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Notify meTelerik Academy Alpha will equip you with the real-world tech and soft skills you need to jumpstart your IT career.
6 months, 100% focus on your studies to jumpstart a rewarding career
Monday - Friday (10:00 am - 02:00 pm). Start: July 4
40+ hrs/week, including time for self-preparation and teamwork activities
For your safety, it will be held online. Keeping everything else unchanged
Conducted in Bulgarian, but all learning materials are in English
JavaScript Developer, fully equipped for your IT career
Eager to learn more? Watch our latest JavaScript webinar!
We’ll help you develop crucial programming skills for a lasting career as a JavaScript Developer.
JavaScript developers are among the most highly-paid and sought-after professionals. It is a future-proof career, where you can constantly learn and excel.
JavaScript is the most popular programming language. With over 97% of all websites in the world using it - it’s everywhere around us.
It is an all-purpose programming language that you can use to develop web, mobile and desktop applications, front-end and back-end.
Because of its popularity and great versatility, you’ll have a lot of career opportunities ahead if you choose JavaScript.
It’s one of the more beginner-friendly entry points into the programming world.
(New to programming)
(Some programming experience)
*Dates, timeline and curriculum are subject to updates.
From zero coding skills to a Junior Developer – your journey begins with our free online materials (self-paced) or our free instructor-led programming fundamentals course.
During the course you will:
No programming skills are required. You must complete your Alpha application by April 10
6 sessions - 3 Saturdays and 3 Wednesdays: Apr 16 (10:00 -13:00), Apr 20, Apr 27 and May 4 (18:00 - 21:00), May 14 and May 21 (10:00 - 13:00)
Participants will be selected based on their application and overall motivation
100% participation.
3-4 hrs/session and additional 5-6 hrs/week for self-preparation
Hands-on tech education
Every class is combined with hands-on assignments, workshops and projects. With 100% focus on practice, we create a learning experience tailored to your needs, where our trainers become your mentors.
Learning online from anywhere
Enjoy an unparalleled program from the comfort of your home. We transitioned every aspect online to keep the same renowned high quality, engaging experience and hands-on training.
Teamwork and soft skills boost
To help you stand out from the candidate pool, we dedicate 20% of the program to polishing your personal and teamwork skills.
Two-month trial period
Our program sounds challenging, but it’s doable. Just try it yourself. With our two-month trial period, if you drop out at the beginning of the program, you don’t pay any tuition. Simple as that.
Career jumpstart
Meet our hiring partners, get dedicated career coaching and have the freedom and confidence to start a job anywhere in the IT industry - within or beyond our network.
Perfected over the years and validated with companies, our Alpha JavaScript program
prepares you for your first IT job.
Congratulations! You’re now a Master Junior ninja, and ready to kick-start your career.
You will receive a Telerik Academy certificate – widely recognized in the IT industry in Bulgaria.
Leading global and local
tech companies
Start anywhere in the
IT industry
Stoyan Peshev
Technical Trainer
Nadya Atanasova
Technical Training Manager
Desislava PetrovaStudent Success Coach
Natalia SvetozarovaCareer Coach
Tsvetelina Trichkova
Senior Program Coordinator
Our alumni jumpstart their careers in some of the best tech companies.
Telerik Academy equipped me with the knowledge and tools needed to jumpstart my new career. The trainers made sure we build a solid foundation and master the core programming principles, making us versatile no matter the technology we use.
Read Plamena’s story
Studying at Telerik Academy was a smart investment that has definitely paid off – after landing my new job, I felt so good – curious, calm and happy with both my professional and personal life.
Read Borislav’s story
Telerik Academy is a great starting point for anyone who wants to jumpstart a career in the IT industry. It provided me with the underlying knowledge and practical experience needed to join the sector.
Read Dimitar’s story
You’ll be able to create applications that are at least as good as our alumni’s professional-grade projects.
This web portal helps multinational companies with a hot desk policy to improve their employees’ back-to-office experience after the COVID-19 lockdown. It considers elements such as teamwork, safety restrictions, the number of people infected in the country and more.
This library management app helps book lovers choose and seamlessly borrow and return books. It allows them to rate and leave reviews of the books they’ve borrowed as well as read and rate other reviews.
Managing online photo contests has never been easier and more fun. Organizers can create and manage new contests, view past events and allow aspiring photographers to participate or assess other contestants. The best photos are displayed for everyone to see.
Joining Telerik Academy could be your single most important career investment.
For 24 months with a bank partner*
If you start a job at any
non-partner company
For 24 months with a bank partner*
If you start a job within our
partner network
*Illustrative installment payment method. Different terms may apply based on borrowers’ credit score and creditworthiness as well as the bank’s current offering.
We've had students of various ages and stages of their lives in the past and they’ve succeeded in their journey to become developers. Age is just a number – the only thing that matters here is your motivation to learn, develop new skills and commit to the program.
You only need to be 18 years of age or older to enroll in the course. If you're younger than 18 years, you can check our Telerik Academy School programs.
If you are ready to master new skills, you enjoy solving problems, working with people on fascinating projects, then you are off to a good start!
Programming is for everyone motivated to learn and absorb new knowledge. Still, the best way to find out if it is for you is to start coding. Join our free programming fundamentals course and keep learning. Nail the entrance exam to our Alpha program, and, yes, keep coding under the mentorship of our experienced trainers. Pretty soon, you’ll know the answer, and don’t worry - if you decide that programming isn’t your cup of tea, you can drop out with no consequences up to 2 months of program start.
Yes! To help you stand out from the candidate pool, we dedicate 20% of our Alpha programs to polishing your personal and teamwork skills - how to manage feedback and expectations, ask the right questions, prioritize and much more. Plus, you will have a professional-grade portfolio. This includes your final project - a real-world web application built from scratch. And just before you graduate, our career services kick in to prepare you for the hiring process and to quickly settle into your new job.
We are also right by your side, providing you with up to 6 months career-related services designed to help your job hunt and first moths at work.
If you need help with choosing a new computer for the program, please use our forum.
