Dorien Nannings
Since I’ve always been interested in the data and tech world, I’ve been considering doing something with it for a long time. When the Corona crisis broke out, my work as a virtual assistant came to a temporary halt and… I saw my chance. I have registered for the Microsoft Azure Certified Data & AI track of the Techionista Academy. In June 2020 I started with the first group that was fully trained online. It became one big adventure. Not only did I learn a lot about data and tech, but also about myself. In addition, I got to know a group of very passionate women, trainers, and inspirational speakers. My network has exploded. The contacts with my fellow students are still warm and we help each other where we can. Despite the still ongoing pandemic, most of us are back at work and are fully applying the knowledge we have gained. Read more “Dorien Nannings”
Dhanya Kallat
Techionista helped me to reskill my career from mainframe development to big data engineering. The Microsoft Azure certified data & AI training is structured in a way that it gives a clear understanding of handling data in different phases and… also we can select our career path based on self-interest. In addition to this, the soft skill training helped me to confidently present myself as a good Data Engineer. Even though the training was remote, I was able to make a good relationship with my fellow students and the support given by Techionista is appreciated. “Empowering Women in Tech” – It meant it! Read more “Dhanya Kallat”
Paulien Leeuwenburgh
I had already completed a post-graduate course and various online training courses to prepare myself -after a career in commerce- for a role in data analytics or data science. Still, I wanted to do the Techionista Academy. On the one… hand, because the technical skills are complementary to what I had already learned. You will learn a lot about data engineering; a very valuable skill regardless of which direction in the data domain you will go. On the other hand because of the attention to soft skills, so that afterward you can look for your next challenge with confidence and with a good plan. It was quite intensive, which is why I thought it was so great. I have learned an insane amount; from the excellent training courses and workshops, but also from each other and about myself. And even though everything was online, I experienced a very nice connection with my class and with the Techionista crew. Read more “Paulien Leeuwenburgh”
Burçu Eda Ernas
Despite all the negative consequences of the pandemic, the chance to attend this academy 100% online has allowed me to turn 2020 into a fruitful year. With having a Software Engineering background and experience with data before, it had been… fun to take my skills to a few levels up with the Microsoft Azure cloud computing technologies. The program was quite intensive, included lots to learn, and well prepared! Although being in a remote environment, the community in every sense was great. I will always remember all the great times I had here. Now I work as a Data Engineer at Avanade and feel thrilled for the next chapters of my career. Read more “Burçu Eda Ernas”
Anita de Beijl
Due to the Corona crisis, my interim work as Marketing Manager was temporarily halted, which gave me the space in my agenda to start learning again. The world of data & AI was becoming more and more a requirement to… add to my marketing skills and it sparked my interest to delve further into it. It was not only a huge challenge and experience to learn new technical skills, but above all a gift to expand my network with so many strong women, trainers and business partners. We are not yet out of the Corona crisis, but I am now fully in a working life again and now positioned myself as a Data-driven Marketing Manager. Ready for the future! Read more “Anita de Beijl”
Charlotte Bril
The retraining program of Techionista made my career-switch possible. Data Science is a hot topic, and every company sooner or later wants to become data-driven. So, when you’re ahead of this movement, you have many job options to choose from. In… just four months, you will learn a lot about analyzing and visualizing data and the thing I loved the most was making predictive analyses with machine learning algorithms. Sounds hard? No, it isn’t! You can learn it too if you want to.I now work as a Data, Analytics and AI consultant at Macaw, and I am so excited knowing that I will learn much more and develop myself every day to become an excellent data scientist. And all of this because I made the great decision to switch careers, invested in myself for four months and used the knowledge and contacts from Techionista. Read more “Charlotte Bril”
Renate van Kempen
In my role as a Market Intelligence professional, I was constantly confronted with the lack of good data insight and I was always dependent on others. Techionista has prepared me from a layman in the field of data science to… a professional in a very short time, through the right combination of soft skills and hard skills. After the training I started working as a freelancer. I would not have been able to make a step towards independence without this training. Read more “Renate van Kempen”
Suzanne C.
The strength of the program is that you receive coaching from your team members and professionals from the field. Combined with extensive soft skills training and a business case, it is the ideal mix. What I take with me is… a valuable network and knowledge to apply data science in business. I now have a dream job as a Data Scientist at Ajax. Read more “Suzanne C.”
