Hire MID-level tech talent
Hire and train women with 1.5 years+ of tech experience into mid-level tech roles, empowering your team with the skills to accelerate their careers to the next level.
- Attract more women into mid-level tech roles
- Upskill hiring pipelines for job-readiness
- Unlock high-performing, diverse teams
Hire MID-level
tech talent
Hire and train women with 1.5 years+ of tech experience into mid-level tech roles, empowering your team with the skills to accelerate their careers to the next level.
- Attract more women into mid-level tech roles
- Upskill hiring pipelines for job-readiness
- Unlock high-performing, diverse teams
Hire MID-level tech talent
Hire and train women with 1.5 years+ of tech experience into mid-level tech roles, empowering your team with the skills to accelerate their careers to the next level.
- Attract more women into mid-level tech roles
- Upskill hiring pipelines for job-readiness
- Unlock high-performing, diverse teams
THE MID-LEVEL TALENT GAP
60%
of women have left a role due to an unclear progression pathway
50%
of women leave tech before age 35 and don’t come back
95%
of Mid-Level Accelerator grads would recommend it to boost their careers
86%
of Mid-Level Accelerator grads agree that this programme has taught them new and useful skills
ATTRACT AND HIRE MID-LEVEL TECH TALENT
ATTRACT, HIRE & RETAIN MiD-LEVEL TALENT
Utilise the Mid-Level Accelerator to attract and hire diverse candidates with 1.5 years+ experience in tech. Candidates will have existing proficiency in Python, Java, JavaScript or data-related languages.
PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR TECH RETURNERS
Unlock a unique and valuable talent pool with return-to-work training. Transition tech returners back into your workforce, equipping them with the latest skills and knowledge needed for mid-level software engineering roles.
OPTIMISE YOUR HIRING FUNNEL
Increase the success rate of your existing external application process. Leverage our Mid-Level Accelerator to prepare candidates for tech assessments for mid-level roles, creating a strong and successful hiring pipeline.
ACCELERATE YOUR MID-LEVEL TALENT PIPELINE
Designed for existing technology professionals, the 16-week Mid-Level Accelerator course enables learning alongside a full-time technology role. The course includes key areas of tech, developing learners’ professional skills, encouraging group work and collaboration, technical innovation and specialist technical skill development. Upon successful completion, your sponsored candidates will be ready step into their mid-level technology role inside your business.
BUILDING A T-SHAPED SKILL SET
Learners will future-proof their career by building a T-shaped skill set and growing their technical knowledge and confidence across:
- Specialist skills development in either Python, Java, JavaScript, Data Engineering
- Agility and Automation
- DevSecOps
- Architecture
- Microservices
TECHNICAL INNOVATION ACROSS SPRINTS
Learners will empower a ‘future-tech’ way of thinking to drive innovation and develop future tech solutions through focussed modules on:
- Modern software development, testing and deployment
- Monitoring and Analytics
- The Future of Full-Stack
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Building Inclusive Products
TECHNICAL PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND CAREER PROOFING
Learners will be part of the next generation of tech leaders, build technical leadership and product development skills:
- Product discovery
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Stakeholder management
- Presentation skills
- Lightning talks
- Sprint planning and demos
WE MAKE FINDING GREAT TALENT EASY FOR YOU
1. TAILORED APPLICATION
We collaborate closely with you to identify and understand your needs, creating a tailored application process for candidates.
2. CANDIDATE MATCHING
Our in-house team gets to know you and the candidates, ensuring their profile is a great match for the role, skills and organisation.
3. TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT
Using an industry tech assessment, every candidate is evaluated on their technical skills and readiness to progress to a mid-level role.
4. VIDEO INTERVIEW
By assessing factors such as candidates’ motivations, values, and core role requirements, we gain a deeper insight into each candidate.
5. INTERVIEW COACHING
Successful candidates are invited to participate in our interview coaching, prepping them with valuable interview techniques and support.
6. CLIENT INTERVIEW
It’s time to meet the final candidates. The interview process is at your discretion, though we can offer guidance on reducing unconscious bias and potential barriers.
7. THE FINAL CALL
The final choice is can be a hard one, with many clients opening up more roles for impressive candidates. You’ll also have the ability to pick top reserves, which we fund free-of-charge to you!
CLIENT SPOTLIGHT: ORDNANCE SURVEY
ORDNANCE SURVEY BUILDS MID-LEVEL PIPELINE
Recognising that the mid-career stage can often be a challenge for women, Ordnance Survey saw this as an opportunity to add to their mid-career development pathways for women and accelerate their development.
