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SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCES AND CREATE IMPACT

Your story can open doors and inspire others to see what’s possible in tech. By sharing your journey at events, workshops, and on social media, you help create opportunities and spark curiosity. Supporting fellow ambassadors and community members with guidance, introductions, or mentorship allows your influence to ripple further, making a real difference in the community.

SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCES AND CREATE IMPACT

Your story can open doors and inspire others to see what’s possible in tech. By sharing your journey at events, workshops, and on social media, you help create opportunities and spark curiosity. Supporting fellow ambassadors and community members with guidance, introductions, or mentorship allows your influence to ripple further, making a real difference in the community.

Monthly CHALLENGE & BONUS POINTS

BONUS POINTS UP FOR GRABS!

Each month, we’ll have monthly bonus points opportunities that you can take part in to earn extra points.

Simply check back here (on the website) or view your monthly email to see what the challenge is and how you can participate!

LOVE LETTERS TO TECH

Showcase CFG internally in your company, introduce key stakeholders, and help build partnerships that get more women into tech.

Showcase CFG internally in your company, introduce key stakeholders, and help build partnerships that get more women into tech.

Showcase CFG internally in your company, introduce key stakeholders, and help build partnerships that get more women into tech.

AMBASSADOR LAUNCH POST

Showcase CFG internally in your company, introduce key stakeholders, and help build partnerships that get more women into tech.

Showcase CFG internally in your company, introduce key stakeholders, and help build partnerships that get more women into tech.

Showcase CFG internally in your company, introduce key stakeholders, and help build partnerships that get more women into tech.

ADDITIONAL ITEM

Showcase CFG internally in your company, introduce key stakeholders, and help build partnerships that get more women into tech.

Showcase CFG internally in your company, introduce key stakeholders, and help build partnerships that get more women into tech.

Showcase CFG internally in your company, introduce key stakeholders, and help build partnerships that get more women into tech.

CONTENT CALL OUTS

SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCES AND CREATE IMPACT

Info on the content call out and brief and what we are looking for

SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCES AND CREATE IMPACT

Info on the content call out and brief and what we are looking for

SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCES AND CREATE IMPACT

Info on the content call out and brief and what we are looking for

AMBASSADOR PROGRAMME & RESOURCES

KEY RESOURCES & REFERENCE MATERIALS
KEY FORMS

AMBASSADOR HIGHLIGHTS AND WINS 🎉

IT'S AMBASSADOR OFFICIAL

We are incredibly excited to have launched the Ambassador programme for 2026 with our kick-off onboarding call, followed by our launch social post!

Already our highest engagement post so far this year, we can’t wait to share more of your journeys across our networks to the wider community!

CHECK OUT THE POST HERE ON:

Don’t forget that your individual Ambassador launch posts are up for bonus points this month too!

CONNECT WITH YOUR FELLOW AMBASSADORS ✨

Aude Vernet
Software Engineer @ American Express
📍London, UK

⭐️ New Ambassador
🎓 CFGdegree Alumni
💻 Software Engineering stream
🔃 Career switcher from Biomedical Research

Camille Catania
Associate Software Engineer @ Publicis Sapient
📍London, UK

⭐️ Previous Ambassador
💻 Completed our Tech Tasters & Kickstarter Classes

Edwina Omokaro
Software Engineer
📍London, UK

⭐️ Previous Ambassador
🚀 Mid-Level Accelerator Alumni

Elspeth Mardaljevic
Junior Cloud Engineer @ BlakYaks
📍London, UK

⭐️ New Ambassador
💻 Completed our Kickstarter Classes
🔃 Career switcher from Law

Emily Spencer
Scala Data Engineer@ Ordnance Survey
📍London, UK

⭐️ New Ambassador
🚀 Mid-Level Accelerator Alumni
🔃 Career switcher from education

Gizem Kumrili
📍London, UK

⭐️ New Ambassador

Imane Ziouche
Software Engineer
📍London, UK

⭐️ Previous Ambassador
🎓 CFGdegree Alumni
🔃 Career switcher from logistics and supply chain
📣 CFG Interview & Technical Coach

Janine Luk
Senior Full Stack AI Engineer @ Datatonic
📍London, UK

⭐️ Previous Ambassador
🔃 Career switcher from marketing
📣 CFG Interview & Technical Coach

