{"id":1266,"date":"2021-10-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itcluster.lviv.ua\/launch-of-it-future-mentors-new-project-of-lviv-it-cluster\/"},"modified":"2023-02-17T09:48:28","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T09:48:28","slug":"launch-of-it-future-mentors-new-project-of-lviv-it-cluster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itcluster.lviv.ua\/en\/launch-of-it-future-mentors-new-project-of-lviv-it-cluster\/","title":{"rendered":"Launch of IT Future Mentors \u2013 New Project of Lviv IT Cluster"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"single-content content\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\nA new academic year has begun, so our educational projects have started to operate full power. The list of our projects includes IT Expert and 17 bachelor\u2019s programs at universities, Lviv IT Cluster Academy, which initiated the reformation of vocational-technical education but we do not slow down and start one more project within IT Future \u2013 the IT Future Mentors.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>\u201cIT Future project is one of the first Lviv IT Cluster initiatives concerning education. This year we scale it and create one more direction \u2013 IT Future Mentors. Sharing experience and direct communication with IT specialists will help students to learn more about all the opportunities of the industry from the practicing experts,\u201d<\/i> \u2013 says Khrystyna Horbas, Education Director at Lviv IT Cluster.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The main goal of the project is to interest and acquaint students with the world of IT, the professions, and industry opportunities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The IT Future Mentors project was initiated by the Lviv City Council in 2020, but due to Covid-19, it was not possible to fully launch the project. At that time, cooperation with the only \u201cNadiya<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">secondary school was established. They were mentored by \u201cEleks\u201d IT company, namely by Taras Datsyuk, Middle Software Developer. From April to May he conducted practical Python lessons for 8th graders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The goals of the project also include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Popularization of IT sphere among Lviv students<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Career guidance\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Development of hard and soft skills of students<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Practical use of students knowledge<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Assistance in implementation of first practical projects.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24090 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/itcluster.lviv.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/launch-of-it-future-mentors-new-project-of-lviv-it-cluster_62f814360166d.jpeg\" alt=\"img_1250\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">requirements for the schoolchildren\u2019s educational level change every year, but the academic programs at educational institutions do not always meet these requirements. Now the field of information technology is one of the most attractive among the entrants.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Today, it is highly important to provide young people with appropriate opportunities for development in IT. This can only be achieved through the joint efforts of all interested parties: teachers, students, parents, and representatives of IT companies. For its part, the educational institution should motivate students to learn and develop independently. Therefore, children need to have IT mentors who will boost and help them find themselves. This will help students see what results can be achieved. It is important for us that mentors cooperate with all schools. In this way, Lviv will become the city showing the most productive joint work of schoolchildren and IT companies in Ukraine,\u201d- <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">comments Zoryana Dovhanyk, Head of City of Lviv Department of Education.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Lviv IT Cluster has already involved five IT companies in the IT Future Mentors project \u2013 Inoxoft, Avenga, Perfectial, Epam, DataArt. They will work with different schools in Lviv. The format of cooperation is very flexible and adapts to the facilities and needs of each company and school. For example, in one school, the project can be implemented as part of a computer science lesson, and in another as an elective. In general, the project has already attracted the interest of the company\u2019s employees, representing various industries: QA engineers, HR specialists, developers, business analysts, designers.<\/p>\n<p><i>\u201cThe decision to support such an initiative has been made immediately. We are very pleased that IT Cluster, together with the city officials, is initiating various programs, and thanks to this Lviv holds the leadership among all Ukrainian cities. On our part, we wanted to join the project to tell more about our industry, the nowadays specifics of the labor market operation and help young people consciously choose their future profession. This is also a good opportunity to say that IT is not just about programming. We will also not hide that such experience is very interesting for our colleagues as well, so we are counting on win-win cooperation, \u201d<\/i> comments Iryna Pakosh, Learning and Development Coordinator at Inoxoft.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24089 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/itcluster.lviv.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/launch-of-it-future-mentors-new-project-of-lviv-it-cluster_62f814369d096.jpeg\" alt=\"img_8829\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" \/> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIT Cluster\u2019s interest in the project will be a great motivating experience for students because experts will help them immerse themselves into the basics of the profession, which is now one of the most popular in the labor market. The stories of their formation and success in IT will be a good guide for young people facing challenges in choosing their future profession. And, of course, we expect that with such cooperation, students will gain new practical knowledge and skills, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d said Olesya Mandziuk, head of the \u211693 lyceum.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Our pilot project IT Future Mentors will last one semester at the end of which we will assess how effective such cooperation will be and what will need to be improved.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To achieve our educational goal, we plan to scale the project and are ready to involve as many specialists from the Cluster\u2019s member companies as possible. If your company is interested in the project \u2013 write to the project manager Oksana Korin \u2013 <\/span>oksana.korin@itcluster.lviv.ua<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new academic year has begun, so our educational projects have started to operate full power. 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