NYC Web Development Fellowship

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Link to program: http://flatironschool.com/nycworkforce1/?utm_source=Worforce1&utm_medium=Career_Bulletin&utm_campaign=Fellowship

New York City is proud to offer the NYC Web Development Fellowship, designed to train Fellows with the skills necessary to start a career in web development. Graduates from the Fellowship will be qualified to for jobs as Web Developers, creating web-based software applications that power internet services like Twitter, Tribeca Film Festival and The New York Times.
Offered by the Workforce Development Corporation, a not-for-profit affiliated with the NYC Department of Small Business Services, the NYC Web Development Fellowship will support the growing number of tech companies in the City, especially in Downtown Brooklyn where the Fellowship’s campus is located.
This Fellowship will allow New Yorkers to get training from The Flatiron School at no-cost – a program that normally charges students $12,000. Only 28 students will be selected for the class. Applicants must be eligible and go through a competitive screening process.
[h=4]Applicants must:[/h]

• Be at least 18 years of age
• Be a New York City resident
• Have never been employed (full-time or part-time) as a web developer
• Currently earn less than $50,000 per year or be unemployed
• Meet all federal selective service requirements, where applicable
• Be authorized to work in the United States

All admitted fellows must be committed to doing 150+ hours of prework and being on campus from 9:00AM to 6:00PM, Monday thru Friday, March 31, 2014 through August 29, 2014 (dates subject to change). Since all admitted fellows will be studying full-time, they must be prepared to support their living expenses for the duration of the program.
The earlier you apply, the better.
Have questions about Eligibility? See our Frequently Asked Questions for answers, or contact nycworkforce1@flatironschool.com.