What IT School does

IT School is a Romanian private training provider (SC IT School SRL) founded in 2014 and headquartered in Timișoara, with a workforce in the 11-50 range. The company operates as a coaching-style IT education business, offering live online instructor-led courses delivered primarily via Google Meet across programming (Python, Java, .NET, web development), software testing, DevOps and cloud (Docker, AWS, Kubernetes), graphic design, Business Analysis, and Agile/Project Management. Courses range from €243 to €1,540 with monthly installment options, full-payment discounts, and a BCR StudyUP consumer financing arrangement. The platform layer is conventional edtech: an internal eLearning repository for recordings and bonus content (notably an 'English for IT Beginners' course), plus a Google Meet session infrastructure.

The business model is B2C-led with a sales-assisted GTM: prospective students complete an online inquiry form, receive a free consultation call from the customer support team, and are guided through enrollment and payment-method selection. Pricing includes up to 20% promotional discounts and friend-referral reductions. A secondary B2B layer runs through 50+ corporate hiring partners (including Amdaris, Cognizant Softvision, Endava, Fortech, Continental, and UnifiedPost) and corporate training engagements. IT School holds authorized training partner status with Microsoft, Adobe, Apple, Cisco, AWS, Autodesk, Meta, PMI, Pearson IT Specialist, and Unity, and its long-duration courses are accredited by Romania's Ministry of Education and Ministry of Labor through ANC.

The company has built an integrated post-course ecosystem: free career coaching with HR specialists, the Juniors.ro job platform (launched 2021, the first Romanian IT-junior-focused job portal), the TechEvents.ro app (launched 2022, dedicated to tech events in Romania), and the IT School Podcast. Cumulative graduates since 2014 are reported at over 12,000, with a 4.80/5 average course rating. No revenue figures are disclosed and no external funding rounds appear in the source material, indicating an organically-grown, founder-operated company.

Name

IT School

Legal name

SC IT SCHOOL SRL

Website

https://itschool.ro

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

IT School is a Romanian private IT training provider founded in 2014, offering live online instructor-led courses in programming, software testing, DevOps, graphic design, and business analysis, serving career changers and corporate clients, with integrated career coaching and job placement via its Juniors.ro platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IT Training and Education

NAICS

Computer Training (61142), Business Schools and Computer and Management Training (6114), Exam Preparation and Tutoring (611691), Professional and Management Development Training (61143)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Software Engineering & Application Development Training (Languages, Frameworks, Testing) (BPAEANAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Information Technology & Cybersecurity Certification Prep (CompTIA, Cisco, Microsoft, AWS, ISC2/ISACA) (EDANAIAF), Cloud & DevOps (EDAAAPAE), Vendor/Authorized Certification Training (Microsoft/AWS/Cisco, etc.) (BPAEANAA), Project, Process & Quality Certification Prep (PMP, PRINCE2, Lean Six Sigma, ITIL) (EDANAIAE)

Keywords

• IT training courses
• Programming education
• Web development training
• IT certification prep
• Career transition services

Headquarters

HQ city

Timisoara

HQ country

Romania

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Course Tuition Fees: One-time or installment payment for IT training courses. Courses range from €270 to €1540 full price. Payment options include: full payment with 10% discount, interest-free installments via IT School, 12-month installments via shopping cards (BT STAR, Raiffeisen, Alpha Bank, First Bank, Garanti), and BCR StudyUP financing program.
2. Free Consultation Services: Free career counseling sessions for prospective students to help them choose appropriate courses, driving enrollment to paid courses.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

IT School delivers live online instructor-led IT training courses covering programming, web development, software testing, graphic design, DevOps, cloud computing, and business analysis. Courses are bundled with international certification preparation (Microsoft, Adobe, Cisco, AWS, Apple, Autodesk, Meta, PMI, Unity, Pearson IT Specialist), free career coaching including CV building and interview preparation, and post-course job placement support through the proprietary Juniors.ro platform. The company operates a complete career transition ecosystem serving beginners with zero IT background through their first IT job.

Product overview

IT School is an educational technology platform offering live online instructor-led IT training courses. The platform provides a comprehensive course portfolio including Business Analyst & Product Owner, Agile Project Management, Graphic Design, Software Testing, AWS Cloud Essentials, DevOps, Docker, .NET Programming, Python, and Web Development. Supporting services include Career Coaching, the Juniors.ro job platform (launched 2021), the Tech Events mobile app (launched 2022), and IT School Podcast. International certification preparation is offered through partnerships with Microsoft, Adobe, Apple, Cisco, Autodesk, Pearson IT Specialist, Meta, PMI, and Unity. The platform serves over 12,000 beginners since 2014.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Juniors.ro: First job platform exclusively for IT juniors in Romania, launched in 2021
• Tech Events
• CertiPrime
• IT School Podcast

