PROGRAM

Coding Academy and Digital Skills

Learn how to code from scratch!

Sobre el programa

The Government of Mexico City through the Points of Innovation, Freedom, Art, Education, and Knowledge (PILARES), the German Cooperation for Sustainable Development (GIZ) Mexico and Seedstars; with the support of the online professional education platform Platzi are glad to invite you to participate in the Coding Academy and Digital Skills.

This is an intensive online technical training program with a face-to-face option (on specific venues), which will give you the tools to learn how to code from scratch and become professional in this area.

Duration:

16 hours per week for 4 months (256 hours in total).

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Be part of the new digital generation!

By applying to the program you will have the opportunity to acquire programming skills and be part of the new digital generation.

Program Benefits

Coding education and training with the support of Platzi.
Digital skills academy.
Access to workshop leaders at PILARES Centers in CDMX*.
Free access to computers and internet in any of the PILARES centers.
Exclusive participation in the closing event (Work in Tech) to connect with potential industry leaders.

*Specific PILARES centers as part of the program.

Requisitos de aplicación:

We are looking for motivated entrepreneurs eager to learn new digital and programming skills:

For young entrepreneurs between 18-35 years old, preferably.
No minimum educational level.
Be registered in any of the PILARES centers (In any of the activities or workshops, have a folio number) in case you are not registered, you can go to any PILARES Center to register or through this link.

Limit: 300 entrepreneurs

Timeline

PHASE 1

Open Call

2nd of December 2021

PHASE 2

Close of applications

10th of December 2021

PHASE 3

Results

13th -17th of December 2021

PHASE 4

Program start

10th of January 2022

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About Us

ABOUT

Seedstars

Seedstars is a Swiss-based private company with a mission to impact people’s lives in emerging markets through technology and entrepreneurship. The groups’ activities cover over 90 emerging ecosystems through a variety of initiatives such as the Online Seedstars World Competition, acceleration programs, physical hubs called Seedspace, venture capital investments and company building activities. Seedstars The Documentary is a feature film featuring the company’s vision to give a voice to the game changers of the developing world.

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Pilares

The Points of Innovation, Freedom, Art, Education and Knowledge (PILARES) are a comprehensive and inter-institutional community education strategy whose purpose is to help guarantee the exercise of the right to education, culture, sports and employment for the inhabitants of neighborhoods, barrios and towns with lower social development indexes in Mexico City through the installation and implementation of 300 community centers in order to empower people to participate in building better living conditions.

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GIZ

The German Sustainable Development Cooperation in Mexico (GIZ Mexico) has been advising the Mexican government since 1997, on behalf of the German government, in the implementation of various activities throughout the country together with partner organizations and the government in sustainable energy projects, urban and industrial environmental protection, biodiversity conservation, climate change and governance. Through our work we want to contribute to the strengthening of good governance in the country, supporting the fulfillment of global commitments that are fundamental to promote development, prosperity and social inclusion, such as the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

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Platzi

Platzi is the largest effective online education platform for technology professionals in Latin America. More than 2 million students learn on Platzi in areas such as design, digital marketing, blockchain, soft skills, English and programming languages for web and mobile. Platzi works with various governments, development banks and companies to close the talent gap in Latin America and transform the region's economy.

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LATIN AMERICA • OTHER

Through PILARES, a total of 300 youths from Mexico City will be trained to learn how to develop web technology, digital skills, and entrepreneurship.

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Se abren inscripciones para el programa: Academia de Programación y Habilidades Digitales, cuyo objetivo es desarrollar las habilidades digitales de las juventudes en la Ciudad de México.

Coding Academy and Digital Skills

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