A virtual, four-day Stemettes Certification Academy ran in the last week of October for young women and non-binary people aged 15 to 25. Throughout the week eight attendees met role models from Standard Chartered in lectures and speed networking sessions. They worked towards achieving their industry-recognised Agile Fundamentals Qualification with QA.
The QA @Stemettes Agile Academy has come to an end with a virtual graduation ceremony. We had a few words of encouragement from QA’s CMO James Frost, Stemettes COO Yasmin Lodhi & Agile trainer Mark Eaton. It was inspiring to see the impact this week of learning had! #WomenInTech pic.twitter.com/8bdiWFCyec
— QA (@QA_Ltd) November 2, 2021
Participants gave feedback at the end of the week and rated the overall programme 9.8 out of 10 with 100% saying they would attend another event.
- 100% of participants felt their perception of STEM increased
- 100% of participants felt their confidence in their STEM abilities increased
“I thought it was brilliant. Very informative. Something that I can implement and take into consideration in my life and the future. Memorable stuff.” – SCA ICAgile attendee
After attending the programme, participants felt they had an increase in all five of our impact metrics relating to STEM: perception, awareness, network, confidence, and knowledge.
The largest increase came in confidence in their STEM ability and their network in STEM fields, with a 28% and 27% increase respectively.
Congratulations to all participants for gaining their ICAgile certification, and thank you to the volunteers and role models who supported the programme.
Want to learn more about what Agile is? Take a look at our Stemettes Techtionary!
