Portland schools for coding aim to boost diversity
Two code schools in Portland are pushing to help make the tech industry more open to employees from diverse backgrounds.
Both Code Fellows and Epicodus have taken concrete action to boost their intake in terms of minorities that lack adequate representation, as well as women. The affirmative policies could lead to greater demand for digital business cards from Tigard.
Epicodus has the specific intention of starting a female-only class before the fall. Emily Priede, a community and marketing manager for the organization, has told Portland Business Journal:
The class in question should include 30 students. Scholarships for the 20-week course are being offered by local tech firms. GlobeSherpa and DevelopmentNow have both committed to meeting partial costs for eligible students. A special event has been designed by Epicodus to drum up enthusiasm for the class and promote the wider tech scene in Portland.
Meanwhile, Code Fellows has launched its own initiative based around a scholarship worth $250,000. Up to 40 students may benefit from the proposal.
Code Fellows is after donations to support its scholarship fund. The $250,000 could cover a maximum of 70% of course costs. The initial recipients of the resources under discussion should soon be made public by the school.
Both Code Fellows and Epicodus have taken concrete action to boost their intake in terms of minorities that lack adequate representation, as well as women. The affirmative policies could lead to greater demand for digital business cards from Tigard.
Epicodus has the specific intention of starting a female-only class before the fall. Emily Priede, a community and marketing manager for the organization, has told Portland Business Journal:
“We really wanted to make sure (the course) is a safe space for learning, which is why we created an all-women class.”
The class in question should include 30 students. Scholarships for the 20-week course are being offered by local tech firms. GlobeSherpa and DevelopmentNow have both committed to meeting partial costs for eligible students. A special event has been designed by Epicodus to drum up enthusiasm for the class and promote the wider tech scene in Portland.
Meanwhile, Code Fellows has launched its own initiative based around a scholarship worth $250,000. Up to 40 students may benefit from the proposal.
Code Fellows is after donations to support its scholarship fund. The $250,000 could cover a maximum of 70% of course costs. The initial recipients of the resources under discussion should soon be made public by the school.