BTK Academy, was established in 2017 within BTK, provides free-of-charge, user friendly and accessible online&face-to-face ICT trainings, organizes camps, hackathons, seminars and follows trends in the field of information technologies with competitions and events for all segments of the society, especially youth and children, with the aim of capacity building and skills improvement.As of 31 January 2024, BTK Academy reached almost 2 million users and 245 topics on the portal.BTK Academy guides the digital world and provides ease of access to e-government and follows digitalization by offering training in Cyber Security, Mobile Application, Data Science, Blockchain, Cloud Technology, Game Developer, Web Development, Software Testing under the main categories Software World, System World, Design World, Artificial Intelligence World, Regulation World, Secure Internet World.A Career Guide has been prepared by BTK Academy in cooperation with the relevant stakeholders including public and private entities, academia and professionals from the sector for more than 27 positions in the field of ICTs to solve the difficulties faced by young people in finding a job.To ensure sustainability in distance education, a protocol was signed with the Council of Higher Education of Türkiye on 16 January 2024.Courses taken from the BTK Academy online platform will be counted as credits at universities in Türkiye.As a result of cooperation with many stakeholders, employment-oriented workshops are organized in different provinces in Türkiye, and young people who undergo rigorous trainings and prepare projects in these workshops are employed by the companies involved.Cyber security camps are organized in provinces in order to strengthen the national cyber security sector.Within the context of equal opportunities for women and men, some of these camps are specially designed for female students.Approximately 5000 young people were trained in face-to-face training, workshops, and camps.

https://www.btkakademi.gov.tr/

• Türkiye (Republic of)

• Youth
• From primary school students to the elderly people

The project's impact is measured by the number of certificates obtained, user login and new users. BTK Academy has a replicable structure, could be reviewed and updated for different target groups or areas and be replicated by other public entities and other countries.

All services of BTK Academy are completely free-of-charge. No paper-based material is used, all training content is digitalized and available online. Therefore, the project is affordable, environment friendly and future-proof.

This project aims to provide a free-of-charge, user friendly, accessible online training portal for all segments of the society with the aim of capacity building and skills improvement for an inclusive information society. BTK Academy contributes to conscientious and effective use of ICTs, and equal opportunity in free and quality education.