Jennifer Pham
Junior Software Engineer @ Vodafone Three
📍London, UK

⭐️ New Ambassador
🚀 Mid-Level Accelerator Alumni

Miranda Weston
Full-Stack Software Engineer
📍London, UK

⭐️ Previous Ambassador
🎓 Completed our Tech Tasters
🔃 Career switcher from social policy

Miriam Lobete
Software Engineer @ NatWest
📍London, UK

⭐️ Previous Ambassador
🎓 CFGdegree and +Masters Alumni
💻 Software & Data Engineering, Full-Stack, DevOps & Cloud  streams
🔃 Career switcher from finance

Naomi Loa
Finance Systems Analyst @ King's College London
📍London, UK

⭐️ New Ambassador
🎓 CFGdegree Alumni
💻 Full-Stack stream
🔃 Career switcher from healthcare

Ramona Gawarwala
Software Engineer @ Capgemini
📍London, UK

⭐️ New Ambassador
🚀 Mid-Level Accelerator Alumni
🔃 Career switcher from healthcare

Rochelle Brandy Ayad
Associate Software Engineer @ Zopa Bank
📍London, UK
⭐️ New Ambassador
🎓 CFGdegree Alumni
💻 Software/Data Engineering stream
🔃 Career switcher from Healthcare Optometry
Ruth Osoba
Software Engineer
📍London, UK

⭐️ Previous Ambassador
🎓 CFGdegree Alumni
💻 Software & Data Engineering stream
🔃 Career switcher from pharmacy

Sharon Nwobi
Technology Analyst @ Morgan Stanley
📍London, UK

⭐️ New Ambassador
🎓 CFGdegree Alumni
💻 Software/Data Engineering stream

Shweta Patil
Senior Software Engineer @ Iris Software Group
📍United Kingdom

⭐️ New Ambassador
🎓 Completed our Kickstarter Classes and Instructor Academy
🔃 Career switcher from Civil – Construction

Skye Hinds
Technology Risk Partner @ Swift
📍London, UK

⭐️ Previous Ambassador
🎓 Completed our Kickstarter Classes

Tiffany Scott-Vaughan
Cloud-Native Engineer @ Capgemini
📍London, UK

⭐️ New Ambassador
🎓 CFgdegree and +Masters Alumni
💻 Software/Data Engineering and DevOps and Cloud streams
🔃 Career switcher from law enforcement

Yasmin-Khadija Kabir
Diagnostics Engineer @ Ford Motor Company
📍London, UK

⭐️ New Ambassador
🎓 CFGdegree Alumni

Gemma McAlpine
Insights and Data Consultant - Data Analyst @ Capgemini
📍Guildford, UK

⭐️ New Ambassador
🎓 CFGdegree Alumni
💻 Data Science stream
🔃 Career switcher from the education and charity sector

Issy Hoade
📍Guildford, UK
⭐️ New Ambassador
🎓 CFGdegree Alumni
💻 Software & Data Engineering stream
🔃 Career switcher from PR
Janet Osunsami
Project and Compliance Officer
📍Kent, UK

⭐️ Previous Ambassador
🎓 CFGdegree and +Masters Alumni
💻 Software & Data Engineering stream
🔃 Career switcher from working as a Business Support Manager/PA

Megan Labonte
Human-Centred AI Student
📍Bournemouth, UK

⭐️ Previous Ambassador
🎓 CFGdegree Alumni
💻 Product Management stream
🔃 Career switcher from PR

Natalie Martin
Software Engineer
📍Reading, UK

⭐️ Previous Ambassador
🎓 CFGdegree Alumni
💻 Software Engineering stream
🔃 Career switcher from marketing

Laura Wheaton
Graduate Software Engineer @ Aviva
📍Bristol, UK
⭐️ New Ambassador
🎓 CFGdegree Alumni
💻 Software & Data Engineering stream
🔃 Career switcher from dentistry 📣 CFG Interview & Technical Coach
Sally Davies
Graduate Software Engineer @ BT Group
📍Bristol, UK

⭐️ New Ambassador
🎓 CFGdegree and +Masters Alumni
💻 Software and Data Engineering and Cyber Security streams
🔃 Career switcher from Education, Recruitment, and Accounting

Amanda Mandiki
Senior Software Engineer @ BT Group
📍Coventry, UK

⭐️ Previous Ambassador
🎓 CFGdegree Alumni
💻 Software Engineering stream
📣 CFG Interview & Technical Coach

