This is an initiative to face the crisis that we are living in front of the COVID 19 scenario. We want to generate opportunities to promote the employability of young people in our city. Through programming, at Academia Geek we instill in young people proactive attitudes towards knowledge, training them in social skills to work as a team and training them in specific skills to enter the technology industry.
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We provide programming training to young people with an emphasis on three lines, in addition to other skills, entrepreneurship methodologies and employment support.
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Our courses
Acquire the necessary skills to create professional developments.
Training schedule
Línea | Fecha del segundo semestre |
BackEnd | 6 Julio - 12 Septiembre |
FrontEnd | 10 Agosto - 9 Octubre |
BackEnd | 21 Septiembre - 28 Noviembre |
FrontEnd | 12 Octubre - 10 Diciembre |
Our achievements
- Academia Geek currently has 88 graduates between 2019 and 2020.
- 40 women have been part of our training processes.
- 46 graduates are currently employed in companies in the IT sector.
- 57 graduates are working, studying or undertaking in areas related to the IT industry.
- 51% of graduates are linked to a job in the technology sector in the first 3 months of their certification.
Our process in 2020
- At Academia Geek we have 53 graduates so far in 2020.
- Of the group of only women, 80% are employed, and 90% study, undertake or work in areas related to the IT sector.
- The front-end group graduated in July, 44% are employed (3 months after finishing their training).
- The graduates of the Node/ReactJs Development diploma, developed in partnership with Comfenalco, finished their training process on October 9th. 11 graduates started the employability route, two graduates are already working, and 4 more refine technical concepts to start the job search.
Principles for digital development related with Academia Geek
Academia Geek Be+capable!
This chapter of Academia Geek is aimed with priority for people with disabilities. We currently have 32 students who are in the process of learning programming concepts. So we go with this accessible and inclusive adventure:
- 509 registered people, of these, 212 are people with disabilities.
- 493 people meet the requirements of the call, 198 of them are people with disabilities.
- 261 present the challenge of reading, writing and mathematical logic, 108 are people with disabilities.
- 81 people pass the first filters and go to interview, 65 of them are people with disabilities.
- 45 people with disabilities start the leveling in basic programming concepts.
- 32 people start their training process at Academia Geek, 27 of them are people with disabilities.
The training will last 9 weeks and in addition to contemplating the development of programming skills, we will enhance the 21st century skills of the participants, as well as their skills for employment and design thinking.
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Do you have questions or need more information?
We are constantly receiving questions and here you will see some answers to common concerns. At the end of this section you will find a space to ask a new question.
All questions should be sent to the form provided at the bottom of this page and will be answered in this section. Additionally, you can write to the email [email protected]
- Be between 18 and 25 years old
- Not be studying or working (have time availability of 5 hours a day for 9 weeks)
- Have basic programming knowledge (look at study suggestions below)
- Have finished high school, technical average or a technique. DO NOT be professional.
- Carry out the entire selection process successfully (more details later).
The scholarship includes the 9-week training process and food support (when the course is developed in person), as follows:
- It covers the entire training process in technical and soft skills, with expert tutors on the subject and speakers from allied companies.
- Training materials.
- Support in the employability process.
- Snack every day during the training process (when the course is developed in person).
- The scholarship does NOT cover transportation costs to the place where the courses will be held (when this takes place in person).
No. One of the requirements of the scholarship is to have a bachelor’s degree.
Yes, you can apply to the course, but in that case, you must pay in full (see costs and sources of financing below). Our scholarships (if available) are for high school graduates between 18 and 24 years old who have not yet accessed other training offers in higher education.
Generally the training takes place in the morning, from 8 a.m to 1 p.m. The exact time is defined in each group, however, it is important to keep in mind that the intensity of the session is 5 hours a day for 9 weeks.
The course has a cost of $ 3,843,700 pesos. If you meet the scholarship requirements, you would only have to pay transportation to get to the place of training. In case you do not meet the scholarship requirements, you have these payment or financing options:
- Apply to a SumanTI Fund credit (fund created by Comfama, Ruta N and Sura, with low rates, grace period up to 12 months, payment term up to 24 months, other benefits)
- Direct payment to MAKAIA
18 years.
Yes, you can apply to the course, but in that case, you must pay in full (see costs and sources of financing below). Our scholarships (if available) are for high school graduates between 18 and 24 years old who have not yet accessed other training offers in higher education.
We remind you of the steps to access Academia Geek. We have limited places, therefore, we carry out a selection process:
Step 1: Register here
Step 2: Technical test: if you like technology and programming, you will have no problem, we are interested in validating that people who enter Academia Geek have a basic knowledge of logic and programming. If you want to prepare for this test, below we leave you some links (all free) that will help you in the preparation.
Step 3: Psychotechnical test: this helps us to get to know you as a person, to know what your potential is and where there may be opportunities for improvement, which at Academia Geek we will help you enhance.
Step 4: Interview
If you are interested in accessing our courses, we recommend some free access content so that you can study and prepare to present our selection process:
CODE.ORG: This is a course to learn all the basic programming concepts in a very didactic way. Start with this as it will give you excellent foundations.
KHAN ACADEMY:Study the sections: Computer Programming and Computer Science
MINTIC:It has a very good course, where we recommend you study these sections: (1) It starts here, (2) programming fundamentals and (3) First project: Weight on another planet
AppGrasshoper It is a mobile app, super fun to learn how to program.