Impacting Lives by Teaching Digital Skills

Powercoders empowers refugees and migrants by teaching them in-demand digital skills and connecting them to careers in Switzerland’s IT industry.

Our program combines a full-time 12-week coding bootcamp with a company internship. A real shot at a new future.

Powercoders in a nutshell

HOW IT WORKS

We find potential.

Through a selective admission process, we identify highly motivated individuals with talent and drive.

We teach real skills.

Our bootcamp mixes remote and in person learning in Bern, Zurich and Lausanne.

We open doors.

After training, graduates are matched with paid internships and receive career coaching.

We build a community.

Our work is made possible by volunteer coaches and strong partners like Swisscom, UBS, IBM and AWS.

Why it matters

Switzerland will soon be short of almost 40,000 ICT specialists. At the same time, there is an increasing number of well-qualified, highly motivated people from refugee and migrant backgrounds who are struggling to gain a foothold in the labor market.

There’s one solution for two problems:
Empowering refugees & migrants for an IT career.

See our Impact

JOIN A MOVEMENT THAT WORKS

Refugees & Migrants

Learn to code. Start a new career.
Join our next free bootcamp and get matched with a paid internship.

Apply for the Bootcamp

Companies

Find motivated entry-level tech talent.
Host an intern, join our Career Day, or support through corporate volunteering.

Get Involved as a company

Volunteers

Make a difference.
Coach, train or guide participants on their journey to independence.

Become a volunteer

Apply for the Bootcamp

Get Involved as a company

Become a volunteer

9 out of 10 Powercoders land an internship

90%

get an internship

Apply As a Powercoder

70%

get a job

Become A Partner

Additional Programs & Initiatives

In addition to our coding bootcamp, these are further programs and initiatives we offer in collaboration with our partners to promote digital inclusion and equal opportunities.

Futurecoders
For 13-18 year olds
Learn to program a website or design a video game
Have fun in courses & holiday camps
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Inclusion in Action
Deepen your understanding for diversity of thought
Utilize the diverse perspectives at your workplace
Empower your team for an inclusive workplace
read more
Digital Upskilling
Pilot project: Digital upskilling @ Die Schweizerische Post
Part of the training was conducted by their apprentices
Equip employees with digital skills needed for work and private life
read more
Women Connect
For Women interested or curious about exploring a digital career
For those already in a digital career
For those who want to join this conversation
read more
Digital Literacy for Asylum-Seekers and Refugees
For Women interested or curious about exploring a digital career
For those already in a digital career
For those who want to join this conversation
read more