Banking on Change: Driving Diversity and Digital Transformation in Finance
EMPLOYERs
EMPLOYERS
Unlock Code First
Girls Talent
Code First Girls is on a mission to close the gender gap in the tech industry by providing employment through free education. We’ve already helped more than 200,000 women learn to code and by working with companies globally, we’re boosting employability, diversity and social mobility, transforming local economies and communities.
👩🏻💻 Hire more women in tech
👷♀️ Build a candidate funnel of early and mid-career talent
👩🏻🎓 Guarantee hires through upskilling and education
130+
Employers across global markets
200k+
Women taught how to code
75%
Graduates intend to stay in their current role for 2+ years
SPONSOR, EDUCATE,
HIRE WOMEN IN TECH
Beat the war on talent and transform local communities of women into talent pools by sponsoring them through our training. Build a guaranteed cohort of early careers or mid-level talent ready for hire, or align your brand with upskilling women in tech skills around the world.
- Software
- Data
- Full-stack
- Product Management
- Devops & Cloud
- Mobile App\Development
- Cyber Security
- T-shaped developers
- Software development lifecycle
- Specialist skills focus in data, front-end and UX, back-end and Devops, Product Management
- Modern full life cycle development
COMPANIES
WE WORK WITH
BUILD YOUR OWN
CANDIDATE FUNNEL
WITH OUR B2B SUBSCRIPTION MODEL
MOOCs
Increase brand reach, CSR and accessibility.
Our massive open online courses are designed in short segments to impart technical skills, confidence, career discovery or real-world problem-solving.
CLASSES
Build a candidate pipeline across multiple regions.
Classes are designed to provide a fundamental grounding in web dev, python, JavaScript or data. Target by geography, uni regions, career switchers or students.
CFGDEGREE
Invest in key tech career paths & hire tech talent.
Guarantee your next early career tech hires by sponsoring women through our CFGdegree in data, software,full-stack or product management.
+MASTERS
Invest in key specialist career paths.
Extension of the CFGdegree and open to candidates to extend their learning in DevOps & Cloud, Mobile Apps or Product Manager & Analyst with one of our partner companies.
MID LEVEL ACCELERATOR
Unleash developer velocity through our mid-level accelerator.
Educate and hire those with 2+ years of tech experience into mid-level technical roles. We provide training and career-boosting learning to those ready to progress in tech.
MOOCs
Increase brand reach, CSR and accessibility.
Our massive open online courses are designed in short segments to impart technical skills, confidence, career discovery or real-world problem-solving.
CLASSES
Build a candidate pipeline across multiple regions.
Classes are designed to provide a fundamental grounding in web dev, python, JavaScript or data. Target by geography, uni regions, career switchers or students.
CFGDEGREE
Develop key specialist career paths.
Extension of the CFGdegree and open to candidates to extend their learning in DevOps & Cloud, Mobile Apps or Product Manager & Analyst with one of our partner companies.
+MASTERS
Invest in key specialist career paths.
Extension of the CFGdegree and open to candidates to extend their learning in DevOps & Cloud, Mobile Apps or Product Manager & Analyst with one of our partner companies.
MID LEVEL ACCELERATOR
Unleash developer velocity through our mid-level accelerator.
Educate and hire those with 2+ years of tech experience into mid-level technical roles. We provide training and career-boosting learning to those ready to progress in tech.
INTERNATIONAL
LOCATIONS
So far we have helped organisations attract candidates across Europe, the USA, the Middle East, Africa and India and our international footprint continues to grow with organic candidate interest from over 100 countries globally.
CODE FIRST GIRLS
ROI
GUARANTEED HIRES
- 100% of roles filled by pre-matched and sifted CFG candidates
- High quality women in tech, ready to work, in international locations
- Diversify your hires across different skills dependent on need
“Working with CFG has allowed us to change the way we approach recruitment for our junior engineering roles. We were spoilt for choice with candidates for our CFGdegree places and we know that the CFGdegree will provide a great basis for starting a tech career at Veygo.”
Hannah Clarke, Software Engineer, Veygo
INCREASE YOUR BOTTOM LINE WITH DIVERSE THINKING & SOFTWARE EXCELLENCE
- Diverse teams are 25% more likely to have above-average profitability*
- Sponsor candidates through industry-aligned curriculum
- High client satisfaction with an NPS score of 71
"CFG’s ability to source and train exceptional talent in tech and create a direct hiring pipeline for diverse candidates is unparalleled. We are so happy to be working with them and we're excited for the future of this relationship!”
Emma Padmore, Candidate Acquisition Manager, Barclays
PROGRESS AND RETAIN WOMEN TALENT
- 50% of women leave the tech workforce by the age of 35*
- Cost of replacing an employee can cost between 6 to 9 months of an employees salary
- 75% of grads intend to stay in their current role for 2+ years
“The CFGdegree candidates are all working in permanent roles in the business, delivering and completing impactful work projects, and we’re experiencing 100% retention rates across both our 2021 and recent 2022 cohorts”
Marlon Wilson, Transformation, Change and Inclusion Manager, BT Group
DRIVE ORGANISATIONAL IMPACT,
AND CHANGE LIVES
PERFECTING SKILLS & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
“CFG was able to elevate my career and professional development after I finished my HRM Masters with no direction on what to do next. The networking opportunities to meet like minded and inspirational women in tech allowed me to refocus myself and bring myself out of cyclical low-income jobs into a more stable line of work. I have now referred and championed the impact CFG has had on my job stability, hard skills, and networking opportunities to family and friends.”
Mariam Hussein, Software Engineer
@ Slalom Build
CFGdegree graduate & Brand Ambassador
MAKING DREAM JOBS
ATTAINABLE
“Joining the CFG ambassador program was a transformative step in my professional journey. Prior to this, I undertook CFG courses and quickly developed a deep passion for coding. This love for coding led me to pursue the CFG Degree in 2022, which not only changed my life but also paved the way for me to achieve my dream job. The program has not just provided me with unprecedented opportunities, but it has also connected me with a community of like-minded enthusiasts who share my fervor for technology. This has been a nurturing platform, inspiring me to think outside the box and build relationships with progressive, forward-thinking companies.”
Imane Ziouche, Junior Software Development Engineer
@ Findmypast
CFGdegree graduate & Brand Ambassador
PROCESS ENGINEER TO A DATA ENGINEER
“Code First Girls has been fundamental in helping me cultivate and build my programming skills and learn more about the tech industry through their interactive online courses. Before switching careers, I worked as a Process Engineer in Pharmaceutical Industry but the knowledge I have acquired and developed from Code First Girls has allowed me to enter the tech space as a Data Engineer, which has been an enjoyable role as I get to utilise my logical and mathematical skills since it involves coding, problem solving, and analytical challenges.”
Bianca Dakamela Ncube, Data Engineer @ Barclays
Career Switcher & Brand Ambassador
PARTNER
CASE STUDIES
We work with 130+ companies globally who attract more women into tech roles and align their brand with the DE&I agenda through partnering with Code First Girls.
By sponsoring women through our early careers or mid-level education, our partners are committed to shifting organisational culture and championing women in technology.
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