Francesca Matthews
Portfolio Analyst
📍Stoke-on-Trent/London, UK

⭐️ New Ambassador
🎓 Completed our Kickstarter Classes

Abbie Smith
Associate Software Engineer @ dunnhumby
📍Manchester, UK

⭐️ New Ambassador
🎓 CFGdegree Alumni
💻 Full-Stack stream

Hayley Parker
Software Engineer @ Barclays
📍Preston, UK

⭐️ New Ambassador
🎓 CFGdegree Alumni
💻 Software Engineering stream
🚀 Mid-Level Accelerator Alumni
🔃 Career switcher from an Administration Assistant

Kamila Felger
Data Engineer @ NatWest
📍Manchester, UK

⭐️ New Ambassador
🎓 CFGdegree and +Masters Alumni
💻 Software & Data Engineering and DevOps streams
🔃 Career switcher from fashion and retail

Megan Thwaites
Technology Cyber and Security Graduate @ Barclays
📍Warrington, UK
⭐️ New Ambassador
🎓 CFGdegree and +Masters Alumni
💻 Software/Data Engineering and Cyber Security streams 🔃 Career switcher from primary education and mental health support
Samreen Amjad
Self-Employers @ Skidzy Networks
📍Manchester, UK

⭐️ New Ambassador
🎓 CFGdegree and +Masters Alumni
💻 Software Engineering and Cyber Security streams
🔃 Career switcher from Biomedical Science (Healthcare & Research)

Shanique Smith
Senior Income Analyst
📍Manchester, UK
⭐️ New Ambassador
🎓 CFgdegree and +Masters Alumni
💻 Data and AI/ML streams
🔃 Career switcher from healthcare
Thea Sullivan
Associate Data Engineer @ Capgemini
📍Cheshire, UK

⭐️ New Ambassador
🎓 CFGdegree Alumni
💻 Data Science stream
🔃 Career switcher from Textiles and Fashion

Wendy Misumi
Junior Web Developer @ Wombat Creative
📍Workington, UK

⭐️ New Ambassador
🎓 CFGdegree Alumni
💻 Full-Stack stream
🔃 Career switcher from marketing

Carey Yuen
Associate Software Engineer
📍North Yorkshire, UK
⭐️ Previous Ambassador
🎓 CFGdegree Alumni
🔃 Career switcher from Food Marketing Management
⚙️ CFG Instructor
Jessica Brown
📍Leeds, UK

⭐️ New Ambassador
🎓 CFGdegree and +Masters Alumni
🔃 Career switcher from E-Commerce and Social Media Management

Emily Cutler-Ames
Infrastructure Engineer @ NatWest
📍Edinburgh, UK

⭐️ Previous Ambassador
🎓 CFGdegree & +Masters Alumni
💻 Software Engineering, Full-Stack and DevOps streams
🔃 Career switcher from teaching
📣 CFG Interview & Technical Coach

Jess Gilbert
Software Engineer @ Barclays
📍Glasgow, UK

⭐️ Previous Ambassador
🎓 CFGdegree Alumni
💻 Full-Stack stream
🚀 Mid-Level Accelerator Alumni
🔃 Career switcher from teaching
📣 CFG Interview & Technical Coach

Lorna Shaw
Group IT Planning & Performance Lead @ Laing O'Rourke
📍Edinburgh, UK

⭐️ Previous Ambassador

🌏 Lata Thakur
📍Berlin, Germany
⭐️ New Ambassador
🎓 Completed our Kickstarter Classes
🔃 Career switcher from marketing
🌏 Promise Edah Frank
Site Reliability Engineer @ TeamViewer
📍Germany

⭐️ New Ambassador
🎓 CFGdegree Alumni
💻 Software Engineering stream
🔃 Career switcher from marketing

🌏 Razieh Salamat
Software Engineer
📍Berlin, Germany

⭐️ New Ambassador
🚀 Mid-Level Accelerator Alumni
🔃 Career switcher from the agriculture industry

🌏 Linda Blankenburg
Language Instructor
📍Rotterdam, The Netherlands

⭐️ New Ambassador
🎓 Completed our Tech tasters and Kickstarter Classes

🌏 Lucy Duval
Junior Software Engineer
📍Madrid, Spain

⭐️ New Ambassador
🎓 CFgdegree and +Masters Alumni
💻 Full-Stack and Cyber Security streams
🔃 Career switcher from education and teaching

