The merged business will have operations in eight countries, train 400–600 local and worldwide brands each year, and employ 15,000–20,000 people (Poland, Hungary, Romania, Austria, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Estonia, and Albania). Accenture, Microsoft, Motorola, Morgan Stanley, Ericsson, and Vodafone are a few notable partners.
The united company offers people, corporations, and governments skilling, upskilling, and reskilling. 17 digital reskilling pathways, approximately 300 employees, and a network of 1,600 mentors make up its personnel. Two successful reskilling programs for the public sector have been implemented by Codecool and SDA: 10,000 ICT specialists in Albania and 600 engineers in Hungary. Through a number of initiatives, the combined company will continue to support and advocate for women in ICT.
Micha Mysiak, CEO of SDA, who will lead the merged business, said:
Given the intense competition for digital talent, especially programmers and coders, “our major goal is still to offer high-quality digital skilling to both businesses and people, but on a much wider scale. We are certain that the union of Codecool and SDA, two companies with different regional and category strengths, will increase the level of skills of eager learners in Central Europe and play a crucial role in the digital transformation of Europe and beyond.
József Boda, the CEO of Codecool, said:
“We continue to meet the needs of people, businesses, and governments through our integrated digital skilling programs, and graduates from these programs are in high demand, particularly as businesses in the US and Western Europe look to cut costs by outsourcing or hiring more people. This is an exciting new phase for both businesses where we build a true digitalization powerhouse.
Despite the fact that the pandemic increased demand for cyber skills, there are presently more than 2.72 million cybersecurity job opportunities globally. The EU is currently grappling with a shortfall of over 1.8 million ICT professionals that are both underqualified and lack specific abilities.
