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Unleash your potential with
holistic tech training

Launch your tech career with 6 months of
real-world training and mentorship

Choose your path

Created with the success of every student in mind and a constant dialogue with the tech sector, the Katalysta Alpha programs (by Telerik Academy) help thousands of people kickstart their tech careers. Join them and start your journey!
  • 6-months
  • 880+ hours of training and soft skills
  • 100% focus on practical knowledge
  • Extensive mentorship program
  • 99% job-seeking candidates get hired

Java

With its versatility and widespread use, Java is the perfect foundation for your career in software development.

JavaScript

Power the web with your skills in the world's most popular programming language. Open doors to countless career opportunities.

Python

Become a Master with one of the most popular and highly demanded programming languages in the world.

QA

Get ready for a thriving QA career while still at your current job. With 2-3 evening classes per week, landing your dream IT job has never been easier.
Tip: You can start learning for free with the programming fundamentals course before each Alpha program!

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The Katalysta
difference

Join our Alpha programs (by Telerik Academy), perfected for over a decade. With a 96+% hiring rate and over 1900 graduates, our unique blend of success contributors makes Alpha the fastest path to a fulfilling tech career.

1Holistic and Personalized Training
Become a job-ready developer with 880+ hours of training, personalized development plans, practical assignments, and access to professional tech and soft skills trainers.
2Real-World Work Environment 
Experience a program that mirrors a real-work environment: collaborate, learn and grow through hands-on assignments, workshops, hackathons, and end-to-end projects.
3Strong Community and Mentorship
Join a tight-knit community of motivated learners, get mentorship and support from our alumni, and build a career-boosting professional network and lifelong friendships.
4Soft Skills Mastery for Career Success
Master soft skills such as communication, teamwork, and personal development to boost your career. Craft an outstanding CV and portfolio and sharpen your interview skills.
5Blended Format
Experience the benefits of a blended classroom format that is much more efficient and allows more time for practice, a rare offering among organizations.
 
6Career Support
Get the career support you need to adapt and thrive in a constantly changing job market. Our career coaching program offers up to 6 months of guidance after graduation.

Alpha - the katalyst for your life

Joining Alpha (by Telerik Academy) will be the single most impactful step in your career and life, just like it is for our alumni.

Great career in 6 months

99%

job-seeking
graduates hired

67%

move on to the next level
within their first year on
the job

97%

credit Alpha for their success 

95%

attribute their rapid career development to Alpha 

Better life and future

Strong demand
numerous career
opportunities and a
future-proof job
High-growth career
chance to constantly
learn and grow
professionally
Better lifestyle
among the highest
salaries, great perks,
and benefits
Work-life balance
flexible working hours
and remote work are
the norm in tech

Join the hottest market in the world

Join the high-growth and future-proof IT sector that dominates the world, and:

  • Be part of the digitalization surge that is transforming all industries.
  • Unlock millions of career opportunities with 26.8 million devs worldwide and counting (projected to reach 45 million by 2030). 
  • Work at one of the highest-paid industries in the world and enjoy great perks and benefits. 
  • Be the tech talent that global tech leaders and local champions who seek. 

Career StartBGN 1200 - 2000

1-2 years experienceBGN 2000 - 3000

3-4 years experienceBGN 3000 - 4000

5+ years experience BGN 4000 - 5000+

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Mission possible. Regardless of your background

Make your dream of becoming a successful software engineer a reality with our help, regardless of your background or experience level. Choose location, Alpha and take the first step with either the instructor-led fundamentals course or self-paced materials. 

Career changer

Career changers, jumpstart your IT career with us. No programming skills? No problem. Our alumni come from diverse backgrounds, from finance and civil engineering to law and marketing. You don't have to be a tech or math whiz, just fully dedicated to your training.
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Tech student or graduate

Already have some IT knowledge from school, university or another tech-ed organization? Perfect your skills and gain real-world experience working on projects that meet industry standards, and get ready for a successful IT career jumpstart.
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Inspiring passion for learning.
Changing lives and businesses.

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Dimitar Markov
DevOps Engineer
SAP
(Class of 2020)

Katalysta by 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.

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Kalin Kostov
Team Lead
interop.io
(Class of 2017)

There is no other tech-ed organization in Bulgaria like Telerik Academy. These are not only my words. I know a lot of expats who came back to Bulgaria and people who quit their jobs or put their university studies on hold to be able to fully dedicate themselves to the Academy.

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Ivan Rusev
Head of Software Development
Experian

We partner with Katalysta by Telerik Academy because we know their graduates have gone through an extremely demanding program - with high training standards and practice - and have proven themselves to be true technology ninjas.

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Milena Ivancheva
Marketing Lead
Just Eat Takeaway.com

With the help of the Katalysta by Telerik Academy's Upskill Digital Marketing program, I gained confidence and managed to incorporate new tools and strategies into my work. It made me more valuable to the team and efficient in my day-to-day tasks.

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Stoyan Damov
Co-Founder
Tick42

After 15+ years of scrutinizing and perfecting its craft it’s no wonder Katalysta by Telerik Academy is the leader in technical education. We are honored to have 15 alumni at Tick42 (now interop.io) who are continuously getting unsolicited praise from our clients, and we’ll most definitely continue partnering closely with Katalysta by Telerik Academy.

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Nikolay Drumev
Product Manager
PubGalaxy
(Class of 2020)

The Katalysta Upskill program was very comprehensive and conducted in a way that helped me understand the material, even though I had little direct prior experience. It nurtured me to achieve and learn a lot more than I would expect from any course, and most importantly it boosted my career jumpstart as a Product Manager.

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Kiril Peyanski
Principal Software Engineer
Progress
(Class of 2017)

Katalysta by Telerik Academy changed my life. At the age of 20, I was already independent and working my dream job! Without the knowledge and experience I gained at Katalysta by Telerik Academy, I wouldn’t have had such a flying start.

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Teodora Palikarska
Head of Marketing
Dreamix

It’s incredible how a single upskill program could help you gain expert-level knowledge, introduce you to talented and caring trainers, provide you with a marketing network of top specialists and let you make great friends while working on real business cases. Katalysta by Telerik Academy’s Digital Marketing program was the best kickstart my marketing career could possibly get.

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Valentin Tchergarsky
Senior Product Manager
Healee
(Class of 2020)

The Katalysta by Telerik Academy Upskill is a world-class training, covering both in theory and practice all key areas of Product Management. It features interactive and dynamic lectures, led by brilliant experts. I highly recommend it to any individual wishing to start or Upskill as a PM professional.

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    Leading companies
    choose our alumni

    Become a highly valued candidate in the job market as a Katalysta graduate. With problem-solving skills and team collaboration expertise, you'll be able to excel and outperform your peers, giving you a faster track to success.  

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    Katalysta:
    Fuel for growth

    15+
    years of experience
    96%
    would recommend us
    97%
    credit us for their success
    95%
    attribute their rapid career development to us
    250+
    industry-leading companies trust us for junior talent

    Recognitions
    we are proud of

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    Be the catalyst of change

    Run a successful digital training organization with impact for your community.
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    Behind every success there’s a great story. Here’s ours.

    For over a decade, we’ve touched the lives of 160,000+ kids and professionals in Bulgaria. Many of them have made their first steps in programming and launched a successful careers in IT or are upskilled to the next professional level thanks to Telerik Academy. Our graduates power the teams of hundreds of organizations, big and small, local and global. We are a partner to all – students and companies. Their success is our success. Simple as that.

    In 2025, we went global.

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