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New York City Expands Tech Training Opportunities, Partnerships

The partnership with roughly 150 private-sector employers is also helping to give job seekers a leg up in their career search.

 

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced expanded training opportunities as part of the city’s larger tech-centered employment initiative Wednesday, May 18.

The latest changes to the NYC Tech Talent Pipeline initiative will allow for approximately 1,700 more New Yorkers to take part in the pipeline program, which is aimed at connecting participants with 21st-century skills and the employers in search of those skills.

The partnership with roughly 150 private-sector employers is also helping to give job seekers a leg up in their career search. Among the program’s industry partners are the likes of Foursquare, Kickstarter and Viacom.

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