Learn to code in Python, JavaScript and HTML/CSS in one-to-one lessons. We start from programming logic and you write your first working program in lesson 1. At your home or in our Eaux-Vives offices, at your own pace and with no commitment.
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Python, JavaScript and HTML/CSS: three languages, three uses, one shared programming logic. We help you pick the right entry point for your real goal.
Think, automate, create
The versatile language for automating, analysing, scripting and creating
Useful for:
Manipulate, react, connect
Interactive logic in the browser: DOM, events, asynchronous code
Useful for:
Mark up, style, animate
The markup and styling languages: structure a document, then give it shape
Useful for:
Both languages are excellent for starting to code. Your choice depends on what you want to do with it. Here is our decision tree to settle it in 30 seconds.
The language that reads almost like English
Ideal if you want to:
The language of interactive logic and asynchronous code
Ideal if you want to:
| Criterion | Python | JavaScript |
|---|---|---|
| Ease of getting started | Very readable syntax | More permissive syntax |
| Developer jobs in Geneva | Data, finance, banking, the UN | Front-end, start-ups, agencies |
| First real program | A calculator or script in 1 h | An interactive page in 2 h |
| Ecosystem and libraries | pandas, numpy, pygame | npm, fetch, ES6 modules |
| Automation and business scripts | The king of scripting | Node works but feels less natural |
Our advice: the right answer is the one that keeps you coding every week. Your teacher will take 15 minutes in the first lesson to confirm your choice against your project.
Three levels to go from zero lines of code to employable junior developer. Python, JavaScript and HTML/CSS covered in depth, lesson after lesson.
You are starting from zero. We set up your environment and you write your first lines of Python or HTML/CSS in lesson 1. Programming logic, syntax, and first programs that genuinely run.
You can read and write code. We build real projects: Python automation, DOM manipulation in JavaScript, CSS Grid layouts and your first versioning with Git.
You think like a developer: OOP, algorithms, REST APIs, asynchronous code. Your projects are published on GitHub, ready to show in an interview or to a school.
The same simple process for a one-off lesson or a full course. You write your first program in lesson 1, and we consolidate between lessons.
A free 5-minute call. We work out your goal (career change, automation, personal project) and pick the right language to start with. You choose: at your home or in Eaux-Vives.
Setting up your environment (VS Code, Python, Node.js), your first lines of code, a first real project in lesson 1. We check that every concept has landed before moving on.
Between lessons, targeted exercises and small projects to build. Your teacher stays reachable on WhatsApp to unblock any errors. Practice is the key to independence.
3 portraits of Geneva residents before and after their learn-to-code course. EPFL preparation, business automation, scientific research: everyone moves forward with their own real goal.
Python · Algorithms · OOP
Lucas, 17
Secondary school student · Champel
I wanted to study computer science at EPFL, but all I had ever done at school was Scratch. Online courses felt far too dry.
A solid base for computer science studies at EPFL. He is confident with Python, algorithms and object-oriented programming (OOP). His application file stands out.
Python Algorithms OOP Python · Automation · 6 h saved a week
Alexandre, 42
Entrepreneur · Eaux-Vives
I was spending 6 hours a week copying and pasting data between Excel and our suppliers. Sheer misery.
Python scripts that read the emails, pull out the data and fill in Excel. He saves 6 hours a week, every week.
Python Automation 6 h saved a week Python · pandas · Data viz
Léa, 28
PhD student at UNIGE · Plainpalais
For my thesis, I was making every chart by hand in Excel. Not reproducible, and hours lost with every correction.
She is confident with Python, pandas, matplotlib and seaborn. Her analysis pipeline runs on its own and her thesis figures are ready to publish without retouching.
Python pandas Data viz Let us talk it through for 10 minutes on the phone. It is free, with no commitment. And we answer honestly: if it is not right for you, we will say so.
At the end of your course we give you a personalised certificate of attendance, plus a GitHub portfolio with your projects. A concrete asset for a move into development, an application to EPFL or HEPIA, or a junior developer interview in Geneva.
More than a certificate: you leave with your own coding projects (a small Pygame game, Python automation scripts, an interactive JavaScript page, a mini REST API). The best certificate of all is your code on GitHub.
