RBK is...

1. What is RBK?

2. RBK is a Career Accelerator based in Amman, Jordan
RBK produces market-ready software engineers in 4 months
75% are from vulnerable populations (50% refugee & 50% female)
Against the backdrop of:
- 13% female workforce participation in Jordan (Ministry of Labor)
- 50K unemployed IT graduates / 8% university placement rates
- A closed industry sector – NO REFUGEES!
The placement rate of RBK grads into industry as full time paid
employees (not interns) is 98% in 6 months (includes refugees)

3. What is eXtreme Learning
Challenge-based / Project-based / Fail-based / Mastery-based pedagogy
Pair / collaborative learning (Driver – Navigator method)
Heavily facilitated – 1:2 student / staff ratio
Immersive – 12-16 hours per day for 3 months
Heavy psycho-social support
Mindfulness training – yoga, mediation, group therapy

4. How does RBK do it?
We give industry EXACTLY what the wants!
Market-driven curricula
Strong industry partnerships – Expedia, SAP, Amazon, Samsung…
Adaptive / Agile biz model – no 2 cohorts are exactly the same
Full student support – food, housing transportation
We provide 6 months of coaching & support post-graduation
Highly competitive admissions

7. Mai - Damascus, Syria
Mai was a former dentist back in Syria. Her
long days at RBK were bracketed by
preparing her children for school and
helping them with their homework.
She graduated with honors and is now
working in Jordan for an international
health care IT company that provides
dentists with digital models of their
patient’s teeth.

8. Mohammad – Damascus, Syria
in 2012 at the age of 14, Mohammad was
paralyzed by a sniper’s bullet.
Despite having a sixth grade education and
no knowledge of higher math, he
completed RBK’s rigorous program. 4
months after graduation he was hired as a
front end-developer by an INGO for $800
per month – twice the per capita salary in
Jordan.

9. Hiba – Fuheis, Jordan
As an industrial designer, Hiba was locked
out of the largely male-dominated industry
in the Arab world. At RBK, she leveraged
her strong creative cognition to excel in
our program. She also set the bar for grace
under pressure.
Upon graduation, she found employment
almost immediately with Expedia Jordan at
5 times the average salary in Jordan.

10. Ahmad - Dara’a, Syria
After much tragedy and suffering in Syria
during the war, Ahmad escaped with the
remaining survivors of his family and his
books to Jordan.
Before RBK, he was working construction
for 300 JD and was the sole provider for his
family of 5.
After RBK he was hired for 8X the average
salary in Jordan and now provides a secure
life for his mother and siblings.

11. Maisaa – Homs, Syria
Maisaa, her parents and 5 brothers were
chased by bombs from Homs to Palmyra to
Damascus before finally reaching Jordan in
2014. She finished her final year of
university here but was unable to find a
job.
At RBK, she was everyone's favorite pairing
partner and is now working in Jordan for a
Canadian-based health care IT company.

12. Hanan – Amman, Jordan
With a degree in electrical engineering,
Hanan was one of the 77% of unemployed
women in Jordan with a degree.
Within a few weeks of releasing Hanan to
industry, she was hired for $4,500 USD per
month by a blockchain development firm.
She now supports 12 family members and
is a role model to her younger siblings and
cousins.

13. Abeer – Aleppo, Syria
Abeer was studying Accounting in Aleppo
before she was forced to leave because of
the war. Although she and no interest in
programming all she had was time on her
hands so she enrolled in RBK.
It was a struggle but she survived and
currently works in for a US company as a
full stack developer. She loves learning new
programming languages and as the oldest
child supports a family of 12.

14. Mohammad – Amman, Jordan
Before RBK, Mohammad was a mechanic
with no university degree and was working
as a cashier for $350 / mo. He had zero
coding experience before RBK and
struggled through the junior phase of the
immersive program which coincided with
Ramadan.
One month after graduation Mohammad
was hired by Britecore as a mid-level
software engineer for $5,000 a month or
10X the average salary in Jordan.

15. Fatima – Aleppo, Syria
in 2012, Fatima was studying computer
science in Aleppo when the bombs started
falling on her neighborhood. An orphan
with 3 brothers and sisters, she settled in
Amman and joined RBK cohort 1 in the
spring of 2016.
She was hired by RBK to facilitate cohort 2,
promoted to Tech Mentor in cohort 3 and
now is RBK’s Program Manager transferring
her knowledge to a future generation of
leaders.

16. Dividends of eXtreme Learning
RBK moves the needle on 31 different personality traits that correlate with
leadership, happiness and success in life
Reduction of social, cultural, gender and sexual orientation bias
The ability to teach
Marked increases in social and emotional intelligence - team building, conflict
resolution, give & receive constructive criticism – 21st century skills
Appreciation for life long learning / autonomous learning ability
Increases in creative cognition
Adaptability / resilience / perseverance
Global citizen / volunteerism

17. Impact of RBK
Grads support on average 6 family members and up to 15
Grad’s lifetime earning potential: $1.5M local / $6M international
Each lab produces $8 billion of lifetime GDP every 20 years
RBK attracted Expedia to Jordan and with them 250 jobs
RBK is producing the future leaders of tech in the MENA region
RBK is increasing female workforce participation
RBK practices 9 of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals