APPLICATION DEADLINE: JANUARY 15TH, 2021.
BRIDGING THE GAP
DevPlacement is an initiative of the UK-Nigeria Tech Hub in partnership with Nigeria’s leading software engineering institute, Decagon. With the pilot phase set to kick off in 2021, it aims to bridge the gap between developers & SMEs.
3-MONTHS PAID INTERNSHIP
In the program’s pilot phase, up to 100 top-tier software engineering talent will be screened and paired with multiple selected SMEs in need of digital enablement, for a 3-month paid internship period.
BOOST DIGITAL ECONOMY
DevPlacement is in line with the vision of UK-Nigeria Tech Hub and Decagon Institute’s commitment to usher Nigeria into a new age of tech-powered prosperity by boosting the country’s digital economy.
UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS
- SMEs with social impact and software engineers ready to intern will sign up to join the program. Application is open between Jan 6th – 15th.Sign up now
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A rigorous selection excercise will produce 100+ shortlisted SMEs and software developers will be invited to participate in the DevPlacement screening exercise.
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Successful participants will get into the DevPlacement Bootcamp where they will undergo relevant training in preparation for the programme.
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After the bootcamp, selected developers will be placed in shortlisted SMEs for a 3-month paid internship period during which Devs will work on live projects
ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS:
FOR DEVELOPERS
All software engineers that intends to apply for the program must have graduated from a recognised software engineering institute in Nigeria.
FOR SMEs
To be eligible, you should have a social-impact project or product that needs developers to either scale or improve on existing features. You must also have a senior engineer on your dev team.
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