Products and services

• Business Analyst & Product Owner Course

Quantifiable outcome

• 12,000+ graduates successfully transitioned to IT careers in 11 years
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• MicrosoftcoreTechnology or IntegrationCertification partner offering Microsoft Technology Associate, Microsoft Certified Fundamentals (Azure AI, Azure, Azure Data, Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, Power Platform, Security Compliance Identity), and Microsoft Office Specialist certifications. IT School prepares students for these international certifications.
• AdobecoreTechnology or IntegrationAdobe Certified Professional certification partner. Courses include Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Animate, Premiere Pro, Dreamweaver, InDesign, After Effects, Acrobat Pro, and Adobe Express certification preparation.
• ApplecoreTechnology or IntegrationApple certification partner for App Development with Swift Certified User and Associate credentials.
• CiscocoreTechnology or IntegrationCisco certification partner offering Cisco Certified Support Technician credentials in Cybersecurity, Networking, and IT Support.
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)coreTechnology or IntegrationAWS Cloud Essentials course prepares students for AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certification.
• AutodeskcoreTechnology or IntegrationAutodesk certification partner for AutoCAD, Inventor, Revit Architecture, Maya, 3ds Max, and Fusion certifications.
• MetacoreTechnology or IntegrationMeta Certified Digital Marketing Associate certification available through IT School.
• Pearson IT SpecialistcoreTechnology or IntegrationCertification partner for IT Specialist credentials in AI, Cloud Computing, Computational Thinking, Cybersecurity, Databases, Data Analytics, Device Configuration, HTML/CSS, HTML5, Java, JavaScript, Networking, Network Security, Python, and Software Development.
• PMI (Project Management Institute)coreTechnology or IntegrationPMI Project Management Ready certification available for Agile Project Management course students.
• UnitycoreTechnology or IntegrationUnity Certified User Programmer, VR Developer, and Artist certifications available.
• AmdariscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIT services company and major employer of IT School graduates. Trainer Raluca Popescu works there as Senior Business Analyst. Active recruitment partner.
• Cognizant SoftvisioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal IT services company and major employer of IT School graduates. Alumni Sorina Indrecan and Alexandra Berar work here. Active recruitment partner.
• EndavacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIT services company and major employer of IT School graduates. Trainers Alexandru Roșca and Alex-Traian Dorha work here as Automation Tester and Senior Automation Consultant respectively.
• FortechcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIT services company and employer of IT School graduates. Recruitment partner.
• ContinentalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAutomotive technology company and employer of IT School graduates. Recruitment partner.
• UnifiedPostcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIT services company and employer of IT School graduates. Recruitment partner.
• Ministerul Educației (Ministry of Education)coreOthersANC (Autoritatea Națională pentru Calificări) accreditation for long-duration courses. Graduates receive nationally recognized qualifications in addition to international certifications.
• CertiportcoreTechnology or IntegrationTesting provider for Adobe Certified Professional and other international certification exams through standardized Certiport testing network.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Springboard: Online career-coaching platform pairing self-paced tech curricula with mentorship and job placement support in software engineering, data, and UX. Direct peer on the mentor-led, placement-supported career-transition model for entry-level IT roles, particularly for the career coaching and outcomes-based pricing segment.
• Udemy: Global marketplace for instructor-led video courses spanning IT, business, and design at low price points. Direct peer on IT training content breadth (programming, DevOps, AWS, design) and target buyer (career-changers and upskillers), though Udemy is a self-serve marketplace while IT School uses live cohorts with sales-led enrollment.
• Treehouse: Subscription-based online technology school offering tracks in web development, programming, and IT fundamentals aimed at beginners and career-changers. Direct peer on the structured online IT training model for entry-level learners, though without the live-cohort or local employer placement layer IT School provides.
• Codecademy: Online platform offering self-paced and interactive coding courses across programming languages, web development, and data science. Direct peer because both serve career-switchers seeking entry-level IT skills through structured online curricula, though IT School adds live cohorts and Romanian employer placement.
• Coding Dojo: Global coding bootcamp offering full-stack and stack-specific programs aimed at career-changers transitioning into software development roles. Direct peer on the career-transition bootcamp model with curriculum covering programming, DevOps, and testing - though delivered in intensive cohort formats rather than IT School's extended live-online structure.
• Pluralsight: Enterprise-focused technology skills platform offering courses, assessments, and certification prep across AWS, Microsoft, Cisco, and developer tracks. Direct peer in the technology training and certification prep category, particularly for the professional upskilling and corporate training segment of IT School's offering.

Emerging players

• Scrimba: Interactive coding platform with screencast-based courses and an AI-assisted learning path focused on web development and JavaScript. Emerging player with partial overlap on programming fundamentals and career-changer audience; differs by emphasizing self-paced interactive content rather than live cohorts.
• FreeCodeCamp: Non-profit free learning platform offering self-paced coding curricula, certifications, and a strong community. Emerging player representing the free-content competitive floor against which IT School must justify its €243-€1,540 price points; overlaps heavily on web development and Python/Java curriculum.
• Zero To Mastery: Online platform offering project-based courses in web development, DevOps, machine learning, and software engineering taught by working practitioners. Emerging player with comparable instructor-quality positioning (trainers who work daily in the tech they teach) and project-based curriculum aimed at career switchers.

Broad incumbents

• Coursera: Large online education platform partnering with universities and tech vendors (Google, IBM, AWS, Meta) to deliver courses, certificates, and degree programs. Broad incumbent covering similar IT and certification content but at much larger scale and with academic credentials, representing both a substitute and a potential ecosystem partner for IT School.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• TikToktiktok.com/@itschoolro
• Xx.com/itschooltm

Compliance12 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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