An inclusive European training program making Sustainable DevOps skills accessible to women, career changers, and underrepresented groups in tech.
About DevOps Academy
DevOps Academy is an Erasmus+ Cooperation Partnership project that designs and implements an innovative training program on Sustainable DevOps to boost inclusive career opportunities in the IT sector. The project brings together six partners from Portugal, Italy, Spain, Bulgaria, Belgium, and Austria.
Our mission is to democratize access to DevOps skills, particularly for women, adults without a technical background, and underrepresented groups in the job market. By combining cutting-edge technology with sustainability principles, the project aims to create a new professional pathway into one of the most in-demand and future-proof fields in tech.
Our Goals
- Define a Competence Framework on Sustainable DevOps: mapping the skills, knowledge, and barriers learners face when entering the field.
- Develop inclusive training resources: creating structured content, practical exercises, and a multilingual e-learning platform tailored for adult learners.
- Launch the Sustainable DevOps Academy: selecting and training DevOps trainers, and piloting the Academy with target groups across Europe.
Why it matters
DevOps professionals are among the most sought-after in today’s digital economy. Yet, access to this career path is often limited to those with formal technical backgrounds. DevOps Academy bridges this gap, offering hands-on, beginner-friendly learning that integrates technical skills with soft skills, teamwork, and sustainable practices.
Who we are
The consortium unites expertise in consulting, research, vocational training, higher education, and gender inclusion in tech:
Amaris Consulting is an independent technology consulting firm present in over 60 countries with a team of 7,600 experts. They deliver innovative solutions across sectors including IS & Digital, Engineering, Life Sciences, and Telecom. With more than 1,000 clients globally, Amaris combines technical excellence and diverse industry experience to drive digital transformation and sustainable growth.
bit (= best in training) schulungscenter, founded in 1986, is one of Austria’s leading providers of vocational training and labour-market projects. With expertise in didactics and instructional design, it delivers innovative programmes for young people, unemployed adults, and other diverse groups at national and international levels.
ECOLE, Enti Confindustriali Lombardi per l’Education, is a vocational training and job services company formed by seven industry associations in Lombardy, representing 8,000+ companies and 420,000 employees. ECOLE delivers accredited training, guidance, and competence certification, aligning education with business needs and innovation, and leads quality assurance for the project.
Odisee University of Applied Sciences operates six campuses in Aalst, Brussels, Dilbeek, Schaarbeek, Ghent, and Sint-Niklaas, offering team-based education across seven domains and 27 bachelor programmes. Practice-oriented and sustainable, its research and services strengthen learning by tackling real-world questions, and contribute to DevOps Academy through expertise and task leadership.
Premium Research is a Spanish SME advancing science, innovation, and knowledge transfer through high-impact research and training. Its multidisciplinary team works at the intersection of life sciences, digital health, machine learning, and education, delivering data analysis, capacity building, and communication, and leading the competence framework development within DevOps Academy.
Coding Girls and WomenTech Global Foundation leads the project’s communication, dissemination, branding, website, and social channels, engaging partners and audiences globally. Their community includes 150,000+ members and supporters in 179 countries, 2,000+ C level leaders, and 1,000+ partner companies, giving DevOps Academy strong reach across campaigns, events, and media.
Our vision
We believe everyone deserves the chance to thrive in the digital economy. By opening the doors of DevOps to a wider and more diverse community, we contribute to a more inclusive, sustainable, and future-ready IT sector.
Project Results
Objectives
DevOps Academy designs and delivers an inclusive, sustainable DevOps training program for adults, especially those without a technical background and underrepresented groups, using a hands-on, agile approach to build employable skills in a high-demand field.
Results
PR1: Competence Framework for a Sustainable DevOps Professional
A European-aligned framework, based on EQF and eCF, defining skills and competences for DevOps beginners without technical backgrounds. It consolidates methodology, desk research, analysis of barriers for women in DevOps, and the resulting competence map.
PR2: Training Resources for DevOps Academy
Foundational and specialisation learning materials, an e-learning platform, and the setup of the training program, all created with agile methods and real-life scenarios to build both technical and soft skills.
PR3: Implementation of the Sustainable DevOps Academy
Selection and training of mentors, learner and trainer guidelines, program infrastructure and engagement, first cohort delivery, and iterative improvement after pilot validation.
Upcoming
We publish results as they are validated and made public, following Erasmus+ open access and dissemination practices. Expect staged releases of the framework, training resources, platform access, and pilot updates. The final outputs for public download and reference will be hosted here.
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