Bringing the under resourced into the Information economy
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2. Pay the application fee
3. Someone will call you to schedule an interview
4. Bring three reference letters to the interview
In the world of technology the best way to learn is through hands on instruction. GeniusCo is giving specially young and highly motivated individuals, between the ages of 17 and 26 years old, the chance to jump start their professional career through GCCU's Junior Engineer Apprentice Program. The 24 month program is separated into three stages, 1) Learning the skill, 2) Application of skill and 3) Mentoring others to develop the skill.
According to an International Data Corporation (IDC) study, IT employment will rise by 5.8 million jobs in 4 years; and 51% of total IT employment will be software related; creating 75K new businesses.
Graduates of this program will have attained the skills necessary to work as a Junior Developer in the IT Industry and earn a comparable salary within the first 6 months of the program. In the following 18 months the apprentice will focus on certification with Microsoft, Zend Framework, learn skills that will insure placement as an intermediate IT developer or development lead at any company in the world once they leave the program.
Job Placement
In order to prepare our Junior Engineers for a life of profitable growth and success as engineers GCCU has developed several relationships with staff augmentation and placement firms that have agreed to employee our graduates. In every case GCCU will make every effort to insure each graduate is properly paced at a rate that is equal to that of a skilled junior developer.
Direct placement with GeniusCo is not possible for graduates because GeniusCo only employs experienced engineers with a minimum of five* years as a programmer.
Costs
Outside of the application fee, there is no up-front cost to the apprentice to receive training in this program. All lodging and food costs are paid for during the entire program. Once GCCU secures employment for the apprentice he dedicates a percentage of his earnings to the program to cover the expense of his training and lodging expenses. Apprentice will have no financial obligations to the program after the 36 month period.
Skills Acquired in Apprentice Program
- Advanced HTML Design
- CSS Development
- AJAX Development
- Server Side Scripts (i.e. php, .Net)
- Graphic Design Standards and Techniques
- Database Development and Administration
- Managing Open Source Software
- Application Monitoring and Management
- Business and Software Analysis
- Basic Project Management
- Working on Teams
- Local and Virtual Collaboration Methods
- Troubleshooting and Self-Learning
- Managing client expectations and interactions
*The term for engineers employed by GeniusCo differs by market according to market conditions. Given the proper availability of seasoned talent any given market, GeniusCo will preferably employ engineers with five years experience or greater.
