On top of that, there is a need for over two million cybersecurity professionals globally.
The European Commission’s Digital Decade program aims to employ 20 million ICT specialists by 2030, with an equal proportion of men and women. This scheme has billions of euros behind it.
As a result of these investment factors, this partnership may be very timely.
Mysiak added: “To encourage even more investors to the region there is a need to provide highly skilled ICT professionals in a fast track mode and the merged company is an answer to this need as well as a unique chance for the region to become an emerging ICT service center on a global scale.”
The companies are on target to generate a combined €20 million in revenue in 2022.
