So you’ve started learning to code? Congratulations! You’ve made a great choice. Learning a new skill is exciting but challenging – throw in a pandemic and it’s easy to see how you can lose focus.
In a changing world, we need to change our approach to learning. Maybe the coding meet-up you attend is on hiatus or your mentor is unavailable. Looks like it’s time to set your own goals but were should you begin?
In this jam-packed online event, we’ll meet experts from Makers coding bootcamp and Girls in Tech to discuss how to set and stick to measurable goals to help you accelerate your coding skills during lockdown – and cut yourself some slack if you’re struggling.
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Format
The event will take place via zoom so make sure you have it installed before the event. Download it for free here. You’ll be emailed the link to join on the day.
Agenda
Panel
Katerina Georgiou – Technical Coach @ Makers. Katerina has worked with over three-hundred students, developing their technical knowledge and learning approach to support their career change into tech. A career changer herself, she undertook a software development apprenticeship at 8th Light before moving onto coaching.
Kim Diep – Software Engineer & Volunteer @ Girls in Tech London. Kim is an early career Full-Stack Software Engineer at M&G Plc and is currently volunteering as a Python instructor for Code First: Girls. She previously worked as a Business Application Consultant in the sustainability consulting space and made the career switch to software engineering after undertaking courses with Code First: Girls and Makers.
Shannon Farvolden – Software Engineer & Volunteer @ Girls in Tech London. Shannon is a Software Engineer at Pace building interactive user interfaces and GraphQL APIs. She studied Computer Science with Honours at The University of British Columbia. After working in academic research and fintech in Canada, she then moved to London to work on innovative web technologies in the startup space.