Click the Title to Play or Download. * 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 careers

| | | Bridgette 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
• Encouraging Evidence on a Sector-Focused Advancement Strategy
• Job Training that Works
• 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