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Google Africa Certifications Scholarships 2019

Application Deadline: Ongoing

Google is collaborating with Pluralsight to give you free access to Pluralsight course content plus support from the Andela Learning Community across three skills development tracks: Mobile Web, Android and Google Cloud. After completing your desired skills development track, you will be eligible to receive a Google certification grant to take Google’s Associate Android Developer, Mobile Web Specialist and Associate Cloud Engineer certification exams.

Building upon our pledge to provide mobile developer training to 100,000 Africans to develop world-class apps, today we are pleased to announce the next round of Google Africa Certification Scholarships aimed at helping developers become certified on Google’s Android, Web, and Cloud technologies.

This year, we are offering 30,000 additional scholarship opportunities and 1,000 grants for the Google Associate Android Developer, Mobile Web Specialist, and Associate Cloud Engineer certifications. Our partners Pluralsight and Andela will deliver the program, through an intensive learning curriculum designed to prepare motivated learners for entry-level and intermediate roles as software developers. Interested students in Africa can learn more about the Google Africa Certifications Scholarships and apply here

According to the World Bank, Africa is on track to have the largest working-age population (1.1 billion) by 2034. Today’s announcement marks a transition from inspiring new developers to preparing them for the jobs of tomorrow. Google’s developer certifications are performance-based. They are developed around a job-task analysis, which test learners for skills that employers expect developers to have.

•     Access to expert-led videos, available on-demand with our mobile app and offline capabilities

•    Guided skill development with curated paths and channels according to your chosen track

•    Skill assessments that help you identify knowledge gaps and strengths, and allow you to share your proficiency on Facebook, Twitter and Stack Overflow

•    Support from the Pluralsight Help Center and the Andela Learning Community to help you complete your track and prepare for your chosen Google certification exam

For More Information VISIT

BBC STEP INTO TECH SCHEME

The BBC Step into Tech training course is the ideal opportunity for women wanting to move into a career in Software Engineering.  This in-depth course provides the fundamental skills needed to kick start a career in the sector.

This course is ideal for women who may be returning to work after a break, college leavers and career changers:  anyone that is motivated for a career in software Engineering but need to learn the core skills first.

APPLICATION PROCESS INFORMATION

• You will first complete a questionnaire and you will need to upload your most up to date CV.
•  Once all completed applications have been received, we will then send you a coding exercise to try. (You are not expected to complete all of these exercises but we would just like you to give them a go)
•  We will then be looking to hold a Discovery Evening event, which will give you the opportunity to come in and get further insight into the scheme. We will also try to answer any question that you have about the scheme. (We understand that not all applicants we will be able to attend this event, therefore it will not go against you if you cannot attend this event)
•  If you fully completed your application and meet all of the requirements for the scheme, we will then send you an email, which will have a video interview link on it, for you to complete.
• You will have visibility of the questions and will have time to prep your answers before recording them. (Please make sure you have access to a computer or laptop, which has a Camera on it for you to complete this stage successfully) the scheme managers will assess your video interviews and will decide who will make it through to the face-to-face interview stage.
•  If you are successful, you will be invited to a face-to-face interview in one of their London offices.
• Once all interviews have been conducted, we will notify you of the outcome, this could take up to a few weeks.

Package Description

Upon successful completion of the programme, all participants will have the opportunity to apply for an Associate Software Engineer role within BBC Design + Engineering.

Closing Date 5 July 2019.

To apply VISIT

LEARN FACTORY NIGERIA INTERNSHIP 2019

APPLICATION DEADLINE: June 20, 2019

Attain Software skills free online before applying for the internship. After learning, you must be willing to travel to Aba, Abia State for the internship.

CURRICULUM

•          WEB AND APP DEVELOPMENT
•          DESKTOP DEVELOPMENT WITH JAVASCRIPT
•          MACHINE LEARNING IN JAVASCRIPT
•          CLOUD DEV WITH AWS/ GCP / AZURE

To apply CLICK HERE

MICROSOFT LEAP HACKATHON 2019

Microsoft Invites Female Developers to participate in the Microsoft LEAP Hackathon 2019.

Microsoft is inviting lady developers to participate in a hackathon event. There will be two events scheduled to take place in Kenya and Nigeria. At the Radisson Blu, Upper Hill in Nairobi on the 17th to the 21st of June. And at the Microsoft Office, Civic Tower in Lagos, Nigeria.

To register Click HERE