Code Louisville is a public–private partnership program in Louisville, Kentucky, with the aim of fostering software developers to bolster technological innovation in the region.[1] It received national attention in April 2015 when President Barack Obama visited the region to announce TechHire[2] and promote the value of the federal government working with local governments.[3]

Purpose

Code Louisville is a public–private partnership program in Louisville that began in November 2013.[4] Metro Louisville Department of Economic Growth and Innovation, Greater Louisville Inc., EnterpriseCorp, the Louisville Free Public Library, and KentuckianaWorks are partnered with local employers partner who hire graduates of the program.[1] It is a free 12-week online coding course open to those with a library card.[3][4][5] It aims to foster software developers in the area, so as to bolster a technological innovation in the region.[1] The program works in collaboration with Treehouse,[4] including a prerequisite course.[6]

Effectiveness

The program has been lauded for its success compared to similar programs in other cities.[5] In April 2015, President Obama visited Louisville to praise the program and to use it as an example of the federal TechHire initiative that provides grants to similar programs.[2][3][7][8] In 2015, it was announced that Code Louisville would attempt to create a program to teach others cities how to run similar programs.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Code Louisville - About". codelouisville.org. Archived from the original on 2015-04-07.
  2. 1 2 Marissa Alter (4 December 2013). "President Obama rallies support for job training in Louisville". WLKY.
  3. 1 2 3 "President Obama Wants More Programs Like Code Louisville". 89.3 WFPL. 2015-04-03.
  4. 1 2 3 "Code Louisville Aims to Expand the Region's Available Tech Talent - 89.3 WFPL". 89.3 WFPL. 19 March 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 "Why Louisville's Tech Initiatives Are on a National Stage Today". 89.3 WFPL. 2015-04-02.
  6. ↑ "Code Louisville - Candidates". codelouisville.org. Archived from the original on 2015-04-07.
  7. ↑ "Obama rallies support for job training over tax cuts". Yahoo News. 2 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "President Obama talks economy in Louisville". MSNBC.


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