Scale Your Future - An Immersive Engineering Programme for Underrepresented Individuals

Explore a groundbreaking conference talk from SREcon23 Europe/Middle East/Africa that delves into an innovative partnership between Slack and Code Your Future. Learn how this collaboration created a unique pathway for refugees, asylum seekers, and other underrepresented individuals to enter the software infrastructure and operations field. Discover the challenges faced by computer science graduates and non-graduates in breaking into the industry, and how this program addresses those barriers. Hear firsthand accounts from two engineers who completed the course and work placement, gaining insights into their learning experiences, surprises, difficulties, and evolving perspectives on software engineering. Get inspired to invest in similar initiatives that unlock opportunities for underrepresented individuals and contribute to diversifying the tech industry.