- Candidates recruited and hired into Mid-Level roles
- 1450% oversubscribed with applicants vs. roles
- Hired Mid-Level roles under the Data stream
- Candidates completed with a Distinction or above
OUR CLIENT AND COMMUNITY SUCCESS STORIES
Hear what our clients and community are saying.
“The Mid-Level Accelerator has equipped me to pursue more senior tech roles by providing me with advanced technical skills, industry insights, and professional confidence. The T-shaped skills, curriculum and challenging project ensured that I developed a deep understanding of complex concepts and honed my problem-solving abilities. The mentorship and career support offered by CFG were invaluable in helping me identify and prepare for senior roles. Additionally, the networking opportunities and connections I made during the programme have opened doors to new career prospects. Overall, the MLA has empowered me to take on leadership roles and contribute at a higher level in the tech industry.”
Lakshmi Kaneti
Mid-Level Accelerator Graduate
“The UK’s education system is failing to support women from more diverse backgrounds into tech. As a result, there remains a lack of female role models in the industry which reinforces the perception that tech is not a realistic career choice for women. In our partnership with Code First Girls, we have seen first-hand the difference that they have on hiring practices, biases and recruiting on potential and behaviours. Code First Girls’ mid-level accelerator is a unique pathway aimed at accelerating women’s careers, which will give women the opportunity to advance and develop their skills, helping them to become role models for other women in the industry. The programme will enable women in tech to mentor and coach female talent, while helping businesses draw on the widest possible range of voices and insights to ensure the tech industry is as strong as it can be.”
Kirsten Booth
Talent, Learning & Culture Specialist
“I work as Tech Senior Product Owner, I was always drawn into engineering and tech. I want to stay in touch with the latest tech trends and gain more confidence to navigate through the tech organisations as a female. I was always interested how engineers use CI/CD but never understood it as well, MLA gave me a lot of knowledge but also a practical application of building modern software. I use GIT, CI/CD every day and also PR reviews, the content helped me to understand how the software is built so I can apply this to every day meetings when I discuss the roadmaps, tech designs with architects, migrations, tech debt etc. The highlight for me was to build frontend in React and to deploy my own work via CI/CD Github, and the fact that I could create a new branch, PR, merge my PR and see how the changes were implemented on the UI.”
Urszula Perry
Mid-Level Accelerator Graduate
& Senior Product Manager @ Eurostar
FAQs
The Mid-Level Accelerator Programme is designed to help organisations attract and hire tech professionals by focusing on women with 1.5+ years of experience. It provides advanced skills training and career development to empower women to elevate their careers, particularly in roles like mid-level software engineer and technical manager positions.
Organisations can select candidates from our community of women tech professionals with experience in coding languages like Python, JavaScript, Data, or Java. Candidates will then join the Mid-Level Accelerator Programme, equipping them with the key skills needed for mid-level software engineers and other technical roles. After completing the programme, organisations can hire candidates for positions that match their recruitment needs.
Our comprehensive training focuses on both technical and soft skills, ensuring candidates are prepared for the challenges of mid-level technical roles. The curriculum, designed with input from industry experts, addresses the current demands faced by technical managers and tech professionals, helping candidates to excel in their new positions.
Yes, the Mid-Level Accelerator Programme offers a range of core and specialist skills tailored to different mid-level tech roles. The core curriculum, covering topics like modern software lifecycles, DE&I in tech, and psychological safety, has been developed in collaboration with our Tech Advisory Board. You also have the flexibility to select specific technical skills to tailor the training to your unique needs. Whether you’re upskilling tech professionals or preparing candidates for technical manager roles, our programme ensures they are well-prepared for your workplace.
Yes, the Mid-Level Accelerator Programme is ideal for hiring tech returners. It provides advanced training and career development to women re-entering the tech industry, equipping them with up-to-date skills and knowledge needed for roles such as mid-level software engineers. This helps tech returners transition smoothly back into the workforce and make significant contributions to your organisation.
The programme lasts between 16 and 26 weeks, depending on the skills your organisation requires. Core skills training takes 16 weeks, while specialist skills training ranges from 20 to 26 weeks based on the area of specialisation.
Candidates receive continuous support from mentors and trainers throughout the programme. After completion, they are provided with career development resources and guidance to help them transition seamlessly into their new mid-level technical roles.
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you hire exceptional women in tech.
GET IN TOUCH TODAY
Contact us to learn how our programs can help you hire exceptional women in tech.
GET IN TOUCH
Contact us to learn how our programs can help you hire exceptional women in tech.