In episode 155 of the HRchat show, we hear from Josh Borts, Co-founder and Chief Financial Officer at Lighthouse Labs.
Lighthouse Labs teaches people to learn to code in 12 weeks and do it in a way that truly prepares students for amazing careers.
Lighthouse Labs combines a mentor’s community of 60+ full-time developers with an agile curriculum that emphasizes building real software. This has allowed them to achieve a great result for its students: a 93% employment rate for job-seeking graduates within 120 days of program completion.
Lighthouse Labs’ flagship program is its Web Development Bootcamp. The curriculum they teach is based on JavaScript, but the real emphasis is on the ability to “learn to learn” and the best practices you need to succeed in Canada’s fastest-growing industry.
Listen to this episode with Josh Borts to learn:
Digital and data literacy and why is it important to workers
Traditionally, HR has focused on recruitment to fill any skills gap, hear why upskilling needs to be in the strategic conversation
The CSR and ROI case for reskilling
About Josh Borts
Josh Borts is the Co-founder and Chief Financial Officer at Lighthouse Labs. Previously, he was a Managing Partner at Functional Imperative and worked as an algorithmic trader in markets in Asia, Europe, and North America. With a degree in Computer Engineering and a career path in finance, Josh is a case-study in how technology has impacted roles across the organization, leading to the rise of the digital-hybrid.
About Lighthouse Labs
Lighthouse Labs teaches people to learn to code in 12 weeks and do it in a way that truly prepares students for amazing careers. Operating out of Canada’s most dynamic tech hubs with campuses in Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary, Victoria, Montreal, and Ottawa, Lighthouse Labs combines a mentor’s community of 60+ full-time developers with an agile curriculum that emphasizes building real software. This has allowed them to achieve a great result for its students: a 93% employment rate for job-seeking graduates within 120 days of program completion.
Lighthouse Labs’ flagship program is its Web Development Bootcamp. The curriculum they teach is based on JavaScript, but the real emphasis is on the ability to “learn to learn” and the best practices you need to succeed in Canada’s fastest-growing industry.
New to coding? Lighthouse Labs’ part-time courses are perfect for you. In six weeks, two nights a week, our part-time courses offer you the opportunity to upgrade your coding skills without quitting your day job. We have part-time courses for those who are new to code and we have courses for professional developers who want to add to their toolkit
This episode of the HRchat show is supported by Espresa, a firm helping to define and ignite the HR tech space to disrupt culture for good.
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