In order to promote the strengthening of the role of women in technology, within the framework
of the USAID Employers for Professional Education program, the University of Business and
Technology is implementing a project of an unprecedented scale – “Coding School for 1500
Women”.

The training of selected beneficiaries within the project is planned in three streams with full
funding and combines the components of Tech English, Tech courses, career bootcamp and
individual mentorship developed in accordance with the requirements of the local and
international employment market.

In the schools of the target cities, coding school laboratories for women will also be opened and
fully equipped, which will serve the beneficiaries without access to the Internet and computers
on a daily basis. The progress of the project is accompanied by a large-scale information
campaign in the direction of technologies in order to raise awareness in the regions.
After the completion of intensive courses and additional activities planned within the framework
of the project, a final training event will be held for the beneficiaries, which will include Pitch
Yourself sessions for industry to promote employment.

Within the framework of the project, the beneficiaries will be trained on the following programs

• Digital Marketing
• Graphic Design
• Testing digital products
• UI/UX design
• Front-end development
• Back-end development
• Tech English

Coding school for 1500 women Beneficiary selection process is carried out by the project
organizing team.
Selection Process:|

● Filling in the online application form, checking the correctness of the data by the project
organization group
● General Basic Skills Test
● Evaluation of the letter of motivation written on the application portal (if necessary)*

As a result of the general basic skills test, a ranking list of applicants is drawn up, according to
which streams are distributed within the project according to target regions and available places
(see Appendix )
*The letter of motivation given in the application form will be evaluated only if the points of the
applicants are equal at the ranking stage.

The motivation letter should answer the following questions:

– Why do you want to participate in the project? (1 point)
– Why do you want to take this course in particular? (1 point)
– What impact will this project have on your future professional plans? (1 point)

Beneficiaries of the project will undergo a test to determine the level of English language
proficiency after the completion of the selection stage in order to be assigned to the appropriate
Tech English language group.

The beneficiaries of the project are obliged to sign the special agreement provided by the
organizing group of the “Coding School for 1500 Women” project, which regulates the terms of
cooperation of the project and the beneficiaries of the project, obligations and measures/types
of responsibility in case of non-fulfillment of these obligations (e.g. dropping the course).

The target group of the project is women aged 16 to 40 living in the selected region

The following municipalities are among those that are included in the project’s target areas:

• Telavi
• Gori
• Akhaltsikhe
• Ambrolauri/Oni
• Tkibuli
• Zugdidi
• Tsalenjikha
• Ozurgeti

The project’s target audience is women in the chosen region who are between the ages of 16 and 40.

• Project start and finish dates
  01.12.2022 – 30.11.2024
  
• Expression of interest in advance
  13.12.2022 – 06.01.2023
  Expression of interest form
• Receiving applications
  01.02.2023 – 13.02.2023
  
• Process of choosing beneficiaries
  13.02.2023 – 23.02.2023
• Compilation of the list of beneficiaries
  27.02.2023
• First batch teaching process
  01.05.2023 – 30.09.2023
• Second batch teaching process
  01.11.2023 – 30.03.2023
• Third batch teaching process
  01.04.2024 – 30.08.2024

• LEPL Akhaltsikhe Public School N1
• LEPL Bakhvi Village Public School of Ozurgeti Municipality named after Saint Gabriel
  Bishop
• LEPL Public school N5 of Gori
• LEPL Public school N3 of Telavi
• LEPL Public school N3 of Zugdidi
• LEPL Public school N1 of Ambrolauri
• LEPL N7 public school of Tkibuli
• LEPL N2 public school of Tsalenjikha

Project organizing team:

 wcode@btu.edu.ge