Guayerd

Guayerd is a social impact education company working since 2019 to train and place technology talent in Latin America. It designs programmes with companies, governments, schools and social organisations. Learners work on real business tasks from the start and finish with verifiable credentials.

What Guayerd offers

• Training and acceleration programmes — six to nine months, including professional practice, in areas such as full-stack development and Salesforce.
• Bootcamps — short courses on topics such as front-end development, MongoDB and agile working.
• Hackathons — client staff and selected talent solving company challenges together.
• Corporate workshops — awareness sessions on technology and social inclusion.
• Talent placement — training, support and job insertion under its triple support method.

Who it works with

People from socio-economically vulnerable settings, and employers, NGOs, governments and institutions seeking new technical talent.

Key facts

• Founded: 2019
• Reach: more than 17 countries in Latin America
• Scholarships: over 25,500 awarded
• Partners: more than 100 NGOs, institutions and governments