How Coding Bootcamps Can Help Retrain Employees

Editor's Note: SHRM has partnered with TrainingIndustry.com to bring you relevant articles on key HR topics and strategies. The National Center for Women in Technology (NCWIT) predicts that while there will be 3.5 million "computing-related" jobs in the U.S. by 2026, 83% of them could go unfilled due to a lack of college graduates with related degrees. To meet this demand, organizations must reskill their workforces and look to candidates who have learned in-demand technical skills through alternate forms of education. In recent years, coding bootcamps have succeeded in training a diverse group of workers for careers as web, full-stack and software developers, among other roles, as well as reskilling people already in those professions. However, several major coding bootcamps have also closed in recent years, including Dev Bootcamp and The Iron Yard in 2017.