Starting November 22nd, Canadians can complete one challenge a day to develop a daily coding habit through Lighthouse Labs’ 21-Day Coding Challenge. Whether you’re a coding hobbyist or you’ve never laid eyes on a command line before, the 21-Day Coding Challenge will allow participants to learn how to code in a fun, free environment and […]
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Lighthouse Labs Takes Coding Bootcamps Down Under
Vancouver-born Lighthouse Labs is going down under. The coding bootcamp is partnering with a leading Australian TAFE (technical and further education) institution to establish an Asia Pacific base in the country’s leading tech city, Melbourne. Victoria Minister for Economic Development Tim Pallas announced this week that Lighthouse Labs in partnership with Holmesglen TAFE will offer digital bootcamp […]
How To Leverage The Junior Developer Talent Pool To Build A Successful Team
The junior software developer talent pool continues to be the largest and most accessible source of talent, however it requires companies to know how to quickly and successfully ramp that talent up. Siloed, inconsistent and complicated developer practices make it hard to bring in junior talent and ensure they’re able to be productive and successful […]
More than Half of Canadians Would Reskill Into A New Career If Given the Opportunity
Canadian tech education leader Lighthouse Labs has released the results of a new survey that gives surprising insight into the career outlook of employed Canadians. The survey shows us that more than half of Canadians want to reskill into a new career, but the majority feel prohibited from doing so due to fear of starting […]
Lighthouse Labs’ 21-Day Data Challenge Starts Next Week
It’s no secret that Lighthouse Labs is passionate about making tech more accessible to a wider swath of people. The ongoing digital revolution presents so many opportunities for people to accelerate in their current careers or change careers entirely. Skills like data analytics and web development have so much potential to push people towards greater, more rigorous […]
Lighthouse Labs Launches National 21-Day Data Challenge
It’s no secret that Lighthouse Labs is passionate about making tech more accessible to a wider swath of people. The ongoing digital revolution presents so many opportunities for people to accelerate in their current careers or change careers entirely. Skills like data analytics and web development have so much potential to push people towards greater, […]
Lighthouse Labs Launches New $500K COVID Scholarship
Last week StatsCan announced an unemployment rate of 10.9% in July, down from 12.3% in June. As people begin to return to the labour market amidst easing restrictions, experts advise to prepare for a post-coronavirus workforce by acquiring skills in technology. In an effort to make re-skilling opportunities accessible, Canadian tech education leader Lighthouse Labs […]
Lighthouse Labs Launches Career Accelerator
The world of work has gone through major changes in these last few months. Millions of people have lost their jobs and we’ve been accelerated into a digital world we anticipated seeing years down the road. The abrupt changes we’ve experienced have flipped work as we once knew it on its head – challenging many […]
Lighthouse Labs’ Guide to Trending Skills for Developers
No matter what you do or where you do it, the quest for efficiency is an infinite game. This is the role that software plays in our fast-paced world. A less obvious fact is that the art of crafting cutting-edge software is in that endless race to efficiency as well. It’s like automating the automator. […]
Lighthouse Labs Announces $500K in Scholarships for Canadians Affected by COVID-19
Lighthouse Labs announced today the launch of a new scholarship fund benefitting Canadians who are facing economic uncertainty as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The scholarships will give recipients access to a selection of Lighthouse Labs’ full-time or part-time coding and data courses. “As a company, we thought long and hard about how we […]