🌏 Aashna
Btech IT Student
📍India

⭐️ New Ambassador
🎓 Completed our Kickstarter Classes

🌏 Hitaeshi Sehgal
Computer Science Student
📍India
⭐️ New Ambassador
🎓 Completed our Kickstarter Classes
💡 Aspiring Data & Business Analyst
🌏 Shivani Sharma
📍India

⭐️ New Ambassador

YOUR FAQS ANSWERED 💬

Yes, our Tech Tasters are the perfect “coding for beginners” option.  These 100% free sessions will introduce you to in-demand tech concepts, languages, and other key skills, providing a great introduction to coding. 

These online courses will give you a great taste of key tech topics – from UX/UI to bug fixing, languages to CVs and applications. After each session, you complete a quick quiz on the topic to earn your certificate on completion.

Yes, all our courses are 100% free! They are a great place to start and sessions will introduce you to in-demand tech concepts, languages, and other key skills.

Yes! They are free and hosted by our friendly Code First Girls instructors and they are suitable for anyone over 18+ wishing to get started in tech, or brush up on their skills.

Our Tech Tasters have four modules to complete – all fully self-paced to fit around your schedule. At the end of a module, there is a quiz to test your new-found skills and knowledge.

Each module takes about an hour to complete, and you are in full control as to when you complete each session!

You have up to four-weeks to complete the course overall including all lessons and quizzes to get certified. 

Our live courses (known as MOOCs) are available for a limited time only and are short coding courses with four 1-hour sessions.

HIT UP THE SLACK CHANNEL

This month, we’re empowering our community with valuable insights, tips, and personal stories about overcoming imposter syndrome

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This month, we’re empowering our community with valuable insights, tips, and personal stories about overcoming imposter syndrome

TECH HIRING IN PORTUGAL

TUI leveraged our program to hire Junior Software Developers from a cohort with 75% career switchers and 100% non-computer science backgrounds.

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HIRING TECH TALENT IN GERMANY

Commerce Tools used our programme to hire entry-level tech talent for Junior Software Engineering and Junior Site Reliability Engineering roles.

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ROLLS-ROYCE HIRING IN THE USA

Rolls-Royce exceeded hiring targets by 150%, bringing in software engineers, data ops managers, and scrum managers, with 83% from underrepresented ethnicities and 50% first-generation university attendees.

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OPPORTUNITIES IN TECH IN INDIA

CLASSES TO CFGDEGREE: HIRING IN INDIA

Unilever leveraged our pipeline to place CFGdegree graduates in roles like Solutions Factory DevOps Specialist and Solutions Factory ML Ops Specialist.

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TECH TALENT PIPELINES IN SINGAPORE

The Economist’s program supported tech pipelines with 78% oversubscription, drawing a cohort of 84% beginner-level women, 69% from underrepresented ethnicities, and 44% career switchers.

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TRAINING TECH TALENT IN HILVERSUM

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TECH HIRING IN KRAKOW AND WARSAW

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FROM BEGINNER TO SKILLED IN HUNGARY

Morgan Stanley used our program to hire entry-level software engineers from a cohort with 99% underrepresented ethnicities and 85% career-focused participants.

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FINDING TECH TALENT IN poland

Goldman Sachs used our oversubscribed program to hire in Poland and the UK, drawing from a cohort with 63% career switchers and 44% first-generation university attendees.

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TECH TOPICS UNLOCKED IN SWITZERLAND

Credit Suisse enhanced its employer brand and hiring pipeline by training a cohort that was 81% new to tech, 63% from underrepresented ethnicities, and 61% career switchers.

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FINDING SOFTWARE ENGINEERS IN SPAIN

Skyscanner’s pipeline achieved a 4% year-over-year increase in women in tech roles, with 62% beginner-level participants and 85% career switchers.

HIRING TECH TALENT IN SPAIN

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CLOSING THE TALENT GAP IN GERMANY

Capgemini’s pilot program closed Germany’s talent gap, placing 80+ graduates globally and generating job-ready candidates for junior infrastructure admin roles.

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UNLOCKING TECH TALENT IN POLAND

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ENTRY-LEVEL TALENT IN THE NETHERLANDS

Booking.com used our program to hire junior software engineers from a cohort with 94% underrepresented ethnicities and 50% career switchers.