HackTechGO!

About Us

Technology changes the world at an incredible pace thanks to its exponential growth. Having technical skills will soon be indispensable. We want to offer youth an opportunity to prepare for the future today.
Our bootcamp is open for EVERYONE who are curious to learn about programming and/or who wants to take their first steps into the IT industry.
HackTechGO! is a non-profit that mainly works for diversity in technology and IT. It is about teaching programming to people (focusing on youth) with "unconventional" backgrounds like those of minority backgrounds, refugees and immigrants.
We want to empower youth by providing them with the tools and knowledge to navigate in today's digital world.
We believe that everyone has the potential to be talented given equal rights, resources and opportunities!

Our Curriculum

HackTechGO! is a 3 months' coding bootcamp (August-November) that will help you kick-start your IT career. Our classes are held 2 days a week, around 3 hours each time (it is expected that you work by yourself in addition to this).

Our three months' course will cover both front-end and back-end with programming languages & technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, Wordpress, NodeJS, MongoDB, APIs, and, Git/Github. However, what we value most is that our students learn how to think as a programmer, how to solve problems, and how to manage a project. This fundamental knowledge prepares our students for their first job as a web developer.

In addition to coding, we will help you with soft skills to stand out as a developer in a competitive market.

HTML

CSS

Javascript

Node.js

Databases

Commandline/Shell/Bash

Who Can Apply?

Anyone (especially 15-30 years old youth with minority background) who is serious about learning to program and/or want to start their career in web development. Women are strongly encouraged to apply. No technical background required. The bootcamp is completely FREE, and will be held August 14-November 30. The bootcamp will be held in Norwegian, unless English is specifically requested by the participants. Upon successful completion of the program, participants will get certificates and references endorsing their coding literacy.

Requirements:

You have to be very motivated to learn to program and/or start a career in web development.
You have to have some basic mathematical understanding (Norwegian equivalent: 3 i matte).
You have to speak English at an intermediate level (Norwegian equivalent: 4 i engelsk).
You have to study at least 10 hours per week independently to keep up with our program.
You are able to attend our in-person class every Wednesday (17.30-19.30) and Sunday (14:00-17:00).
You are committed to study with us for 3 months. To get a certificate, you will have to attend minimum 80% of the program.

If you dont satisfy all the criteria, feel free to contact us and apply regardless.

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BECOME AN INSTRUCTOR

Our instructors are volunteers who have professional experience in the field of programming, who are passionate about what they do and who are eager to share their knowledge with the students. As a volunteer instructor, you commit to hold at least 2 lectures.

You can also mentor one of our students. Mentors don't need to have technical skills. Together with the students, you'll make sure that their CV & LinkedIn profiles are up to local standards, you'll prepare them for the first job interviews and share feedback.

Interested in becoming a volunteer instructor or mentor? Shoot us an email!

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