Rod's Pulse Podcast
Nov 30, 2020
RPP #188: Per Scholas - Interview with Bridgette Gray
- Interview with Bridgette Gray, Chief Impact Officer of Per Scholas on diversity, equity, and inclusion. Per Scholas is a national skills training nonprofit that provides tuition-free courses across the country. It has worked closely with students to make sure they have the tools necessary to learn from home during this pandemic. We discuss:
- Training for those traditionally underrepresented
in technology careersBridgette Gray - 15-week "Bootcamp" style training sessions
- Market-driven technical and professional skills training
- Moving from in-class to online training during the pandemic
- Tech equipment challenges
- Lack of universal broadband infrastructure
- Funding sources
- Curriculum development including partnerships with
Amazon and Google - Asynchronous or synchronous training
- Articulation agreements to issue academic credits
- Western Governors University as their national university partner
- Links
- Podsafe music selection
- The Christmas Season by Devo Spice, a comedy rapper from New Jersey who is one of the most popular artists on the nationally syndicated Dr. Demento Show.
Duration: 35:08