We are not the only option. Here are the serious alternatives in Geneva in 2026, and what genuinely differs.
| Criterion | Cours-Informatique.ch Our offer | Intensive bootcamp in Geneva (Le Wagon, Ironhack and similar) | Independent teacher (Anibis, Malt, LinkedIn) | freeCodeCamp, The Odin Project, YouTube |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Format | Always one to one | Groups of 15 to 30 people | One to one, but variable | On your own, by trial and error |
| Pace | Your goal, your pace | Full time, fixed syllabus | Whenever the teacher is available | Whenever you can, with no structure |
| Location | Your home (free in Eaux-Vives) or our Eaux-Vives office | On their premises (Battelle, Carouge) | Varies with the arrangement | At home |
| Follow-up and adaptation | Homework, WhatsApp, certificate of attendance | Alumni network, partial job placement | Depends on the teacher, rarely structured | Forums, Discord, no dedicated human |
The best choice depends on your profile. Group courses are perfect if you are looking for social contact. Free tutorials suit you if you learn on your own. We are at our best when you want a concrete result, fast, without learning ten useless things and staying stuck on the one that matters.
Would you rather deliver a turnkey website than learn to code? Head for our web development course (WordPress, Figma, Elementor, SEO). Otherwise, AI and office software round out a junior developer profile nicely in Geneva.
AI and Tech 
Build your WordPress or Wix site in a few lessons. Ideal for founders and freelancers.
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Use ChatGPT, Gemini and other AI tools to save real time in your day.
Professional Popular 
Build professional documents and spreadsheets. Essential at the office and at home.
Learning to code takes regularity and a framework: the first steps give you a real grasp of the logic, and every well-guided hour is worth several days of fumbling on your own.
1 to 5 h of one-to-one lessons
6 to 12 h of one-to-one lessons
13 to 20 h of one-to-one lessons
These steps are orders of magnitude. We work out the exact number of hours together, based on your goal, your pace and your availability. Call us for free personalised advice.
To write your first useful scripts without help, allow 20 to 30 hours of one-to-one lessons spread over 2 to 4 months. In 2026, that is the standard threshold for working on your own as a Python or JavaScript beginner.
Call 078 238 20 71 and we will work out together how many lessons suit your exact goal.
It depends on your goal, and we settle it together in 10 minutes on the phone.
Either way, the fundamentals (variables, conditionals, loops, functions) are the same. Moving from the first to the second then takes 5 to 10 hours. Starting with Python is often gentler for a complete beginner.
No technical prerequisites. You do not need to know how to code, and you do not need advanced maths. Being able to use a computer day to day is enough (browsing the internet, opening a folder, installing an application).
What we set up together in the very first lesson:
After 2 hours you leave with your first working program. No jargon, and nothing to study before you come.
Geneva has a structural shortage of developers in 2026, according to the Adecco index and the Swiss association for executive employment. The most sought-after roles:
Our course is not a replacement for a 15 000 CHF intensive bootcamp, but it gives you solid foundations to step onto one of these paths or strengthen your current CV.
It all depends on the level you are aiming for. Orders of magnitude in Geneva in 2026:
Compare that with the intensive bootcamps in Geneva charging 12 000 to 18 000 CHF for 10 full-time weeks. Our advantage: no career break, a pace built around you, one dedicated teacher.
Yes, and it is actually the most common profile we see in Geneva. Successful career changes usually follow this path:
Allow 6 to 12 months in total alongside your current job. If you are unemployed in Geneva, the OCE can cover part of the cost when you present a retraining plan. We help you put it together.
Absolutely. That kind of motivation makes you progress faster than average. Typical projects we support in Geneva:
We start from your project in the very first hour. No abstract syllabus: we code what matters to you.
At Cours-Informatique.ch we offer tailor-made one-to-one lessons, not a qualification recognised by a state body. At the end, we give you a detailed certificate of attendance setting out the languages and skills covered, the number of hours and the projects you completed.
At the end of your learn-to-code course, we give you a personalised certificate of attendance that sets out the languages covered (Python, JavaScript, HTML/CSS), the skills acquired (variables, functions, loops, OOP, REST API, async) and the number of hours completed. That certificate is worth putting on your CV for employers in Geneva, in particular for a move into development, data or business automation.
You also leave with your own coding projects (a small Pygame game, Python automation scripts, an interactive JavaScript page) hosted on your GitHub: concrete proof of your developer skills.
Our one-to-one lessons and learn-to-code courses are charged at 140 CHF/h, with no commitment and no subscription. You decide the pace that suits you, lesson by lesson.
Call 078 238 20 71 for free advice on the number of hours that fits your goal (a move into development, Python automation, EPFL preparation, a personal project and so on).
