# Welcome to DCP Online!

This hub is here to support you. Inside, you’ll find key course information, tools, resources, and guidance to help you feel prepared, confident, and connected—whether you’re new to teaching or highly experienced.

By volunteering your time and experience, you’re helping shape meaningful learning journeys. We encourage collaboration, peer support, and shared ideas to continuously improve the learning experience.

We’re grateful to have you with us. 💛

### 👋 ReDI Team

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Please feel free to reach out via Slack or alternatively via email!

### 📍**Locations**

We provide advanced tech skills training and career support to tech-savvy refugees and people with a forced migration background, helping accelerate their professional integration into the tech industry.

This program is currently offered to students located in **Berlin, NRW, and Hamburg.**

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### **🎯 Track Courses**

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### **🗓️ Weekly Schedule**

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### **🎓 Our Learners**

Our learners come from diverse backgrounds and life situations, and each semester brings a unique cohort. Last semester:

* 🌍 Over **32 nationalities**
* 👩‍🎓 Average age: **31**
* 🎓 Backgrounds in Finance, Engineering, Biology, and more — most with at least a **bachelor’s degree**

**Employment status on entry:**

* 40% underemployed and transitioning careers
* 35% unemployed and actively job hunting
* 25% university students preparing for the job market

**Why they join ReDI**\
Most learners aim to start a career in tech, but they arrive with different levels of experience, learning styles, and personal circumstances — from caring responsibilities to major life transitions.

This means engagement can look different for each learner. Some are immediately active; others need more time — but **their commitment is real**.

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### **🎓 Teachers Expectations**

#### 💪 Teamwork

* Teach as part of a team (6–8 teachers for regular courses, 12–15 for Bootcamps)
* Communicate any schedule changes in advance
* Share key takeaways after each class via Slackbot to support the next session

#### 🤝 Commitments

* Teach or co-teach at least **50% of sessions** (approx. **7 classes per semester**) or demonstrate exceptional impact
* Take ownership of **at least two sessions per semester** for a full teaching experience
* Attend planning meetings and mid-semester touchpoints, and provide course feedback
* Actively support students and collaborate with the teaching team
* Foster a respectful, inclusive learning environment

#### 🌱 Skills & Benefits

* Gain hands-on teaching and facilitation experience
* Strengthen communication, teamwork, and ownership skills
* Grow technically and professionally
* Work in a diverse, inclusive, and mission-driven community
* Access trainings, workshops, and a strong volunteer network
* Adapt and improve existing teaching materials
* Be part of continuous course improvement and **feel the impact of building something meaningful**
* Make a real difference in learners’ career journeys!

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Thank you for supporting the ReDI students 🧡
