The City of Chattanooga Department of Youth and Family Development and TechTown have opened applications for the Tech Workforce Program. This pilot program will establish and test a Tech Workforce Program initiative in two of Chattanooga’s YFD centers - South Chattanooga and Brainerd.
Officials said, "Through the Tech Workforce Program, TechTown will train, educate, and motivate a work pipeline of Chattanooga-based adult workforce talent that can be matched to open technology and related jobs with local employers.
"The Tech Workforce Program is an opportunity for adults, primarily ages 17-50, to acquire the basic hands-on and experimental skills vital to the local workforce demands.
This seven week Learning Program aims to provide underemployed or unemployed adults with 21st- century technology/coding skills needed for better employment in the fast growing technology sector."
All classes are free for applicants who are selected, with a commitment of nine hours per week. Classes tentatively will begin late February 2017. Classes will be held on Tuesdays, Thursdays from 6-9 p.m. at the South Chattanooga YFD and Brainerd YFD locations and Saturdays at Tech Town from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Attendance for all classes is mandatory with childcare, meals, and transportation available.
Adults interested in learning to code can apply
here. For more information, contact Chris Ramsey, interim executive director of TechTown, at cramsey@gotechtown.org.