This is a video introducing the Samsung Software Academy For Youth, one of Samsung's major CSR programs.

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Samsung Software Academy For Youth (SSAFY)

A software education and employment support program for unemployed youths

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The SSAFY program was launched in 2018
to tackle youth unemployment issues and address
the shortage of skilled software talent needed by companies.
Students at Samsung Software Academy For Youth are working on a team project.
Organizing Company
Samsung Electronics (DX)
Participating Companies
Samsung Display, Samsung SDI, Samsung Electro-Mechanics, Samsung SDS, S-1, Cheil Worldwide

Program Details

Target
Unemployed college graduates under  the age of 29 and
unemployed graduates from Meister High Schools
(Newly included starting from January 2025)
Duration
One-year software training program
Curriculum

5 months (coding education) → 1  month (1ˢᵗ job fair) → 5 months (project-based learning) → 1 month (2ⁿᵈ job fair)

Trainees receive a monthly stipend of  1 million KRW, and top performers are given opportunities for participation in domestic conferences.
Employment support activities, including job consulting, recruitment connections, and job fairs, are conducted simultaneously.

* Trainees receive a monthly stipend of  1 million KRW, and top performers are given opportunities for participation in domestic conferences. Employment support activities, including job consulting, recruitment connections, and job fairs, are conducted simultaneously.

* Trainees receive a monthly stipend of  1 million KRW, and top performers are given opportunities for participation in domestic conferences. Employment support activities, including job consulting, recruitment connections, and job fairs, are conducted simultaneously.

Key Achievements

  • Trained over  11,000 participants across 5 campuses nationwide
    (Seoul, Daejeon, Gwangju, Gumi, and Busan)

  • As of June 2024, 83% of graduates have secured
    employment at more than 1,400 companies

  • Over  150 companies offer preferential hiring
    policies for  SSAFY graduates

Drawing on Samsung’s
extensive experience and expertise
in software education, the program offers
high-quality software training and
job placement training to
unemployed youth.

Three students from the Samsung Software Academy For Youth are participating in online training. At the “All in One SSAFY MeetUp” event held in a large lecture hall, students from the Samsung Software Academy For Youth are listening to a presentation. Students from the Samsung Software Academy for Youth are having a conversation with company representatives through its employment consulting program.

In addition to offering employment consulting, company connections, and recruitment events,
SSAFY plans to expand its reach by January 2025 to include graduates of Meister Schools,
further contributing to the reduction of social inequality.

Moreover, SSAFY graduates have established “SSAFY Alumni Network”
where they foster a ‘cycle of giving’ culture by voluntarily participating
in mentorship and skills donation activities to support current trainees.

Since ‘the second foundation’ of Samsung in 1988, the company has recognized
the importance of software competitiveness (Brand, Design, and SW).
Over the past 30 years, it has made relentless efforts to strengthen its software capabilities,
viewing software to be ‘the core of future competitiveness and the key to 21st-century business success’.
Internally, Samsung has focused on cultivating software talent and
expanding the software ecosystem on a national level.

  • SW Membership
    (since 1991)

    Identifying and developing university students with software talent

  • SCSA
    (since 2013)

    Fostering
    software talent
    from humanities backgrounds

  • Junior SW Academy
    (since 2013)

    Early software education for
    K-12 students

  • University Programming
    Competition
    (since 2015)

    Identifying and securing
    top talent in the software field

Recently, with the advent of the Fourth Industrial Revolution,
Samsung has leveraged its expertise in nurturing software talent to contribute
to national-level software talent development. As part of this effort, Samsung introduced and
has been operating the ‘Samsung Software Academy For Youth(SSAFY)’.

Established based on Samsung’s CSR vision and expertise
in software education (December 2018)

  • Nurturing
    top software professionals

    Offering a ‘practical, high-quality software course’
    that leverages Samsung’s educational experience
    and know-how

  • Addressing
    skill
    mismatches

    Bridging the gap between
    the skills companies
    require and the abilities of
    job seekers

  • Expanding
    youth employment opportunities

    Implementing various employment support programs in collaboration with the Ministry of Employment and Labor

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