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BECOME A
KICK-ASS DEVELOPER
The time is now. With women representing only ~17% of the tech industry, we are dedicated to moving this stat in the right direction!
Our role is to help more women gain the skills, confidence and tools they need to kick-start, revamp, or reignite their career in tech through our courses and job opportunities.
FROM BEGINNER TO ADVANCED
From beginner to more advanced, we want to make getting into tech for women super accessible and create the next generation of future tech leaders. Explore our Code First Girls courses below.
MASSIVE OPEN ONLINE COURSES
SPRINTS & CHALLENGES
Our Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) – our MOOC Sprints and our MOOC Challenges. Both are 100% free and great for beginners or anyone that fancies a little refresher or upskill moment! Learn the principles of key tech topics with our MOOC Sprints and test your knowledge with our Challenges.
UPSKILL OR UPGRADE YOUR CAREER
Ready for a change of career or simply want to upskill? Our 8-week beginner courses will give you the fundamentals to super-charge your career or explore a new career path. Great for tech returners, mums, career switchers and anyone wanting to kickstart are career in tech – all 100% free!
TECH CAREER PATHWAYS
SOFTWARE - DATA - FULL-STACK- PRODUCT MANAGEMENT
Press start on a career in tech with our 16-week intensive course across a software, full-stack or data specialisation. By the end of the CFGdegree, graduates will be qualified to explore a career pathway across a range of tech roles, and often will have job opportunities with partner companies we are working with. Our CFGdegree is 100% free for all candidates thanks to our sponsoring companies!
ADDITIONAL LEARNING SPECIALISATIONS
A 4-week extension course for recent grads of the CFGdegree or for internal upskilling in partner organisations, our +Masters will provide learners with additional skills and knowledge across DevOps & Cloud, Mobile App Development, Data Analysis, Cyber Security or AI/ML (starting late 2023). The +Masters will prep grads for exciting roles in these key areas and is 100% free for all candidates thanks to our sponsoring companies!
ADDITIONAL LEARNING SPECIALISATIONS
Open to those already in tech with 2+ years of technical/coding experience with language experience in either Python, JavaScript or Java or Data experience, this part-time 12-week course course will empower you with the skills, knowledge and career-proofing to take your tech career to the next level. Candidates who successfully pass the Mid-Level Accelerator will receive a certification and go on to roles within our sponsoring partner organisations. Our MLA course is 100% free for all candidates thanks to our sponsoring companies!
EMPLOYEES WANT TO UPSKILL
EXPLORE YOUR TECH CAREER PATHWAY
There are loads of different roles that you could get into with some tech learning. From Software Engineering to a Data Analyst to an App Developer, the opportunities and endless and ever-evolving (much like tech in general!).
You don’t need to have a STEM degree to learn how to code or get a job in tech. Find out more on our career pathways page plus hear from some of our alumni below.
MEET SOME OF OUR AMAZING
CFG MEMBERS
How Code First Girls’ Mid-Level Accelerator helped me grow my career in tech
Landing My First Tech Job After The CFGdegree (As An Education-only Learner)
Upskilling in Tech as a Project Manager
Working mum in tech: from healthcare to software engineering
Being Neurodivergent In Tech & Creating Inclusive Spaces with Fiona Hammond
A Career in Midwifery to Tech: CFG Ambassador, Heather O’Grady’s Story
From Law to Tech: Annie Feng Yang’s Story | CFG Ambassadors
My CFGdegree Experience as an Education-only Learner, Erin Byrne (CFG Scholar)
Changing Careers In your Thirties: From Marketing Into Tech | Ambassador Stories
Intro to C# with Mariam | CFG Ambassador Guides
Career Development in Tech | Sinéad’s Story
HEAR FROM OUR COMMUNITY
Our favourite thing about CFG is hearing from members of our community and their experiences. We are so lucky to have such an amazing group of women! Sharing is a such a great way to help other women feel confident to start their journey into tech or see how it can all come together. Join in the convo across social and you could be featured below.