ICT TRAINEES WANTED – BIH APP FACTORY INTERNSHIP (X10)

BIH APP FACTORY INTERNSHIP DESCRIPTION

Botswana Innovation Hub in partnership with Microsoft is running a program called BIH AppFactory. which is a program a mod at equipping graduates in Information and Communications Technology OCT) to become software craftsmen, able to design, implement, and manage complex real-world software protects.

The program offers to participate, trainees, hands-on experience with enterprise-level development tools, cloud computing platforms, and cross-platform mobile computing, under the mentorship of experienced software craftsmen.

For this intake. BIH AppFactory has partnered with Alpha Direct insurance Company and the program seeks to recruit (10) ten trainees knowledgeable in software design & development, coding and debugging. The trainees will gain existing real-world software engineering experience at a thriving company and will stand a chance to get employment from Alpha Direct Insurance Company. The trainees will work in small teams to solve real-world problems, explore new technologies, and learn from one another. The ideal trainees for this environment vWi be enthusiastic and co*aboratrve.

The program runs for a period of 3 months.

Please note this not an employment opportunity at BIH, but a capacity-building initiative to upskill and better place its trainees for evolving jobs in ICT.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Document and test new software applications
• Assess new application ideas
• Research on the latest technologies and methodologies
• Develop applications (coding, programming)

REQUIREMENTS

Computer Science/Software Engineering/Information Technology or related field

• Excellent analytical and computer & software development skills
• Ability to work in teams
• Exposure in programming in languages

BENEFITS

• Practical experience with a wide variety of software engineering tasks
• Collaborating hand-in-hand with skilled teams of software engineers
• Shadowing, mentoring, and training opportunities with seasoned professionals
• Opportunity to participate in BIH networking events
• Compensati0n stipend available (P2000 per month)
• Employment possibilities with Alpha Direct for the best interns from the program