CodeYourFuture

CodeYourFuture is looking for a pro bono Finance Director with experience in charity finance to provide accounting and finance strategy advice to CYF. If you have 10 hours per month, you can share your experience to help a community train individuals from underrepresented & low-income backgrounds to start their career in tech. Read more and apply here: https://lnkd.in/et5cf5WY

Last Saturday we were proud to launch the revised version of our Digital Literacy 'Day-to-Day Digital Skills' course! https://lnkd.in/drUvEjVU A heartfelt thank you goes out to our incredible volunteers who made this session such a success: Victor Onyenagubom, Aya Osaki and Ricardo Mateos. Special thanks to our Cohort Leader volunteer in London- Daniela Sozzi, who drove and managed the curriculum review with outstanding commitment and vision. This launch also marks a special moment as it's the first cohort we've hosted at our new offices in Holborn. The enthusiasm of everyone involved has been inspiring. We are excited for many more successful cohorts and to continue to make a positive impact together! Interested in making a difference? We're always looking for passionate volunteers to join our team. Get in touch to learn how you can contribute!

Vitalina's goals were clear when she came to the UK: improve her English, learn technical skills, make friends - and find a tech job. She needed more structured learning and support. She found this with the CodeYourFuture community. Read Vitalina's journey - how she overcame her language barriers and juggled full-time work to transform her career and land a developer role at Clear Channel UK. https://lnkd.in/e7_AudzM "The most valuable thing is support and feedback," Vitalina says. "Because when you're learning by yourself, you don't know how good you are or if you're going in the right direction or wrong." We hope you enjoy the read. Congratulations, Vitalina, on all your hard work; we are sure there is more success ahead of you!

Saturday was a fantastic day. Working closely with our Software Engineers (trainees or not) was a great opportunity to see them using their confidence, communication and problem-solving skills. Thank you for participating in the Employability and Coding Challenge workshops.

Thank you Ufi VocTech Trust! We admire your work, too.

We'd delighted to share that CodeYourFuture has just been announced as a winner at the #FestivalofLearning2024 awards. CYF is the winner in the Learning with Technology category. From the #FestivalofLearning2024 website: 'Festival of Learning awards celebrate the best in adult learning and the wide-ranging benefits of learning on individuals, families, communities and employers.' CYF is grateful to the Learning and Work Institute and to Ufi VocTech Trust. We also congratulate all the other winners and nominees — it is brilliant to see all the folks who are committed to improving adult education. If you want to know more about the Festival of Learning, search for 'Festival of Learning 2024' #techforgood #FestivalofLearning2024

CodeYourFuture Hosts their Annual Summit! Last Saturday, CodeYourFuture brought together 80 members from our Scotland, Manchester, London, and West Midlands communities for our annual summit. This year's event was especially exciting as it welcomed some of our remote volunteers for the first time! The summit was a day of collaboration and action. We discussed our program's future and brainstormed ideas for shaping our next cohorts. In addition, our trainees and recent graduates put their skills to the test with pair coding challenges. A huge thank you to SEESAW, our fantastic Manchester venue, for opening their doors on a Saturday to our global CodeYourFuture family! We also extend our gratitude to Caribbean Kitchen MCR for their amazing food! Check them out: https://lnkd.in/gWngjM4S

Catalina-Alexandra is a software engineer in Cape Town, South Africa. She creates user-friendly products and loves working with data. Catalina-Alexandra is open to work. Her background in catering and nursing gives her a unique perspective on creative problem-solving. She has completed CodeYourFuture's challenging Software Developer programme and would love to work with your company to build amazing things. We'll leave you to learn more about her and check out her portfolio at https://lnkd.in/eyyaKNm5 - If you're interested in speaking to Catalina-Alexandra Jora, please connect with her. - If you're interested in hiring any talent devs (from underrepresented backgrounds), connect with Barny Dathan at CodeYourFuture. And please share this post with anyone you know who may be hiring developers in or from South Africa. #techforgood #softwareengineering #technology 

 We're thrilled to announce that Code Your Future will be present at Turing Fest 2024. Join us in our stand for two exciting days (July 9th-10th) at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre and explore the future of technology alongside some of the brightest minds in the industry. Get your tickets with the following link : https://lnkd.in/eFH6bA8u

An excellent summary from Afsha about Sarika's recent visit to CodeYourFuture. Thanks for sharing, Afsha - it was a delightful and insightful day indeed.