Founders And Coders

Information Evening

18:30 - Introduction
19:00 - Q&A
20:00 - End

Our location

London

Campuses we support with our open-source curriculum

Nazareth (now Haifa)

Gaza

Al Khalil

Our values

Cooperative

We expect you to prioritise collective learning over personal goals.

Inclusive

We want the tech industry to be a place where people from all backgrounds can thrive.

Social Impact

We provide digital solutions to non-profits through our Tech for Better programme.

Prerequisites

You'll need to...

Come to our meetups regularly*
Create a GitHub account
Be active in our online community
freeCodeCamp
Codewars, reach 5 kyu
Create a one-page website, with an image carousel
See our Apply page for more information

Meetups

Mondays*

18:30 - 20:30*

With COVID-19, we are running short courses online, these are currently invite only
We will also offer structured workshops, these are open to everyone

Course Overview

Winter 2020 cohort dates

Application cycle: today - August 31, 2020
Application closes on: August 31, 2020
Interview dates: September 7-18
Precourse: six weeks part-time at your own pace
Course dates: November 2 - March 12, 2021

Times

Monday - Friday
09:45 - 18:00
Full-time on-site*

Weeks 1-7

A new topic each week
Workshops Mon/Tues
Group project Wed/Thurs
Code review and presentations every Friday

Weeks 9-18

Week 9 - Front-end app build
Week 10 - React week
Week 11 - Design thinking
Week 12-13 - Student project
Week 14-16 - Tech for Better project
Week 17-18 - Employer Workshops and Interviews

What we ask of you as a student

Complete the precourse material
Commit full time for 18 weeks
Mentoring the next cohort
Mentoring at meetups and stay active online
Be an active member of our community
Seek employment through one of our partners

After Graduation

Opportunities at Founders and Coders

Tech for Better projects

Mentoring abroad

Course facilitation

Employment outcomes

Graduated June 2019

6 months on

10 found jobs through us
1 found own job and set up a relationship
4 found own job
1 working at Founders and Coders