Powercoders believes in promoting equal opportunities for diverse talents in the IT industry.
We train women and men of diverse backgrounds to fulfil their potential in a digital future.

We offer a 13 week full-time coding bootcamp followed by a 6 to 12-month internship. Our goal is to support our candidates to get a permanent job in IT departments and IT companies.

The program ist fully funded and free of charge for the selected participants.

Our program is for you if:

• You are living in Switzerland and have the right to work in Switzerland
• You are facing barriers to enter the IT job market (and can’t access similar programs)
• You are 18-55 years old

Our program is for candidates of diverse backgrounds who are facing barriers to enter the IT job market. The majority of our seats are reserved for people with a refugee status.

We encourage women to apply for our program. Our aim is that women make one third of our participants. (Reasons: Diversity helps teams. And companies are looking for female talents.)

Apply to the program closest to your place of residence.
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WHAT WE EXPECT

• You have started to learn digital skills on your own (see resources below)
• You understand, speak and write English well
• You are a fast learner
• You are able to work well in a team
• You are self-reflected and open-minded
• You are ready to give 100%

It’s an advantage (but not required) if additionally:

• You speak the local language (German / French)
• You have work experience
• You have solid IT skills in one field

WHAT WE OFFER

• 13-week intensive programming course with dedicated specialisation tracks (Web Design, Advanced JavaScript, Java, Testing, DevOps, etc.)
• Weekly social & business skills curriculum during the IT bootcamp
• Chance to get various interviews for 6-12 month internship
• Job coach accompanying you during your internship
• Additional support for laptop, food and transportation where needed

100 hours: Participants are asked to commit to paying forward (volunteering) 100 hours of their time for people and organisations who benefit from their support.

Next Generation Fund: Participants commit to paying forward a scholarship for a future participant once they are in a comfortable financial situation through Powercoders.

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NEXT PROGRAM IN 2021

We are accepting applications for our next program starting in February/March 2021.
Applications for programs in 2020 are now closed.

Apply to the program closest to your place of residence.
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For social workers: download the factsheet

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GETTING READY

In the meantime, we strongly encourage you to keep practicing your coding and language skills. We recommend the following (free) resources:

Learn digital skills

• GCF Global: Windows Basic Tutorial (text-based)
• Udacity: Intro to HTML/CSS and Javascript
• Udemy: Web Development By Doing - HTML / CSS From Scratch
• Freecodecamp: Various Courses
• Coursera: HTML, CSS, and Javascript for Web Developers
• Various mobile apps (e.g. SoloLearn)

Learn English

• Mobile Apps (like Hello English, Duolingo)
• Online Courses (like edx, British Council, EnglishClass101)
  
• Youtube Channels (like Rachel’s English, James ESL)
• Watch English movies, TV shows and listen to the radio and podcasts
• Find a practice partner

Prepare your CV

As part of your application, we expect a well written and presentable CV.
CV instructions & example (by University of Zurich)

APPLY NOW

Apply to the program closest to your place of residence.
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