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Wyncode to help high school students skill-up in tech

Nancy Dahlberg
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Wyncode was again selected to be part of this summer’s TechHire.Miami initiative, which will provide 1,000 underserved Miami-Dade and Monroe County high school students with free access to the latest technology education.

Wyncode, a technology training academy based in Miami, was chosen to host the web development bootcamps, in which Wyncode will teach a portion of its award-winning Wyncode Full Stack Web Development curriculum. The students are going to learn the latest web development skills like JavaScript, React, HTML and CSS, said Wyncode co-founder Juha Mikkola. All bootcamps will be live online classes, so students from anywhere in Miami-Dade or Monroe County can participate without having to travel or potentially get sick.

“Not only is the program totally free, but eligible participants can get up to $500 just for attending the course and passing the final exam. This is all thanks to a $1.5 million investment from CareerSource South Florida,” said Mikkola. “We couldn’t be more excited to be a partner in this program.”

The six-week Summer Bootcamps will be held June 15 through Aug. 15.  Find out more about the TechHire summer program here.

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That’s not all. Wyncode will also be bringing back camps for high school students this summer – and perhaps college students.

 “Seeing the need and interest with high school kids for technology education this summer also inspired us to re-launch Wyncamp  which covers the same content remotely as the Tech.Hire bootcamps, but is designed for those who can afford to pay tuition. Based on interest, we may be adding a college-age cohort as well,” Mikkola said.

In addition to Wyncode, TechHire.Miami also partners with Miami-Dade and Monroe Public Schools, CBT College, Compu-Design USA, FVI School of Technology and The Academy of Florida.

Photo above is from a TechHire bootcamp last summer. This year’s programs will be virtual. 

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