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TECH HIRING IN PORTUGAL 

  • Tech talent drive in Poland & Portugal
  • Successful class pipeline built:
  • Python & Web Dev Classes
  • Software & Data Engineering track
  • 75% career switchers
  • 100% non-Computer Science degree
  • Hired roles:
  • Junior Software Developers

HIRING TECH TALENT IN GERMANY

  • Built up pipeline in Berlin
  • Training tracks:
  • Software Engineering + DevOps & Cloud
  • Full-Stack + Java
  • Hired entry-level roles:
  • Junior Software Engineers
  • Jr Site Reliability Engineers 
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ROLLS-ROYCE HIRING IN THE USA

  • Hiring roles in New York and Pittsburg
  • Data & Software training tracks
  • Filled 150% of roles versus initial target 
  • 83% underrepresented ethnicities
  • 50% first generation to attend uni
  • Roles across:
  • Software Engineering
  • Data Ops Managers
  • Scrum Managers
  • Used our education to build a pipeline of women proficient in key tech skills
  • Sponsored 90 through beginner-level classes in Python & Apps and Data & SQL
  • Hired 5 women on the CFGdegree to join their Graduate programme in September 2024 as Software Engineers
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OPPORTUNITIES IN TECH IN INDIA

  • First partner in India
  • Python & Apps free classes
  • 216% oversubscribed
  • Software Engineering training track
  • Hired into Software Development roles

CLASSES TO CFGDEGREE: HIRING IN INDIA

  • Bangalore and Portsunlight in India 
  • Data & SQL class pipeline built
  • Software & Data CFGdegree places
  • Additional specialisations in:
  • Cyber Security and DevOps & Cloud 
  • Hired roles:
  • Solutions Factory DevOps Specialist
  • Solutions Factory ML Ops Specialist

TECH TALENT PIPELINES IN SINGAPORE

  • Free Python & Apps classes
  • 78% oversubscribed vs. places 
  • 84% of women were beginner level
  • 69% from underrepresented ethnicities
  • 44% wanting to switch careers
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TRAINING TECH TALENT IN HILVERSUM

  • Free education to local community
  • Python & Apps classes
  • CFGdegree 1183% oversubscribed
  • Linked to Software Engineering roles
  • Intelligently matched candidates to:
  • Nike values of community
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TECH HIRING IN KRAKOW AND WARSAW

  • Tech talent drive in Poland & Portugal
  • Successful class pipeline built:
  • Python & Web Dev Classes
  • Mix of uni grads and career switchers
  • 82% beginner tech level
  • Software & Data Engineering track
  • Hired roles:
  • Junior Software Developers
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FROM BEGINNER TO SKILLED IN BUDAPEST

  • Local pipeline with Python classes
  • 80% who were beginner tech level 
  • 85% pursuing a career in tech
  • Software Engineering training track
  • 99% underrepresented ethnicities
  • Hired into Software Engineering roles
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FINDING TECH TALENT IN WARSAW

  • Python & Apps classes to build pipeline
  • 226% oversubscribed vs. places
  • Software Engineering training track
  • Both Poland & UK hiring 
  • 63% career switchers
  • 44% first generation to
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TECH TOPICS UNLOCKED IN SWITZERLAND

  • Build awareness for Credit Suisse 
  • Use MOOCs to show tech topics
  • Intro to AI & ML, Cyber & career paths
  • 81% new to tech tuning in
  • 63% underrepresented ethnicities
  • 61% career switchers
  • Lead to hiring pipeline
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FINDING SOFTWARE ENGINEERS IN SPAIN

  • Built talent pipeline in Barcelona
  • 62% at a beginner tech level
  • 85% career switchers
  • 4% YoY increase women in tech roles

HIRING TECH TALENT IN SPAIN

  • Programme in Spain and Germany
  • Site Reliability & Engineering teams
  • Built pipeline with JavaScript classes
  • Java, DevOps & Cloud +Masters
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CLOSING THE TALENT GAP IN GERMANY

  • 80+ grads placed globally
  • Pilot programme in Berlin
  • 2X'ed programme post-pilot
  • Data & SQL class pipeline
  • Leading to Data CFGdegree
  • Infrastructure Jnr Admin roles
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UNLOCKING TECH TALENT IN POLAND

  • Used MOOCs to build tech career skills
  • Upskilled over 1,600+ people globally
  • Beginner classes in:
  • Python, Data and Web Dev 
  • Software, Data & Full-Stack tracks
  • Hired into full-time roles in Warsaw
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ENTRY-LEVEL TALENT IN AMSTERDAM

  • Built up local talent pipeline
  • Free education in Python & Apps
  • 94% from underrepresented ethnicities 
  • Software Engineering tracking track
  • Hired 50% career switchers
  • Junior Software Engineering roles