UK PARLIAMENT CFGDEGREE APPLICATION - SPRING '24

The CFGdegree is designed for women and non-binary people who want to break into a career in tech. The CFGdegree offers 100% free education to all candidates. Our company partners sponsor all candidates, and many place CFGdegree graduates into tech roles upon successful completion of the CFGdegree.

To complete the CFGdegree, you will need to have available: a working laptop with a camera and a stable wifi connection.

Please complete the application form below to be considered for our Spring '24 cohort - you may only apply for ONE CFGdegree place per cohort. Please review our FAQs page should you have any questions.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

To progress your application, all contact details and key information questions are mandatory. We use this information to process your application, confirm initial eligibility for our course, and keep in contact about your application status.

First name*

Last name*

Email*

Phone number*

Date of Birth*

Day/Month/Year

What gender do you identify as?*

Please note, Code First Girls provides free courses to cis- and/or transgender women and non-binary people.

Country*

Please let us know which country you currently live in.

Town of Residence / Location*

Zip/Postal code*

Please enter the zip/postal code where you currently live.

How did you originally hear about Code First Girls?*

APPLICATION DETAILS

In this section, we want to find out more about your role and company preferences, and your motivations for applying. We also ask questions to check your eligibility regarding specific role requirements and your availability. We use this information to best match you to the CFGdegree, roles and company. Please have your latest CV/resume ready for upload to support your application.

Please upload your latest CV/resume:*

Having a copy of your latest CV helps us understand your current experience and background as part of your overall application.

If you're on LinkedIn, what's your public profile URL?

Please tell us what motivates you to apply for the CFGdegree and this particular stream?*

Why are you interested in tech and why the CFGdegree as your route? What will the impact be on your career?

Which CFGdegree career pathway / stream are you applying for?*

If you're interested in more than one pathway, please select those you're interested in. Note that Code First Girls uses career pathway and stream interchangeably; for us, these are both the same.

Data Science

Why are you applying for this particular CFGdegree career pathway / stream(s)?*

Tell us what you have done to pursue your passion in tech, including any previous courses with CFG or otherwise. Note: if you have selected 'Open to all', please state and explain your first preference.

If you were to be contacted for your back-up company options, which CFGdegree stream would you be interested in?

Please tell us why you've chosen this company to sponsor you for your CFGdegree?*

Demonstrate your research through specific, non-general understanding of your chosen company. We recommend looking up the company and its ethos/values and focussing on what excites you about the company (e.g. projects or updates), rather than talking about location or benefits on offer. Please note the sponsoring company is the organisation for whom you have submitted an application not Code First Girls.

Would you be open to being contacted by the CFG team if they believe that another opportunity would be a better fit for you?*

Tell us about a time you collaborated and worked within or led a team*

Please tell us more about your ability to communicate effectively with colleagues/team mates or organise effectively in a team environment.

The company you have applied for has an office based in London and you may be required to go in for team days, once a quarter. Please confirm you are ok with this.*

Yes

In order to be eligible to work for some of our sponsor companies, you will require a valid driving license for the UK. Please specify your current status**

Please confirm which counties of the UK you would be willing to work from (either live / relocate or commute to)?*

Please only select regions where you are either able to relocate to or commute a reasonable distance to avoid being considered for a location which may not be suitable. Please be realistic with the locations you select as this will help us determine which secondary opportunities CFG can contact you for.

England

Northern Ireland

Scotland

Wales

RESIDENCY & RIGHT TO WORK INFORMATION

Are you eligible to work in the UK without visa sponsorship?*

Please select the option that most closely matches your right to work at the time of applying and review the government website for support. If you have a current visa that is due to expire, please enter this information below. You can review our FAQs for support here

Please select ALL statement(s) which best reflect your circumstances to ensure you are not potentially disqualified for your selected company*

Lived in the UK for the last year

Lived in the UK for the last 5 years

Not spent more than three months consecutively outside of the UK in the last five years (e.g traveling, working, living)

Lived in the UK for the last 10 years

Not spent more than three years in total outside of the UK, in the past 10 years

Not been outside the UK for longer than 28 days within the last 5 years

Only have one nationality / citizenship

None of the above

Are you a lawful resident?*

Yes

Do you hold any travel, visas or ID cards from another country?*

Do you have any restrictions on your residence or employment in the UK?*

In the event that you have travelled outside of the United Kingdom in the last ten years, please select all choices below which you fulfil the criteria*

Have not spent more than three years overall outside the United Kingdom within the last ten years

Have not spent more than 28 days consecutively outside the United Kingdom within the last five years

Have not spent more than three months consecutively abroad within the last five years

Have not spent more than six months abroad overall within the last previous three years

None of the above

Can you comfortably take part in an intensive course that is delivered in English?*

This course will be delivered in English but you also need to complete all work/assessments and group projects in English

Yes

What other languages can you comfortably use in a professional working capacity?

