KCS IT is preparing to strengthen its commitment to the Azores by running a Salesforce Academy and subsequently hiring new professionals for its local office. Once this training program, running from July to September, comes to an end, five more KCS iT consultants will be working on Salesforce on a nearshore basis for clients anywhere in the world. They will join seven employees already at KCS Terceira Tech, the company's R&D unit, developing the CEPAD and CETAPP products.

As Luís Dias, Business Division Director and head of the KCS Terceira Tech center, explains, "the focus of this training and recruitment program is to provide know-how and build a team specialized in Salesforce in the Azores. Trainees will learn to develop on this platform and receive additional training on programming and the different phases of an IT project. The goal is to prepare these future professionals to join projects within three months, either in a client context or, in the future, within a Delivery Center environment."

"This is a response to the high demand we've identified for Salesforce professionals, which is why these trainees will be automatically integrated into the KCS IT team," he adds.

The training at the Salesforce Academy will be structured into six modules, with the first two weeks theoretical and the following weeks combining theory and practice, and will be paid. Trainees will earn certification in this platform.

The initial experience with five trainees in the Academy's first phase is expected to be repeated twice a year, according to the needs identified within the company and the market.

This recruitment opportunity is aimed at residents of Terceira Island who have attended the Código Academy or received other foundational training in programming and computing, reinforcing KCS IT's investment in and commitment to the Terceira Tech Island program.