We Code IT Academy
The We code IT Academy has been accompanying refugees on their way into the IT industry since the beginning of 2020.
More information can be obtained directly from our project sponsor We integrate e.V.
About We Code IT Academy
Target group(s)
Refugees who are motivated and longing for a professional future in the field of Open Source programming. We would like to help them realize these dreams and build bridges.
All students of the academy work in close cooperation with Nuremberg-based companies on their perspectives on the German IT job market.
Founding year
Paid staff
Volunteers
Funding
the financing is not fixed yet
Objectives
In weekly workshops, as well as individual and group coaching, our participants go through an individual orientation, learning and networking process in a team with seven other colleagues. The aim is to convey the following contents:
- Orientation to the local IT job market
- Exploration and classification of own abilities, as well as perspective analysis
- Digital work organisation with MS Office, Google Drive & Google Keep
- Professional team communication with Slack
- User Experience and User Interface Design with Balsamiq
- Javascript programming based on online tutorials
- with Codepen.io and Google Chrome developer tools
- Work on the example of the further development of the own web presence
- Depending on the inclination also other topics from the IT industry
From students on their way to leaving secondary school leaving to young professionals with several years of professional experience in their home country, all developmental stages are represented among the participants. Accordingly, the time schedule is also very individual and is different for each participant. Most participants are in constant exchange with their mentor for 9 months.
Your support helps
the integration, training and promotion of refugees in the IT sector.
The tasks of our mentors include
Developing and accompanying the personal path to an IT career
Stimulating and accompanying the development of knowledge
Support of the application process
Maintaining personal contact and exchange (at least once a week)
Networking of participants with the IT industry (e.g. arranging internships, integration into the local meetup scene)
Obtaining peer feedback from project management and other mentors
