Hispanic Heritage Foundation and Sabio partner to engage Latinx community on CS education through new CSL initiative
The Intro to Web Development Certification's goals are to increase the number of Latinx individuals considering a career path as a professional software engineer or in the IT industry, and expose individuals to front-end web development through a foundational knowledge of JavaScript. Register at: http://bit.ly/SabioCode
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Hispanic Heritage Foundation (HHF) and Sabio have partnered to continue their commitment to support underrepresented minorities, including women, interested in entering the fast-growing career path in Technology Education (IT) such as software engineering, especially during and post COVID-19. Through the "Intro to Web Development Certification" program – being offered for free through the partnership – which will consist of two courses that cover the foundations of JavaScript, live 1:1 instructor support, and a skills assessment.
"There is talent everywhere and our collective effort is to inspire and develop that innovative potential through our CSL (Code as a Second Language) program and creative partnerships with Sabio to help our communities and America move forward, especially during and post COVID where tech jobs will be in even greater demand than they already are," said Antonio Tijerino, President and CEO of HHF. "We are thrilled that Sabio shares in that vision and we are grateful for their leadership as a Latinx-owned-and-operated company providing tech education to our community."
The Intro to Web Development Certification's goals are to increase the number of Latinx individuals considering a career path as a professional software engineer or in the IT industry, and expose individuals to front-end web development through a foundational knowledge of JavaScript. Register at: http://bit.ly/SabioCode
"Sabio is excited to collaborate with HHF, an amazing organization that is 100% dedicated to helping uplift the Latinx Community," said Liliana Monge, Co-Founder and CEO of Sabio. "Through our partnership we will work to engage more Latinx people, and encourage and support them through their journey into software engineering."
About Sabio
Sabio, a coding bootcamp based in Los Angeles, is one of the oldest software development bootcamps and is taught exclusively by senior industry software practitioners. The current instructors are alumni of companies such as Fox, Gamefly, Stack Overflow, TMZ and UCLA. Sabio's software development program focuses on .NET/C# and trains across the full-stack in Mobile, Front End, Back End, Source Control, Database and Development platforms. Sabio's alumni now work at amazing companies such as Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Tesla, Activision, MedMen, UCLA, and USC. (Visit https://sabio.la/).
About the Hispanic Heritage Foundation and CSL
The Hispanic Heritage Foundation is a national nonprofit focused on education, workforce, innovative leadership, and culture to meet America's priorities. Through HHF's program, Code as a Second Language (CSL), tens of thousands of students across the nation are introduced and taught to code. Once they are initiated, they are connected to a larger network of coders including mentors, workshops, activities through award-winning LOFT (Latinos On Fast Track) program for further development, connectivity and placement into the workforce and Fortune 500 companies (Visit http://www.HispanicHeritage.org) Follow HHF on Facebook and Twitter.
SOURCE Hispanic Heritage Foundation
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