Overview
The IT sphere is unceasingly developing in Ukraine and offers a lot of opportunities for development and employment.
The course "Introduction to IT" is open for women from Kyiv, Poltava, Lviv, and Kharkiv regions. The course will help to gain basic knowledge and skills for further education and career growth in the IT field.
You will level up your computer and Internet literacy and will find out the specifics of IT in Ukraine. In particular, you’ll learn about the major professions: from marketing to software testing. And, of course, how can we learn without practice? You will try yourself in a variety of IT roles and figure out what you like best.
The course is designed within the "WINGS" project implemented by Pact with the support from the Government of Canada.
Required skills
- Women aged above 18
- Living in the following communities, which take part in the “WINGS” project: Kharkiv region (Kolomatska, Blyzniukivska, Novovodolaz’ka, Merefianska, Lozivska communities), Poltava region (Bilytska, Globynska, Kozelshchynska, Shyshatska, Poltavska communities), Kyiv region (Baryshivska, Rzhyshchivska, Bilotserkivska, Vasylkivska, Obukhivska communities), Lviv region (Zolochivska, Zymnovodnivska, Kamyano-Buz’ka, Zhovtanetska, Lvivska communities)
- Absence of work or stable income (if you are now gaining a higher education, it is considered as a full-time occupation and is equivalent to work)
- Desire to gain basic knowledge and skills in IT
Why “Introduction to IT”
- You’ll gain computer and internet literacy skills
- You’ll find out everything about the IT field and its professions
- You’ll try yourself in IT with the help of practical tasks
- You’ll define which IT profession you like for further education and employment
Course program
Main course modules and lessons for this course.
Introduction
2 h • 2 topics- Introduction to the course
- Lesson zero. Get to know everyone
Fundamentals of IT education
14 h • 4 topics- Internet network
- Google services
- Overview of the IT field and its development
- Робота з Google сервісами. Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slides, Google Forms.
Main professions
16 h • 8 topics- Working in Marketing and Sales
- Workshop: a day of working in IT
- Working as an HR
- Working as a PM
- Working as a Designer. Design thinking
- Work in frontend development
- Working as a QA Engineer
- Work in back-end development
Career in IT
4 h • 4 topics- How to choose a further direction
- How to develop further
- Exam
- Graduation event
Application process
Take the test
Register in our LMS and do a test to help us evaluate your knowledge.
Interview
Once we receive your test results, we'll invite you for an online meeting. Let's see if we're a good match.
Enroll
Start your education in the next available group. Your next career destination has never been closer.
Course content
total hours
Practical skills for your future career
You will get
- 21 teacher-led sessions
- 2 times/week
- Life time access to course materials
- Certificate of completion
New skills and an amazing career in IT awaits!
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Our impact
graduates finished our courses
scholarships granted by partners
hours of IT education
teachers work today
IT companies employed our students
of graduates are female
people studying right now
Application process
Take the test
Register in our LMS and do a test to help us evaluate your knowledge.
Interview
Once we receive your test results, we'll invite you for an online meeting. Let's see if we're a good match.
Enroll
Start your education in the next available group. Your next career destination has never been closer.