Marit Westmaas
After 15 years of no longer working in ICT, I wanted to switch back to ICT as a data professional. Following the Microsoft Professional Program for Data Science in a group was the main reason for me to join the… Techionista Academy. Because we followed the same modules at the same pace, sharing knowledge and exchanging experiences with each other was very valuable. In retrospect, I am absolutely happy with the time pressure and the positive group pressure. The pressure cooker effect in a short time to completing modules was the key to success for me. The Techionista Academy even exceeds my expectations afterwards: enormous boost of my self-confidence, expansion of my network with many data-driven professionals. And via the Techionista network, I started soon after the program in data analytics with a nice combined job and working and learning more in practice.The Microsoft program requires considerable perseverance and investment in time and money. It was also thanks to the substantive guidance provided by Techionista that I managed to successfully complete the program. My personal yield is a greatly increased labor market value and a huge increase in my motivation and job satisfaction in (big) data-driven organizations. Read more “Marit Westmaas”
Martine Wauben
This academy was the top opportunity for me to make my Master in Social Sciences future-proof. In a few weeks of intensive training, we were taught programming languages and machine learning techniques that are in great demand in all industries.… With this golden mix of skills I was able to emigrate to the UK with confidence, with not one but two job offers in my pocket! I now work as a Data Scientist at the British Ministry of Justice, where I try to ensure the safety of detainees, among other things, by providing detainees with more information about violence and self-harm in prisons. Read more “Martine Wauben”
Maaike Sterk
While working as a molecular biologist, I realized that I liked working with data even more than working in the lab. That is why I decided to participate in the Techionista Academy and retrain as a data science professional. I… never regretted it! During the training my skills, network and self-confidence have grown enormously. I enjoyed the process. I now work as a data scientist at BP Solutions. Read more “Maaike Sterk”
Kimmy Fransen-Ngo
The reason for me to participate in Techionista’s retraining program was to boost my career. For me, it was the right time to devote 4 months to study, before getting back to work again. The academy taught me how to… handle big datasets, to analyze and visualize the data, and to even make predictive analysis for useful insights. With these new skills, I will start as a Data Insights Analyst at Nestlé. Additional benefits of this academy are the soft skill training to improve your personal development, inspirational talks from companies that operate in data science, the offline support throughout the hard skill training and the job fair to connect you to tech companies. Read more “Kimmy Fransen-Ngo”
Mariëlle Koekenbier
The combination of hard and soft skills that Techionista offers is very valuable, but what has been made most important to me is the possibility – in an informal setting – to make contacts with many different companies. Data Science… is a broad field; it is important to find out exactly what companies do with Data Science, what type of people they are looking for, but also what you would most like to do. Techionista helps you in a very nice way in this search and that has given me a good match with Macaw, where I now have a job as Data, Analytics & AI Consultant. Read more “Mariëlle Koekenbier”
Ineke Hoekman – van Hassel
We all know that very few women work in IT. We also know that diversity in any profession is very important. We will have to realize the diversity together, otherwise the functions will be performed too one-sidedly or uniformly. This… academy was not started specifically for jobs within Microsoft, but rather for our customers, customer users and our partners. There is a great need for this profile. Read more “Ineke Hoekman – van Hassel”
Mark de Groot
With the retraining program of Techionista, the technical side of candidates is further developed; the knowledge of data science. That is for us a foundation with which we can further train candidates within our company. Last year we also found… a data scientist at Techionista. We are very satisfied with her and she is doing very well with our customers.
– BPSOLUTIONS now employs two Techionistas Read more “Mark de Groot”
Henk van Raan
When we talk about inclusion and diversity, we think we should also play a role in that. By facilitating these kinds of initiatives, we are doing our bit.
– The Johan Cruijff ArenA made its beautiful location available to… the Techionista Academy two years in a row Read more “Henk van Raan”
Martin ter Horst
We have become very enthusiastic about the Techionista program. Partly because of the people behind it, but especially also because of the people who participate. They are very motivated people. It is a program (the retraining program, ed.) That makes… the connection between the strength that people already take with them and the new knowledge they acquire there. We need new influx and new insights in this domain.
– Macaw hired multiple Techionistas Read more “Martin ter Horst”
