CodeClan’s new venture with Flatiron School promotes self-paced learning in tech
CodeClan plans to reskill 3,000 students a year by 2026
Scotland’s digital skills academy CodeClan has joined forces with the New York-based Flatiron School to provide flexible, self-paced digital courses in software development and data science.
This alliance seeks to broaden access to educational resources, making it more adaptable to work schedules and other commitments, while targeting a larger, more diverse audience.
Flatiron School has trained over 10,000 graduates since 2012 in disciplines including software engineering, data science, cybersecurity, and UX/UI product design.
Loral Quinn, CodeClan’s CEO, said: “The Flatiron team are at the front of the field in this area, and we’re excited to partner with them with a view to appealing to a more diverse range of students and making CodeClan more accessible to a bigger audience.
Kate Cassino, CEO of Flatiron School, added: “We have been working hard over the past few months on a partnership with CodeClan where they will deliver drop-in live lessons, mentoring, careers coaching, wellness, and support for getting students into jobs across the UK.”
In anticipation of the burgeoning demand for flexible learning, CodeClan aims to increase its part-time student intake threefold by the 2024/25 academic year by making its curriculum available on demand. By the end of 2026, the institute plans to reskill an estimated 3,000 students annually, a significant leap from the current 300.
Ms Quinn highlighted the significant portion of applications (40%) the academy receives from women seeking to switch careers. She stated: “These numbers indicate that even if girls and women have been discouraged from studying STEM subjects at school, college, and university, there’s still a career pathway available to them, one that’s flexible around study, work, and family commitments.”
Ms Quinn added: “The UK tech job market is predicted to grow six-fold to £30 billion by 2025, but there will only be one qualified woman for every one hundred roles unless something significant changes.”
As recently announced, following CodeClan research with The Young Women’s Movement to identify barriers to women in tech, CodeClan is offering free places on its Women in Data Science cohort commencing on 4 September.
CodeClan plans to reskill 3,000 students a year by 2026
Scotland’s digital skills academy CodeClan has joined forces with the New York-based Flatiron School to provide flexible, self-paced digital courses in software development and data science.
This alliance seeks to broaden access to educational resources, making it more adaptable to work schedules and other commitments, while targeting a larger, more diverse audience.
Flatiron School has trained over 10,000 graduates since 2012 in disciplines including software engineering, data science, cybersecurity, and UX/UI product design.
Loral Quinn, CodeClan’s CEO, said: “The Flatiron team are at the front of the field in this area, and we’re excited to partner with them with a view to appealing to a more diverse range of students and making CodeClan more accessible to a bigger audience.
Kate Cassino, CEO of Flatiron School, added: “We have been working hard over the past few months on a partnership with CodeClan where they will deliver drop-in live lessons, mentoring, careers coaching, wellness, and support for getting students into jobs across the UK.”
In anticipation of the burgeoning demand for flexible learning, CodeClan aims to increase its part-time student intake threefold by the 2024/25 academic year by making its curriculum available on demand. By the end of 2026, the institute plans to reskill an estimated 3,000 students annually, a significant leap from the current 300.
Ms Quinn highlighted the significant portion of applications (40%) the academy receives from women seeking to switch careers. She stated: “These numbers indicate that even if girls and women have been discouraged from studying STEM subjects at school, college, and university, there’s still a career pathway available to them, one that’s flexible around study, work, and family commitments.”
Ms Quinn added: “The UK tech job market is predicted to grow six-fold to £30 billion by 2025, but there will only be one qualified woman for every one hundred roles unless something significant changes.”
As recently announced, following CodeClan research with The Young Women’s Movement to identify barriers to women in tech, CodeClan is offering free places on its Women in Data Science cohort commencing on 4 September.