YOUR AVAILABILITY

The CFGdegree is a 16-week programme that runs in the Spring, Summer and Autumn every year. Prior to the course starting, you will need to be available for a tech assessment and video interview. In order to progress your application, you will need to be available to attend an interview and complete the placement within the below dates.

The CFGdegree will run four days a week in the evening (Mon to Thu) - 6:30-8:30pm UK time.
For more information, please visit our CFGdegree page

What is the length in weeks of your current notice period?

Are you available to attend the 16-week CFGdegree placement between XXX - XXX? You must attend 90% of live sessions (6:30-8:30pm UK time) and participate in group work on UK time, excluding the one-week break between XXX - XXX*

The CFGdegree will run during the evening four times a week (Mon to Thurs - 6:30-8:30pm UK time). Please note we will only be able to move you to the next stage if you are available between these dates.

Yes

Are you available between 29 January - 9 February for an interview?*

Please note we will only be able to move you to the next stage if you are available between these dates

Please reconfirm that as part of this sponsored place, you are willing to take a job at this company as part of this CFGdegree application*

Yes

CONSENTING TO ADDITIONAL CHECKS

To be eligible for future employment, you may need to pass additional background, security and/or financial checks if selected at the interview stage. To proceed, we will need your consent. These checks would be completed by the employer.

In order to be eligible to work for some of our sponsor companies, you will need to pass a disclosure and barring security check if selected at the interview stage. Please tick below to confirm your consent:*

Yes

In order to be eligible to work for some of our sponsor companies, you'll be required to agree to the following statements. Please tick ALL that apply.*

Please tick ALL that apply.

To my knowledge I have not been declared bankrupt

To my knowledge I do not have any CCJs against my name

I am happy for my employer to run a credit check on me if their policy requires them to

I cannot meet these requirements

Please tick here to confirm you have read the relevant background check requirements for this role and to your knowledge you would pass pre-screening

EDUCATION BACKGROUND

What is your highest level of education?*

Please note: if you are currently studying, please select your current level of study that you are completing for us to ascertain what qualification you will attain once you complete your current studies

WORK EXPERIENCE

As part of your application, we'd like to learn more about your work/study status and experience, along with your involvement in technology.

What is your current work or study status?*

If you're in full-time employment, please select 'Professional/Career Switcher'.

Which statement best describes your involvement in tech?*

What is your level of tech experience to date?*

Thinking about your next step, what is your current work or study situation?*

Thinking about the role you are applying for, please indicate your desired salary range for this role per annum*

Please note that this information is only used internally by CFG. We have band indications from the sponsoring companies and if these do not match your expectations, we may be in contact to check how you would like to proceed.

INTERESTS

OTHER INFORMATION

The following questions will not be used to make a decision on your application. We only use these questions to help us understand and report back on the diversity of our applicant pool for all courses at Code First Girls

What is your ethnicity?*

What is your nationality?*

What was your Nationality at birth?*

What was your Country of birth?*

Have you ever held any other Nationality or Citizenship?*

Yes

Do you have a second nationality? (also known as dual nationality)*

Do you identify as neurodivergent?*

Amongst employers, neurodiversity is term used to describe alternative thinking styles including dyslexia, autism, ADHD and dyspraxia as they relate to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

Yes

Not Sure / Prefer not to say

What was the occupation of your main household earner when you were aged about 14?

This helps us to report on diversity and inclusion regarding social mobility within our community

What is your parent's highest level of qualification?*

Have you ever been eligible for free school meals or an assisted school meal program?*

Yes

Not sure / Prefer not to say

FINAL STEP: SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION

Thank you for taking the time to share your information with us! Please read through your application above and ensure you've provided all relevant details before clicking submit.

As part of the CFGdegree programme, we work with partners who have sponsored these places and wish to potentially offer applicants opportunities within their business.

As part of this process, we would need to safely share your profile details with the company that is sponsoring your place and/or offering opportunities at their company.

Do you consent to us safely sharing your details with this company for opportunities?*

Please note that if you are applying for a specific company role, we will be unable to process your application further if you answer ‘no’.

Yes