Code Burst In the Appalachia region of the U.S., a region once dominated by the coal industry, mines have continued to close one after another. In answer, two tech consultants have established a free coding bootcamp called Mined Minds to retrain out of work coal miners and others for work in tech. What they promise seems like it could improve the socioeconomic status of communities around the world. But some believe they aren’t as beneficial as they come off. Several ex-learners have criticized the bootcamp, saying they were promised employment upon completion of the program and were fired days later. Others have filed a class action lawsuit against them on charges of fraud. Code Burst investigates Mined Minds, their efficacy, and whether their model can work for others. Code Burst is produced as a collaboration between CKUT 90.3 FM and eLearning Inside News. Code Burst’s tracks Michael Moore Walked Away from an IT Job to Learn to Code with Mined Minds. It Didn't Go Well. by Code Burst published on 2019-09-23T15:00:35Z Susan Graves Puts on Her CPA Hat by Code Burst published on 2019-09-16T14:21:11Z "I Wish I Got a Degree" Billyjack Buzzard Reflects on His Time at Mined Minds by Code Burst published on 2019-09-09T15:52:53Z Code Burst 4: Decode by Code Burst published on 2018-06-12T15:43:56Z Episode 3: Taken for Federal Granted by Code Burst published on 2018-03-20T12:40:16Z Episode 2: From the Beginning by Code Burst published on 2018-03-13T14:04:40Z Episode 1: Conflicting Coverage by Code Burst published on 2018-03-06T19:17:31Z
Michael Moore Walked Away from an IT Job to Learn to Code with Mined Minds. It Didn't Go Well. by Code Burst published on 2019-09-23T15:00:35Z
"I Wish I Got a Degree" Billyjack Buzzard Reflects on His Time at Mined Minds by Code Burst published on 2019-09-09T15:52:53Z