Dream Corps

One of #YesWeCode’s key strategies involves partnering with a select number of high-quality bootcamps. Because the tech economy is very new and the quality of online bootcamps as training providers is uneven across the sector, #YesWeCode evaluated several training providers before electing to work with Flatiron for its Bay Area bootcamp readiness and training program. Founded in 2012, Flatiron School is an industry leader which has led the field in its graduation and placement rates. For example, Flatiron recently released an audited 2015 Jobs Report, which details that of its 200 job-seeking graduates last year, 98% were placed into jobs, with 34% securing paid apprenticeships after their training. Furthermore, as of 2017, more than 600 companies have hired graduates from Iron Yard, our scholarship fund bootcamp partner.

Furthermore, we have seen success in our own programs through the first two years of our Coding Corps. Through the Coding Corps program, #YesWeCode recruits underrepresented minorities to participate in coding bootcamps, then places them in 9-12 month apprenticeships with tech employers, leading to a full-time tech job. Over the past year, we have run 2 cohorts with 16 participants with a 90% placement rate for graduates into full-time tech jobs. We anticipate similar results in our Bay Area bootcamp readiness and training program.