March 2019
Opening Doors to Technology Careers We believe that much of our nation’s talent is hidden in plain sight: people in overlooked communities who may lack the opportunities — but not the motivation or intellectual curiosity — to join the ranks of our nation’s growing tech sector . 2
What Per Scholas Does Per Scholas provides rigorous and tuition-free technology training and professional development to people who are un-or underemployed. 3
Our Vision We envision a future where individuals from any community can access well-paying career positions, and where talent is recognized and recruited from many diverse sources. 4
Our Values 5
Our Approach to Workforce Development is Employer Driven 7
We’re not just training people for a job. We’re arming people with transformative business and life skills that result in long-term success. 8
Our History 1995 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 Per Scholas’ Founded to Third party, National Featured by the National bridge the “digital controlled, replication White House as Effectiveness expansion divide” and “what works” in random begins - NYC, Proven in continues, recycle hardware assignment Columbus, fighting long- Independent bringing Per (“gold standard”) in the South Cincinnati, term Multi-Year Scholas training Bronx, NY evaluation NCR, and unemployment, WorkAdvance to Newark, NJ The Sectoral Dallas, training Clinton Global Research Study. with more to Employment 800 per year Initiative, The Approach come in 2019. Impact Study New York Times, featured in The and WIRED New York Times. magazine. 9
Per Scholas’ Impact Evidence drives our work: A three-year randomized control trial found Per Scholas graduates were: ● Earning 27% more per year than the control group ● 48% more likely to report life satisfaction than the control group ● 50% less likely than the control group to rely on public assistance 10
Diverse by Design Our students are motivated and intellectually curious problem-solvers, and they have an interest in IT. 90% of our students are people of color, a third are women and a third are young adults who are jobless or underemployed. 11
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Diverse by Design 14
Local nonprofit prepares unemployed, underemployed for IT careers. 15
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