I worked for a company that was running a pilot with them for a few years to train internal candidates who wanted to go into Software Engineering, almost as a w

I worked for a company that was running a pilot with them for a few years to train internal candidates who wanted to go into Software Engineering, almost as a way to 1) outsource employee development 2) satisfy the need to hire lots of devs faster than recruiting could hire them 3) bring down the cost of hiring devs overall. I left before seeing the results of the pilot, but I remember folks saying that it definitely opened up doors to those looking to switch careers, but that it's a slow process: it takes a lot of time and practice to get to even an entry level engineering position, especially when it's a part-time course. Overall I like the idea of democratizing education and lowering the barrier people who want to get into the industry; plus, it definitely seems like a solution to the supply/demand problem for devs for companies, so I expect the trend of bootcamp/business partnerships to continue.