The Samsung Youth Software Academy (SSAFY), which has proven its effectiveness and is recognized in the job market with a cumulative employment rate of over 80% for graduates, has opened its doors to high school graduates to promote "equal educational opportunities."

SSAFY announced on the 25th that, starting with the 13th cohort which begins recruitment this October, it will also recruit graduates of Meister high schools for the training it has previously conducted for unemployed college graduates.

The training takes place at the SSAFY Seoul Campus.

It is expected that graduates who have received systematic vocational education at Meister High Schools will build their software capabilities through the SSAFY training program, thereby significantly contributing not only to strengthening individual graduates' employability but also to resolving the software workforce shortage in the industrial sector.

The reason it was possible to expand opportunities for high school graduates is that SSAFY, which was launched with the aim of contributing to expanding employment opportunities for young people by utilizing Samsung’s software education experience and know-how, has firmly established itself as a software education institution that fosters practical talent.

Since SSAFY began training for its first cohort in December 2018, approximately 6,900 people have completed the program up to the ninth cohort currently in progress, with about 5,748 of them finding employment, recording an employment rate of 83%. Including early hires from the 10th and 11th cohorts, approximately 6,000 people have succeeded in finding employment.

As SSAFY graduates who have joined companies based on their excellent skills are recognized as 'practical talents,' nearly 160 companies are implementing preferential policies for SSAFY graduates during recruitment, such as exemption from document screening, exemption from coding tests, and additional points in document screening.

SSAFY fosters developers capable of being immediately deployed to the field through 1,600 hours of intensive training over one year, consisting of 8 hours a day, and collaborative projects among trainees.

The training course is free of charge, and all trainees are also provided with a monthly training allowance of 1 million won.

In addition to education, we conduct job fairs and company information sessions as part of employment programs, and operate an employment support center to provide ongoing support such as career counseling, interview consulting, and job information.

SW development employees from Samsung affiliates, including Samsung Electronics, Samsung SDS, Samsung Electro-Mechanics, Samsung SDI, Samsung Display, and S1, are also contributing their talents by participating in the training program as mentors for SSAFY trainees.

Meanwhile, on the 25th, Samsung held the graduation ceremony for the 10th class of 'SSAFY' at the 'Samsung Software Academy For Youth (SSAFY)' Seoul Campus in Gangnam-gu, Seoul.

Approximately 100 people attended the graduation ceremony for the 10th SSAFY, including Lee Jeong-han, Deputy Minister for Employment Policy at the Ministry of Employment and Labor; Park Seung-hee, President of Corporate Relations at Samsung Electronics; outstanding graduates; and their families. Around 800 people from campuses nationwide, in addition to the Seoul campus, participated online. Representative Park Ju-min of the Democratic Party of Korea delivered a congratulatory message via video.