July 2023 Coding Bootcamp News

Table of Contents

• 2 FUNDRAISES + ACQUISITION NEWS
• THE RISE OF AI IN TECH JOBS
• UPSKILLING & CAREER CHANGES IN 2023
• APPRENTICESHIPS + AMERICORPS
• NEW CODING BOOTCAMPS
• OUR FAVORITE PIECES ON THE BLOG

“AI” is the word of the summer, so we’re rounding up all the news we saw about how generative AI tools will support and expand the tech workforce… not deplete it. After a quiet first half of 2023, we finally saw news about recent coding bootcamp fundraises and acquisitions. We learned of two new ways you would fund your coding bootcamp experience: through Americorps or with your 529 account.  Plus, we’ll let you know about the 3 new coding bootcamps that we added to the Course Report directory in July.

Curious about what happened in June? Check out last month’s episode to hear our June coding bootcamp news roundup!

2 FUNDRAISES + ACQUISITION NEWS

• EdTech Review reported that V School raised an undisclosed amount in growth funding from Decathlon Capital Partners.
• Axcel announced that it’s acquiring online IT training provider, ExitCertified.
• According to Silicon India, the edtech company, Upgrad is reportedly looking to acquire a majority stake in the US edtech firm, Udacity.
• CyberWarfare Labs received a seed funding deal with UK-based angel investor and cyber entrepreneur, Sumit Siddharth. Sumit was also named as the new director of the company. 
• Fullstack Academy appointed Nelis Parts as their new CEO and Mark Moran as their new CMO. 
• Aaron McCullough was named as the new Chief Product Officer of edX.

THE RISE OF AI IN TECH JOBS

• The Morning Brew team did a sweep of the recent reports about what AI means for tech employment.
• Andrew Tarantola wrote a piece for Engadget which concludes that ultimately, we can’t be sure yet what generative coding systems will eventually become or how it might impact the tech industry.

UPSKILLING & CAREER CHANGES IN 2023

• HR Dive pointed out that the turbulent economic climate is pushing many workers to look for professional development opportunities.
• Marie Claire provided insights on how women are upskilling these days through bespoke tech apprenticeships.
• Google is funding a $20M effort to create free cybersecurity training programs. 
• According to the CBRE’s annual Scoring Tech Talent report, the Bay Area remains the top tech employer with the highest salaries. Check out our video Q&A with LearningFuze about how to land a developer role in the very competitive SoCal tech job market!
• Technical.ly asked Google Career Certificate alum Kile Johnson for their UX design job search insights. 

APPRENTICESHIPS + AMERICORPS

• HR Dive reported on a new bipartisan bill aimed at modernizing the National Apprenticeship Act. 
• Coding Temple announced that it is now an AmeriCorps School of National Service, which means that students can now leverage your AmeriCorps Education Award to attend a Coding Temple bootcamp. 
• A recent Glassdoor survey says intern satisfaction remains below pre-pandemic levels across the board, but for tech specifically, only 42% of tech interns would recommend their internship to others. 

NEW CODING BOOTCAMPS

• Stony Brook University has partnered with Springboard to offer online bootcamps.
• The University of Manchester has partnered with HyperionDev.
• CodeClan announced that it has partnered with Flatiron School so it can offer on-demand, self-paced bootcamps.
• Resilient Coders has closed their Pittsburgh campus. 

3 NEW SCHOOLS ADDED TO COURSE REPORT

• GUVI
• Spicy Coding Academy
• Loyola University New Orleans Bootcamps (powered by Springboard)

OUR FAVORITE PIECES ON THE BLOG

Jess spoke with Curtis Schlak, the VP of Academics at Hack Reactor, about the new AI tool, GitHub Copilot to create a beginner’s guide on how developers can implement it into their workflow.

Liz published a blog post about how to pay for a coding bootcamp with a 529 account. Eryn Schultz, a financial educator, weighed in on this and ultimately concluded that you can use 529 withdrawals on an accredited bootcamp like NYC Data Science Academy.