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:
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.
Apply in your country of residence.
Applications for Spring 2021 batch are now closed. Fill the form below if you’re interested in the Automn 2021 batch.
APPLY FOR SWITZERLAND
It’s an advantage (but not required) if additionally:
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.
Applications for Spring 2021 batch are now closed. Fill the form below if you’re interested in the Automn 2021 batch.
Apply in your country of residence.
APPLY FOR SWITZERLAND APPLY FOR ITALY
For social workers: download the factsheet (DE), factsheet (FR)
In the meantime, we strongly encourage you to keep practicing your coding and language skills. We recommend the following (free) resources:
Learn digital skills
Learn English
Prepare your CV
As part of your application, we expect a well written and presentable CV.
CV instructions & example (by University of Zurich)
Apply in your country of residence.
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