The Informal School of IT is kicking off enrollment in Sibiu, starting July 25, for the first groups of students. With the experience of over 5,000 graduates nationwide, the Informal School of IT set out, after its proven success in the other six cities, to put Sibiu on Romania's IT map. Founded in 2013 in Cluj-Napoca, it's now present in Romania's biggest tech hubs. Now, in its 7th location on the map, after 7 years of existence, it offers people in Sibiu who want to reinvent themselves professionally and grow personally a real chance at a new beginning and a career change.
„The Informal School of IT comes to fill IT companies' need for employees. Already having experience and contacts in the field, we saw the need, the demand in the market. When we decided to open the school in Sibiu too, most companies in the city wanted to grow their headcount by 10-15 percent in the following period. Even though pandemic-related problems came up, we continued our expansion plan, adapted to the new situation, and the latest signals from the market show us that the IT sector is recovering” – Cătălin Mihacea, mentor and site manager, Informal School of IT Sibiu.
The experience that earned it the title of „Romania's most ambitious non-formal education and career-change platform, a leader in alternative education” has now reached Sibiu too, the seventh location where the Informal School of IT has created the ideal setting for people to learn „for real,” not just to get diplomas. The school changes the classic learning paradigm and, through it, the lives of its students and their families. It's a distinctive experience, focused on the practical side, through a training-coaching-mentoring mix.
Enrollment at the Informal School of IT is done exclusively online. There are several educational programs, tailored to each student's level of knowledge. Both beginners who want to learn everything from scratch and people with a clear career direction have the chance to learn the most in-demand, modern technologies. Regardless of the course, the curriculum keeps up with employer requirements and adapts to how the market evolves.
„We teach the concepts, but at the same time there's a lot of work through hands-on exercises; we value interaction and teamwork. Starting in September, our teaching method will be blended teaching, a mix of classroom and online instruction. We're proud that 80% of our graduates are employed in the field. What sets us apart from similar schools is our mentors' extensive experience and our student-first approach. The focus is on skills, competencies and responsibilities. You'll succeed in IT if you're passionate about it and want to keep going” – Cătălin Mihacea, mentor and site manager, Informal School of IT Sibiu.
Given the current global situation, course sessions at the Informal School of IT are held exclusively online until fall, but keep their high level of interactivity.
The Informal School of IT has become the place where people's lives change for the better in Romania's 7 biggest tech hubs: Sibiu, Bucharest, Brașov, Craiova, Cluj-Napoca, Iași, Timișoara, as well as in any other city on Romania's map and beyond its borders, thanks to remote courses. The official launch of the Informal School of IT Sibiu will take place on Wednesday, July 22, at 3:00 PM.
