Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade – Representative Dan Pabon (D-CO), in partnership with The White House, Colorado private industry leaders, and Colorado state agencies announced today that Colorado is one of twenty pilot regions across the country to launch TechHire. This bold public-private initiative, set forth by President Obama, aims to identify, connect and train individuals seeking to learn new technology skills, particularly computer programming. This training would come through universities and community colleges as well as nontraditional approaches like “coding boot camps,” and high-quality online courses that can rapidly train workers for a good-paying job, often in just a few months. Read more…
