Capital CoLAB, an initiative launched by the Greater Washington Partnership to match students, particularly women and people of color, with the region’s tech job openings, has so far engaged with 12,000 prospective workers through its programs, the organization said.
The current tally includes high school and college students engaged through digital skills trainings, career fairs and micro-internships, said Deborah Hodge, Capital CoLAB’s managing director. The organization has promised to work with a total of 45,000 students and adult learners to funnel them into digital tech careers by 2025, with 50% of them being Black, Latino and/or women.
The 12,000 is a preliminary number, the program’s leaders told the Washington Business Journal, that’s expected to be finalized at the end of this academic year. It’s unclear how many of the 12,000 are women or people of color.
Capital CoLAB got its start in 2018, partnering area CEOs with education leaders to address how they could…
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