THE KING’S TRUST
The King’s Trust is a UK charity that has supported over a million young people across the UK into employment, education, or training. They provide additional mentorship support to enable them to truly thrive. Their mission to upskill and find employment opportunities for young people, often from disadvantaged backgrounds, is fully supported by our own approach.
We take individuals who want to launch a career in tech and teach them Software Engineering skills over an intensive training course. Our work equips talented young people with in-demand skills, and provides access to training and employment opportunities that wouldn’t be available to them through the traditional routes into tech.
“Without the right support, it can be incredibly difficult for young people who face disadvantage and adversity to overcome barriers in their lives that could be holding them back. Through our partnership with _nology, we are able to support young people with digital skills and qualifications and helping them build the confidence and skills they need to thrive, so that they can realise their aspirations and succeed.”
Julia Beaumont, Chief Technology Officer at The King’s Trust
The King’s Trust helps us reach people from a variety of backgrounds.
Here’s what our _nologists have to say:
“Changing careers into the tech field once felt unattainable, but _nology has made doing so a rewarding journey. From the very first week of the course, they’ve pushed me out of my comfort zone and built my confidence, in a learning environment that encourages inquisitiveness and where diversity is valued. With the skill set I have gained and all the support from the team at _nology and The [King’s] Trust, I am beyond excited to have landed a role with QBE.
From my previous experience working in hospitals, I’d spent every day working with many different disciplines and meeting new patients all the time. So now, the interpersonal skills I’ve built have transferred over seamlessly as I collaborate with various stakeholders to design and implement solutions as a cloud engineer.”
Cloud Engineer, QBE (she/her)
“My previous work offered lots of opportunities to interact with people from different backgrounds, allowed me to see things from different perspective and improve my communication skills.”
Junior Software Engineer, Siemens (she/her)
“My ADHD means I need to be constantly challenged, this combined with a passion for problem solving and coming up with solutions is probably the most beneficial aspect of my character to my work. Working in an ever-changing field means there’s always new problems to solve and room for new ideas, which makes me really enthusiastic about what I do.”
Cloud Engineer, QBE (he/him)
“Our partnership with _nology has already given QBE access to technology talent from more diverse backgrounds than traditional recruitment channels have typically been able to access. When we learned of _nology’s partnership with The Prince’s Trust, we were keen to support an initiative that will provide opportunities for young people, some facing great adversity, to create a better future for themselves whilst simultaneously allowing QBE to benefit from the unique knowledge, skills, perspectives and ideas that they bring.”
Gary Smith, Head of GIS & Development at QBE
RESURGO
The name “
Resurgo” translates to ‘rise up again’ in Latin. They’re a fantastic charity in the UK working with young people in communities who face different barriers and challenges.
Their employability program for young people, called Spear, has given us access to their network of young people since our partnership began in 2021.
Spear supports 16-24 year olds who are not in education and are facing challenges in life such as:
- having less than 5 GCSEs
- growing up in care
- having family members who are involved in crime
- parents on benefits
We’ve had 2 successful _nologists come through from Resurgo‘s Spear program to work with our hiring partner Citibank.
“What drew me to nology was the client project – working with an actual client to develop their project rather than just examples and scenarios. It’s been great! The course gave me a good primer and the work experience I’ve had has really pushed me to learn more and become a good developer.”
Emily Mitcheson-Smith, CSR _nologist through Resurgo; now a Developer at Citibank
NATIONAL AUTISTIC SOCIETY
This charity supports employers in attracting, recruiting, and retraining autistic employees. We can extend the reach of our coding courses to neurodivergent individuals thanks to the niche job boards that the National Autistic Society, and their charity partners, allow us access to.
The National Autistic Society supports our clients in creating environments that enable neurodivergent individuals to truly thrive. We receive regular training and input from the National Autistic Society to ensure our teaching style and the support we offer is inclusive and accessible to neurodivergent individuals. They then provide our autistic_nologists support for the first 6 months onsite, alongside professional and pastoral support from us for the entirety of the 18 months.
