Impacting Lives by Teaching Digital Skills2025-08-05T10:24:38+02:00

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.

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.

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.

Companies

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

Volunteers

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

Do you like the mountains? Do you like to climb?” – “I do now.”

Ali Alshweiki, Modern Analytics Consultant at Evolusys, Alumnus Powercoders

I applied to ALL the places in the Romandie where they have an IT department.

Osman Mohammed, Apprentice in Computer Science at Camptocamp, Alumnus Powercoders

Portrait of Tsigereda Nebai, Alumna of Powercoders

I did it. I am proud. I am happy. A part of me still can’t grasp it.

Tsigereda Nebai, Devops Engineer Security at Swisscom, Alumna Powercoders

Powercoders alumna Sodaba Hamid

Joining Powercoders provided the perfect opportunity to follow my passion for IT.

Sodaba Hamid, Software Engineer at Datahouse AG

Abdullah Bilen

If you want something with all your heart, you can definitely do it and be successful.

Abdullah Bilen, E-Commerce Manager at Beldona

9 out of 10 Powercoders land an internship

90%

get an internship

70%

get a job

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
    • Cultural Diversity & Inclusion

    Inclusion in Action

    • Deepen your understanding for diversity of thought
    • Utilize the diverse perspectives at your workplace
    • Empower your team for an inclusive workplace

    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

    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

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Partners

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Contact

Powercoders
Breitfeldstrasse 27
3014 Bern
(postal address only, no office)

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