Programming Apprenticeships

An article in The Dallas Morning News, December 7, 2014, edition, “Cracking the Code”, on page 3D by David Nicklaus of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch discusses a programming apprenticeship named LaunchCode.  LaunchCode, a not-for-profit organization, founded by Jim McKelvey of St. Louis, Missouri, provides opportunities for individuals to become programmers.

With no programming experience, applicants are typically rejected from consideration by organizations needing immediate assistance with programming tasks.  Many individuals would like to get a programming job, but they lack any formal training in the field.  Further, many do not have the financial resources to get the needed training while maintaining a job to support themselves and their families.

The apprenticeship pays $5 an hour for a typical three months period.  Launchcode graduates have earned a medium salary of  $50,000!  Applicants to the program must pass a basic programming aptitude test and convince the Launchcode’s interviewers that they are motivated for success.

I encourage everyone who has the desire to get into programming to visit the Launchcode website to learn more about the career possibilities provided.  (https://www.launchcode.org/)

 

Please comment in this bIog or email at mailto:glynjordan@gmail.com if you are aware of other organizations in your area that have similar programs to Launchcode.   

 

Thanks!  Glyn