CODING BOOTCAMPS
Game Changing Coding Education
I'M TYLER RICHARDS
From Seattle
Married and 2 daughters
Art
Entrepreneur
Business
Tech
Code
Golf
MY EDUCATION
MY CAREER
WHY? FIRST SOME BACKGROUND.
TECH TALENT IS IN HUGE DEMAND
TECH IS GROWING!
SOME MIND BLOWING STATS
WORLD
Currently there are 18.2 million software developers worldwide, due to rise to 26.4 million by 2019, a 45% increase, says Evans Data Corp.
*Global Developer Population and Demographic Study
NATION
|
2015 Median Pay |
$100,690 per year ($48.41 per hour) |
|
Typical Entry-Level Education |
Bachelor's degree or less |
|
Work Experience in a Related Occupation |
None |
|
On-the-job Training |
None |
|
Number of Jobs, 2014 |
1,114,000 (150,000 are web devs) |
|
Job Outlook, 2014-24 |
17% (Much faster than average) |
|
Employment Change, 2014-24 |
1,400,000 more |
1,000,000 MORE JOBS THAN STUDENTS BY 2020
THERE IS A HUGE GAP
And it is growing.
WE NEED MORE GRADS
HOW DO YOU BECOME A SOFTWARE ENGINEER?
DEVELOPER
PROGRAMMER
CODER
OPTION 1
4-YEAR CS DEGREE
time and $ commitment
OPTION 2
LEARN ON YOUR OWN
mileage may vary
OPTION 3
CODE BOOTCAMPS
inexpensive & effective
40k YEARLY GRADS
YEARLY = UNKNOWN
18k YEARLY GRADS
CODING BOOTCAMPS
| Year | # of Bootcamps | # of Graduates |
| 2012 | 1 | ? |
| 2013 | 5 | ? |
| 2014 | ? | 6,740 |
| 2015 | 69 | 10,333 |
| 2016 | 100+ | 17,966 |
BOOTCAMPS ARE
NON-TRADITIONAL EDUCATION
TYPICALLY SHORT TERM
2-6 months cohort based classes
IMMERSIVE
All day every day. 9-5 plus more.
MENTORSHIP-DRIVEN
Not just lectures; 1-1 PROFESSIONAL mentoring
SMALL CLASS SIZES
10-60 students per cohort
PASSIVE V ACTIVE
refined curriculum; flipped classroom
IT WORKS.
OVER 1,400 DEVS GRADUATED AND PLACED
HOW CAN WE ALL CONTRIBUTE?
DEVELOP TALENT PIPELINES
#2
externships, internships, and better onboarding
START YOUNGER
#3
encourage, sponsor, participate in programs K-12
SHARE THE EDUCATION BURDEN
#4
education should be shared and owned by the community
EVERYONE DO THEIR PART
Utah
Cities
Universities
Private Sector
ANY QUESTIONS?
Coding Camps - Game Changing Coding Education // Roots Tech
By Tyler Richards
