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The digital economy is poised to generate 90 million new jobs by 2025 and contribute 25% to global GDP by 2030 (World Economic Forum). This opens up vast opportunities for job creation and economic development, and a partnership with Pledges puts Re:Coded in a position to push for change and positive impact.

Alexandra Clare

CEO

Re:Coded is thrilled to announce a new partnership with EKTA Foundation to upskill and educate 370 people from underserved communities across Jordan for a career in the digital economy.

Lars Højholt

Director of Communications

There are times when the options set before you are limited. Amjad tells the story of how he created his own options through continuous learning and moving forward.

Menar Selamet

Trainer Assistant

Re:Coded bootcamps are rigorous. But the work has only just begun, once students graduate. Find out what Re:Coded alum, Berk, learned from his job search.

Rawan Hudaifa

Alumni Success Coordinator

Growing up in a rural area, Beyza knew her opportunities would be limited. But despite it all, she couldn't give up on her dreams of becoming a developer.

Rawan Hudaifa

Alumni Success Coordinator

Less than two months after graduating from the Re:Coded bootcamp, Re:Coded alum Aydın now finds himself two days into his new job as an Associate Software Developer.

Lars Højholt

Director of Communications

Finding a job can be difficult at the best of times, and now the pandemic has added a whole new level of instability. But just a few weeks ago, Re:Coded graduate Nadir Alfakesh had his first day as frontend web developer at Istanbul-based software company Kolay— a contact first established through Re:Coded Career Services.

Lars Højholt

Director of Communications

Kickstart a new career with expert-led training and career support in our Web Development or UX Design Immersive Bootcamps.

Re:Coded Team

The Re:Coded Team

In just 3 months after graduating from our Frontend Bootcamp, four students had already found work as professional developers. Now, 7 months later, the employment rate from that cohort has hit 80%. So what’s the secret, and what is Re:Coded doing to help?

Natasha Voase

Former Re:Coded Intern

Finding a job is hard for young people in Lebanon as a result of the current political and economic crisis. But youth are finding hope of a better future by coding.

Re:Coded Team

The Re:Coded Team

"At Re:Coded, I learned how to hit pause, look around, and let others take the initiative." Tarkan has always seen himself as a leader but since enrolling in a Re:Coded bootcamp, he's learned that good leaders are also good team players.

Natasha Voase

Former Re:Coded Intern

This is what you need to know to succeed in a bootcamp application at Re:Coded

Lars Højholt

Director of Communications

Learning how to code from scratch might sound like a big challenge. To Kizhan it sounded both scary and exciting but she pulled through and now she is a Re:Coded Alumni. This is her journey to become a developer.

Derya Güçdemir

Program Officer

Following her dream of being a full stack developer, Rahaf applied for a Re:Coded bootcamp to learn the skills she needed to build an online market app to support small Syrian businesses in Turkey.

Derya Güçdemir

Program Officer

It was while studying English translation, that Saz realized she needed to reconnect with her creative side. That sparked a journey that would lead her to become a UX/UI designer in Iraq – but not without doing a lot of explaining why there was suddenly a need for a designer in the tech industry.

Adrie Smith

Head of Content

Gender gaps are more common where technical skills are required. So when considering their careers, sisters Nadeen and Lina never considered that they might enter graphic design. But after being displaced by ISIS, the sisters were ready for any learning opportunity that came their way.

Adrie Smith

Head of Content

Civil war, changing countries and starting a family had all put Sundus' promising career on hold before she finally rediscovered herself and her love for design in a UX/UI design bootcamp at Re:Coded.

Derya Güçdemir

Program Officer

Today, we are possibly experiencing the most groundbreaking moment in the history of education. During the past decade, computer hardware and software and the internet brought new possibilities for educational theory and the teaching profession.

Marcello Bonatto

COO & Co-Founder

With graduation looming, many students despair when considering their job prospects. Ahmed, a recent Re:Coded grad, shares his advice on how to beat it for good.

Adrie Smith

Head of Content

Arriving in a new country can turn your life upside down, especially if you're just starting a career. Mohamad's response was to jump at every opportunity that came his way.

Rawan Hudaifa

Alumni Success Coordinator

Wherever Sarah looked, there seemed to be barriers. From Yemen to Saudi Arabia, then to Turkey, finding the right career path would never be easy. But when Sarah joined a Re:Coded bootcamp, she found that there were a few barriers she could start to break.

Derya Güçdemir

Program Officer

Circumstances beyond our control may force us to hit the snooze button on our careers. But it doesn't have to be in free fall forever. Ahmad shares how he reignited his career and found coding.

Levent Ahmetoglu

Programs Officer

We all started our careers somewhere, wishing we had someone to guide us in those early steps. Re:Coded Mentor Brandon Pampuch has signed up to be that guide, and he wants to make it count where it matters the most.

Lars Højholt

Director of Communications

Let 2021 be the start of something new! Re:Coded and Field Ready are launching Erbil Innovation House.

Lars Højholt

Director of Communications

Working as a web developer is about so much more than just the actual coding. That’s why the final Capstone project is so essential to our bootcamp. We spoke with a team who recently finished theirs - on the importance of code reviews, agile workflow and why the first week was the most difficult.

Lars Højholt

Director of Communications

One month was all it took for Ibrahim to find a job after graduating from Re:Coded’s bootcamp in November 2020. Learn how an economics scholar who never imagined himself coding, studied the job market, learned to code, and got employed as a web developer.

