The Cultivating Coders program is an 8 week bootcamp style training curriculum that focuses on current web development technologies in order to learn highly sought after skills reflective in the modern employment landscape. According to usnews.com the unemployment rate for web developers is currently at 2% with a median salary getting close to $70,000 a year. Almost 30,000 new jobs will need to be filled by 2022. The quickest way to employment in a web development field is practical experience and a portfolio of projects that showcase the technological abilities of a junior level web developer.
At the conclusion of the Cultivating Coders course a student will have knowledge of full stack web development theories and practical experience including web languages PHP, JavaScript, HTML and more. A student will work on and develop full web applications that are useful and technically relevant to real world solutions. In fact, students work on a variety of projects that companies in their local community will use and be able to take advantage of following the bootcamp. By providing web application solutions to local businesses and non-profits, students have an advantage to a path of employment with those companies because of their time spent developing the applications and knowing the technology behind those applications.
Cultivating Coders is a multi-dimensional coding initiative that breaks down and crosses boundaries. Incorporated in late 2015 by Charles Ashley III, it stands out among similar coding organizations by taking world-class computer science education to rural and underserved high school students and geographies. Cultivating Coders raises funds in order to offer its boot camps free of charge, and then assigns qualified staff to support newly established after-school coding clubs.
But we’re not stopping there. Career pathways services are also provided to high-achieving graduates. These include opportunities to gain valuable professional experience through internships with leading tech organizations as well as opportunities to earn income through well-paid freelance work. Communities impacted in New Mexico in year one included Gallup, Farmington, Shiprock, and Albuquerque’s South Valley.
TechHire Partner, Obama Foundation Mentor, City of ABQ Education Committee and Learning Alliance Member
219 Central Ave NW, Suite 200