Cortex and tech nonprofit to train people of color and women for cybersecurity jobs
The Cortex Innovation Community and Per Scholas, a technology training nonprofit, are collaborating to help create technology career opportunities for people of color and women with a 15-week cybersecurity program.
The free course, which will begin June 17, aims to prepare 20 participants for positions such as cybersecurity analyst, junior desktop technicians and technical support engineers.
People of color and women are underrepresented in the technology field because they have trouble getting hired and often cannot afford training programs, Per Scholas St. Louis managing director Charlie Mackey Jr. said.
“Historically, underrepresented peoples aren't working in the tech fields, because they're like, ‘Well, I have to go to the West Coast, or it's not available here,’” Mackey said. “By coming here, we can not only help bridge that gap, but also reframe it to where you can get that technology training right here, and then find a job here.”
https://news.stlpublicradio.org/economy-business/2022-04-08/cortex-and-tech-nonprofit-to-train-people-of-color-and-women-for-cybersecurity-jobs