Ukrainian Programmers do Know English
Summary
As the main experts in the English language verification of undergraduates there were Human Resources Managers, directly involved in the selection of personnel for their companies, together with Project Coordinators.This testing in the universities has demonstrated that 80% of todays IT graduates who have been tested as part of the project speak English at a very high level, and this is a good indicator in comparison with the previous years.” The surprising fact was that English classes of many graduates were finished at the third year of study at the university, but their level was not inferior to the groups with language classes for the entire period of study.The first results of the pilot project showed not only Ukraines progress in education of IT professionals, but also confirmed the trend of robust growth of the countrys competitiveness in the global IT outsourcing market.This testing in the universities has demonstrated that 80% of todays IT graduates who have been tested as part of the project speak English at a very high level, and this is a good indicator in comparison with the previous years.” The surprising fact was that English classes of many graduates were finished at the third year of study at the university, but their level was not inferior to the groups with language classes for the entire period of study.The first results of the pilot project showed not only Ukraines progress in education of IT professionals, but also confirmed the trend of robust growth of the countrys competitiveness in the global IT outsourcing market.