New Coding Bootcamp For Saint John Youth
The Web Development Bootcamp is a partnership between Envision Saint John and TechImpact.
The Web Development Bootcamp is a partnership between Envision Saint John and TechImpact.
On November 22, hundreds of people will gather in Saint John to celebrate innovators from across New Brunswick who have been “pushing boundaries, opening doors, raising capital, creating jobs and putting New Brunswick on the map across a variety of sectors.”
The technology in the Shankar Computer Science Lab is a long way from the punch cards Subramonian Shankar used when he was a UNB student in the 70s.
The coding boot camps, announced earlier this year, began taking applications this week.
In selling a vision that goes beyond institutional learning, former New Brunswick Premier Frank McKenna wants to aim higher to advance New Brunswick’s digital economy.
Working with UNB’s McKenna Institute, TechImpact will manage a province-wide, multi-stakeholder effort to train, attract and retain IT professionals.
The CEO for TechImpact says Atlantic Canadian companies have pledged to provide employment to displaced Ukrainians, with some offering additional support for immigration, travel, housing and more.
TechImpact’s CEO says the market is demanding more IT talent for tech roles and there’s “an urgent need to act now.”
New Brunswick’s investment in digital infrastructure over the last few decades and the success of homegrown startups such as Radian6 and Q1 Labs, which sold for more than $1-billion combined, have turbocharged the tech landscape – thus creating more demand and more opportunities for local IT workers.
The University of New Brunswick’s faculty of management prides itself on experiential learning so that undergraduate and graduate students can successfully transition to the workforce.