TechLadies Bootcamp #5 & Mentorship - Info Session

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1. Info Session - Bootcamp #5 & Mentorship
2. TechLadies.c TechLadies.co Plans for the Evening 6:30pm: Registration & Dinner 7:15pm: Opening 7:25pm: TechLadies Bootcamp #5: Teams and projects introduction 8:00pm: TechLadies Bootcamp #5: Application process + Q&A 8:20pm: TechLadies Mentorship: Program launch 8:35pm: Closing + Mingling 9:30pm: End 1.
3. TechLadies.co Thank you!
4. About Us
5. TechLadies.co About Us Vision: Increase women’s participation and create opportunities for women in the tech industry Mission: We want to provide women the community, education, and the opportunity to become better engineers, product managers, and designers
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8. TechLadies.co The Team
9. TechLadies.c TechLadies.co How we support each other in tech
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12. TechLadies.c TechLadies.co Bootcamp
13. Bootcamp #5
14. TechLadies.co About the Program • 13-week part-time accelerated learning program designed for women and guided by industry experts • Participant profile: ◦ Designed for women who wish to be professional programmers - age between 25 and 35, mid-career switchers, returning mums ◦ Interested in a software-related jobs and internships • Participants form teams and build a web solution for the NGOs. • Ran 4 iterations of bootcamps so far, training 36 women in total. • 12 ladies getting technical internships or hired as junior software engineers
15. TechLadies.co Products Built For Centre for a Responsible Future
16. Bootcamp #5 - Teams & Projects
17. TechLadies.co The Bootcamp Participants • 2 teams of participants work on a similar product type (in this case, a donor management app) for 2 NGOs
18. TechLadies.co The Non-Profit Organisations
19. TechLadies.co The Non-Profit Organisations
20. TechLadies.co Bootcamp Organizers - Elisha - Janyn The Team Coaches - Brian - Leslie - Reena - Shang - Sheldon Product Leads - Sneha - Amy - Hui Min UI/UX Designers - Weiman - Alim - Kate - Pearly Tech Lead - Michael
21. TechLadies.co Bootcamp Batch #5 Coding language: Javascript Bootcamp period: • 19 Oct to 14 Dec • 4 Jan to 25 Jan Commitment of 15 hours/week: • ~5 hours on Saturdays (1 - 6pm) • 10+ hours at your own pace Fees of $550 to participate (Goes back to fund TechLadies events. Full scholarships available.
22. TechLadies.co Bootcamp Batch #5 Weekly Bootcamp Session: • Participants will work with coaches to build the application. • You can choose to work on front-end or back-end code. • Pair-Programming is encouraged. Level-Up Workshops: • Regular coding workshops to help you build your foundations.
23. Bootcamp #5 - Application Process
24. TechLadies.co Apply to the bootcamp! • Fill up an online application form • Complete a technical task
25. TechLadies.co Timeline 29 Sep Applications Closed Technical Task Submitted 11 Oct Participants Finalized 22/23 Aug Info Session Applications Open Prepare Technical Task 31 Aug 3 Pre-Bootcamps (Sat) • 31 Aug • 7 Sep • 14 Sep 1 Code Clinic (Sat) • 21 Sep 19 Oct Kickoff Bootcamp (19 Oct - 25 Jan) Feb Hand Off of Product & Training for NGO Feb/Mar Grad Party
26. TechLadies.co Technical Task Frontend Focused • Make a visual web app that uses the weather forecast API • Use React JS to build the dynamic web app • This web app should have: • About Me • Weather Forecast • Navigation Bar Backend Focused • Build a JSON API that will tell the distance travelled on a bus route between 2 bus stops • Database of bus routes will be provided in a JSON format • Save the data into a local database
27. TechLadies.co Technical Task https://github.com/TechLadies/bootcamp5-info
28. TechLadies.co Pre-Bootcamp & Bootcamp Dates Install Fest • 29 Aug (Install prerequisite software) ‍ Pre-Bootcamps • 31 Aug - HTML & CSS • 7 Sep - Building a basic web app with JavaScript & NodeJS • 14 Sep - Intro to ReactJS Code Clinic • 21 Sep Bootcamps • 19 Oct to 14 Dec • 4 Jan to 25 Jan
29. Bootcamp #5 - Q&A
39. Info Session - Bootcamp #5 & Mentorship
41. TechLadies.co You can help TechLadies Volunteers Needed: (http://www.techladies.co/volunteer) • Coach / Mentor • Marketing • Partnerships • Community engagement Sponsors • Cash sponsors • Venue / In-Kind sponsors • Office visits
42. Thank you <3 Please fill up a short survey after the event!