Unicorns (great developers) are made, not born. With some patience, leadership, and - yes, glitter - you can welcome and retain non-traditional junior technologists.

The pandemic completely changed the workforce, resulting in a huge amount of churn in the tech talent landscape. In this session, we’ll review a pre and post pandemic tech apprentice program that was reimagined. We’ll cover the challenges and triumphs we experienced along the way - some anticipated, some not. These include communication across departments and companies, persuading team leads that apprentices are worth the time investment, finding and interacting with “green” talent, and more. Learn from our experiences to leverage apprenticeships as a critical element of your tech team’s long-term success.