Signals of the future of work (Sep. 2019)

>> If we can’t find who we’re looking for, we’ll train them ourselves

In today’s climate, it is all companies can do to secure the technology professionals they need. Meanwhile, women’s under-representation in STEM careers continues to make headlines and set off alarms. That’s why we were inspired to hear about the initiative undertaken by Booking.com’s Manchester branch to put on a free course that will teach software programming to women who have taken a break from the labour market and are now looking to reignite their careers. The minds behind the initiative underline that the aim of the course, called “Your Journey Into Tech”, is twofold: not only do they want to equip the