Our commitments:
- Train and employ 25 thousand people of underrepresented and low-income audiences in technology, contributing to reducing the technological blackout in Brazil.
- Empower more than 5 million people in 5 years, for the work of the future and entrepreneurship.
- Encourage basic education, impacting 5 million people within 5 years.
Tech Talent
We are committed to combining technology, innovation and people, to transform education in Brazil. We will connect needs with solutions, train people from underrepresented and low-income groups in technology and connect them with market opportunities. See how we are performing
Future of work
For plans and dreams to take off and more opportunities to be created, we will invest in the development of our partners. From the financial education of a small restaurant owner to a career in technology for delivery drivers, let's use our entire ecosystem to make the future take off.
basic education
We want a different future for Brazil and we believe that only quality education allows for more and better choices. Let's connect dreams with those who are hungry to do them, uniting those who can teach with those who want to learn. See how we are encouraging public education and working with teachers for public school students. Find out more→
iLab
iFood hired 40 people who graduated from technology courses at partner schools and set up a talent accelerator. The objective is for the group to gain market experience in six months. Find out more→
Tech Power
With the aim of acting to remedy the shortage of labor in technology and also increase diversity and inclusion within this market, iFood developed, together with several partners, Potência Tech, a platform that offers free courses, scholarships for training in technology and a track focused on employability. There are already more than 30 thousand registered in Potência, more than 6 thousand scholarships offered and almost 500 people employed. Find out more→
Takes off
iFood Decola is our platform that has more than 90 short-term courses, dynamic and aligned with the most urgent needs of partners. It has a web version and mobile application, which makes it easier to take the course wherever and whenever the student wants in a simple and practical way. There is information about delivery and much more, also helping with the personal development of partners. Find out more→
Cubos Academy | Full Stack Web Training
In partnership with Cubos Academy, a technology school in Salvador, we provided full scholarships to 120 students from underrepresented populations. Training in frontend, backend and soft skills is connected to market demands and the content necessary to start working as a “Junior Software Developer”. We had 19 delivery drivers trained and 9 hired by iFood. Find out more→
Reprograma – Training for female programmers
Todos em Tech is a social impact initiative that focuses on teaching programming to cis and trans women who do not have resources and/or opportunities to learn how to program. iFood, together with other large companies, supports a project focused on training 400 women in the area. 160 have already been formed. Find out more→
VAMO AI – Backend Training Program focused on Data
Training program for data analysts, focused on training low-income people, preferably women and people of color in backend development. The course lasted 6 months and trained 29 people. Of this group, 27 are employed, 24 at iFood (seven are former delivery drivers). Find out more→
Sesi & iFood – Training Course for Delivery Drivers
We are committed to developing initiatives that support delivery drivers’ learning so that they can improve and acquire new life skills. Therefore, in partnership with SESI, we offer courses on personal development, traffic responsibility, motorcycle maintenance, among others, for delivery people who use our app. The content is available on the iFood app for delivery people and is 100% free. The course also offers a certificate within a year for those who complete all modules of the program. Find out more→
Bow
The objective is to train low-income young people in the public education system to find their first job. The course consists of behavioral and technical development tracks. Find out more→
Empower Network
Rede Empodera was built with education Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) that work with young people aged 15-25 in situations of social vulnerability, in order to accelerate learning, scale and improve their impacts. iFood supported the group of 7 organizations in the network focusing on Careers in Technology – Generation, Laboratoria, Instituto Ser+, Casa de vovó Dedé, Vai na Web, Labinec and CEAP. Find out more→
