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March 2019 Opening Doors to Technology Careers We believe that much of our nations talent is hidden in plain sight: people in overlooked communities who may lack the opportunities but not the motivation or intellectual curiosity to
March 2019
Opening Doors to Technology Careers
We believe that much of our nation’s talent is hidden in plain sight: people in overlooked communities who may lack the opportunities—but not the motivation or intellectual curiosity—to join the ranks of our nation’s growing tech sector.
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What Per Scholas Does
Per Scholas provides rigorous and tuition-free technology training and professional development to people who are un-or underemployed.
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Our Vision
We envision a future where individuals from any community can access well-paying career positions, and where talent is recognized and recruited from many diverse sources.
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Our Values
Our Approach to Workforce Development is Employer Driven
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We’re not just training people for a job.
We’re arming people with transformative business and life skills that result in long-term success.
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Our History
1995
Founded to bridge the “digital divide” and recycle hardware in the South Bronx, NY
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2010
Third party, controlled, random assignment (“gold standard”) evaluation The Sectoral Employment Impact Study
2014
Featured by the White House as “what works” in fighting long- term unemployment, Clinton Global Initiative, The New York Times, and WIRED magazine.
2012
National replication begins - NYC, Columbus, Cincinnati, NCR, and Dallas, training 800 per year
2016
Per Scholas’ Effectiveness Proven in Independent Multi-Year WorkAdvance Research Study. Approach featured in The New York Times.
2018
National expansion continues, bringing Per Scholas training to Newark, NJ with more to come in 2019.
Per Scholas’ Impact
Evidence drives our work: A three-year randomized control trial found Per Scholas graduates were:
the control group
satisfaction than the control group
group to rely on public assistance
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Diverse by Design
Our students are motivated and intellectually curious problem-solvers, and they have an interest in IT.
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color, a third are women and a third are young adults who are jobless or underemployed.
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I AM HERE FOR…
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Diverse by Design
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Local nonprofit prepares unemployed, underemployed for IT careers.
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