8\10 SoftServe associates were studying at the corporate university

The pandemic, uncertainty, and new working conditions, namely the online format, lead to the need for learning in a context of new challenges. The company organized the Risk management month, Remote management fundamentals course, and workshops between projects. The company organized Mental Wellbeing Week with lectures and workshops from internal and invited experts during the year. Also, SoftServe University, in collaboration with the International Coaching Federation, launched The Coaching Week. The best coaching practices of organizations and communities were discussed within the event. More than 3000 employees participated in both initiatives. During the year, 24 associates participated in the D&I certification program and became the ambassadors of implementing the corporate diversity and inclusion initiatives. SoftServe continued to implement the leadership development initiatives such as Delivery Directors’ Leadership, Future Vice-presidents, Tech Leads Ramp-up, Project Managers Leadership, Quality Control Leads. 1430 employees participated in more than 80 master-classes from the company leaders, and 171 leaders mentored the colleagues, helping to cope with new challenges and shape the new business vision. SoftServe associates also shared their experience, knowledge, and best practices within The Talk initiative, the community for informal education, and cooperation. In general, the need for individual learning and mentorship has increased by 43% compared to the previous year. SoftServe traditionally helps employees to improve technological expertise. In 2020, 384 employees received cloud certifications (AWS, GCP, Microsoft Azure). It becomes the reason for getting the new partnership status in AWS Partner Network, bringing the Google Cloud Security certification, and proving the Machine Learning certification. The employees also received other international certifications such as Oracle, Salesforce, PMI, ISTQB. In general, 1557 employees got their certificates in 2020. More than 2000 SoftServe employees learned English, German, Polish, Spanish, and French languages during the year. More than 1000 students graduated from SoftServe IT Academy; 600 started their first job at the company. 2020 also turned out to be a year of global recognition for SoftServe University: it was praised with ATD Excellence in Practice Award 2021 by the honored Association for Talent Development for building up a learning ecosystem. You can find the report in more detail via this link.     About SoftServe University SoftServe University is a corporate learning ecosystem that equips associates with in-demand managerial and leadership competencies, plus IT skills, founded in 2006. In 2020, the University implemented more than 3 000 educational initiatives and gathered 10 000+ participants. With over 160 professionals, SoftServe University offers programs to develop tech competencies, prepare for international certifications, build leadership and business education, and language and cross-culture communication courses for the employees.