Lars Højholt

Director of Communications

When students join our bootcamps they’re naturally focused on learning the coding skills needed to get a job. However, surveys frequently show that employers are increasingly interested in soft skills such as critical thinking, problem-solving, and resilience.

Re:Coded Team

The Re:Coded Team

While 2020 was a challenging year for all, it was particularly vulnerable for women, according to a new Gender Gap Report by the World Economic Forum. Zhino, a Re:Coded bootcamp alum in Iraq, is betting that a career in tech will be a ticket to punch through the glass ceiling.

Lars Højholt

Director of Communications

Our new brand identity reflects the dynamic and holistic spirit of the organization and it's growth to come. Say bye to our dusty blue and golden hues and say hello to our bold new design.

Lars Højholt

Director of Communications

Over 240 young people across the Middle East already stand a better chance of building a sustainable career in the digital economy thanks to a recent partnership between Bloomberg and Re:Coded, a US non-profit working to bridge the region’s digital divide.

Re:Coded Team

The Re:Coded Team

‘UX your whole life!’ it says on a plaque sitting on the desk of Sid, our new UX/UI Trainer. Born in California, raised in Indonesia, and currently residing in Istanbul, Sid wants to inspire people to design for meaningful differences in people's lives.

Grace Huynh

Former Re:Coded Intern

Zainab is a 23 year old graduate of Environmental Engineering in Iraq. She is also a recent graduate from our Re:Coded UX/UI Bootcamp in Iraq. We asked her why she thinks others should follow her footsteps.

Grace Huynh

Former Re:Coded Intern

Out of several hundred applications for a bootcamp only 20 students get accepted in the end. We sat down with our Senior Program Manager Jaime Mikush to know more about what she is looking for in a candidate.

Lars Højholt

Director of Communications

After months of job hunting, Majd finally found an employer eager to sponsor a work permit application on his behalf, and now he is ready to kickstart his career as a software engineer and start doing what he loves - coding!

Derya Güçdemir

Program Officer

Turkish companies are looking to hire but are struggling to find talents with the right technical skills, mindset, and soft skills to help them scale. These are the key takeaways from a new Employer Needs Assessment by Re:Coded and ImpactHub Istanbul.

Lars Højholt

Director of Communications

Are technical skills enough for a successful career in the digital economy? We sat down with Ayşe, a recent graduate of our Front End Web Development Bootcamp in Turkey to learn the three critical skills she found you need to master to land a job as a web developer.

Derya Güçdemir

Program Officer

Teamwork, communication, speaking skills, and all the other things Ahmad learned— shared in this candid interview

Lars Højholt

Director of Communications

Saif Ali has always been interested in coding, but once he got accepted into Re:Coded’s coding bootcamp, he took a major decision to quit his job to fully immerse himself in learning how to code.

Derya Güçdemir

Program Officer

Getting your first job is an exciting moment, even if it’s not exactly what you imagined yourself doing. But once that excitement fades, you might be left wondering what’s next. This story follows Re:Coded Student, Peri, and her daring journey towards shifting her focus and reimagining her career potential.

Adrie Smith

Head of Content

There are a few skills that are intangibly valuable for any career path. However, they are very rarely taught in one place. Re:Coded’s new Inspire Series aims to solve this. This success story follows two refugees, Nafie and Hasan, both of whom have recently completed the Master Your Job Search curriculum, the first installment of our Inspire Series.

Adrie Smith

Head of Content

The secret to a successful (and happy!) career rests on a few critical skills. But there’s a catch: there’s no manual or even one place to learn them. So if not in schools or the workplace, where can one go to develop the skills necessary to find their own career success?

Adrie Smith

Head of Content

There's no better feeling than looking forward to a hobby after work. But what if you could make that hobby your full-time job? This was the burning question that Sondos asked herself when she first came across a Re:Coded bootcamp.

Levent Ahmetoglu

Programs Officer

Against a backdrop of soaring unemployment and food prices amidst the world’s worst humanitarian crisis in Yemen, Atheer went searching for a job with her newly-obtained Re:Coded certificate as a frontend web developer.

Adrie Smith

Head of Content

Every breakthrough in history, generally, has one factor in common: they were driven by curious people. And while curiosity is undoubtedly valuable, how do you build it if you're not at the innovation level yet? Rana, Re:Coded's Learning Experience Designer, has the answer for you: our new 21st Century Skills course.

Adrie Smith

Head of Content

Dreams can drive career paths. But finding the right path to follow a dream is not always straightforward. In Karzan's case, he only needed to find the right bootcamp to get closer to his dream of building apps for good.

Levent Ahmetoglu

Programs Officer

Life can get overwhelming, and failure can seem inevitable. But learned resilience is what pushed this Re:Coded student beat the odds and become one out of 784 applicants to build a future in coding.

Levent Ahmetoglu

Programs Officer

Many students dream of working abroad. But there are lots of skills you need to develop before getting there. Find out how Enes landed his first coding role in Berlin.

Rawan Hudaifa

Alumni Success Coordinator

Life is a learning experience. And while sometimes past decisions can feel like they've locked you in, it doesn't have to be that way. Sarah shares how she turned her career around to follow a new passion.

Levent Ahmetoglu

Programs Officer

Abdullah faced uncertainty wherever he went. And with war forcing Abdullah to leave Syria suddenly, future-proofing a career seemed like a tough task until he realized the power of his constant quest for knowledge.

Adrie Smith

Head of Content