iFood and Digital House Are Offering 150 Openings in Free Online and Distance Learning Courses in the IT Field

iFood And Digital House Partnered To Offer 150 Spots In Three Free IT Courses, E-Learning Mode, Focusing On Minority Groups

Last week, iFood partnered with edtech Digital House to offer 150 spots in Potência Tech 2022, a program that encourages the training of professionals in the IT field through free online courses and scholarships. Among the opportunities that iFood and Digital House are offering this Wednesday (23) are: Front-End Development, Back-End Development, and Data Analytics.

Discover The Free Online And E-Learning Courses Program To Train New Professionals In The IT Field

Candidates must belong to marginalized groups, as the idea of iFood and Digital House is to prioritize underrepresented profiles, who are less present in social dynamics, such as cis and trans women, self-identified black, yellow, and indigenous people, people with disabilities, LGBTQIA+, or those who belong to a family whose income does not exceed R$ 2,000 per person.

In the Front-End Developer course, candidates will learn to develop and create web application projects, as well as publish web applications and code visual interfaces for dynamic websites.

In the Back-End Developer course, students will learn to develop algorithms and services, code the back-end of web applications, and organize the workflow in the development and creation of web application projects.

In the Data Analytics course, students will learn to collect and manage data by mastering the tools most used in the market, with the aim of creating correlations and formulating new concepts from the information that will guide the company’s strategies in making the best decisions.

How To Enroll In The Free Courses From iFood And Digital House?

Each of the free courses in the IT field has 50 spots and will take place remotely, with evening classes, fully live and online. Candidates interested must be at least 18 years old, have completed high school, and reside in Brazil. It will also be necessary to register in advance on the Potência Tech website. For enrollment, information such as full name, email, mobile phone, CPF, state, and other details like family income, course of interest, race, gender, and others will be required.

According to Cristiano Santos, Chief Growth Officer (CGO) of Digital House, the purpose of the partnership with iFood is to provide quality training in the IT field for people who are eager to learn and wish to enter this increasingly promising field.

Enrollment for the free courses can be done until April 7th through the Digital House website, and the logic test can also be taken until that same day. The online introductory course will take place from April 8th to 18th, and the online challenge will happen from April 19th to 24th, with interviews occurring from April 27th until May 9th. The courses will start on April 11th.

The IT Field Is Facing A Labor Shortage

In a country with over 13 million unemployed, can you imagine arriving at a job interview where recruiters convince you to accept the position? Although it may seem impossible, this is the reality in the IT field, where there is high demand and a lack of qualified labor. Companies have been “stealing” specialists from competitors, offering incentives like remote work, extremely high salaries, and qualification courses.

According to the Association of Information Technology and Communication Companies, by November last year, 196,500 professionals were hired in the field, basically double the total number of hires the previous year. The estimate is that by 2025 there will be a demand for 800,000 new employees, which represents 160,000 vacancies per year. On the other hand, on average, only 50,000 people graduate from IT courses annually.