Philadelphia launches tech apprenticeships to offer career development and diversity

Philadelphia’s Office of Innovation and Technology (OIT) is launching a new apprenticeship programme to provide a path to higher paid jobs and ensure the team better reflects the diversity of the city’s population.

The city said it believes the OIT Apprenticeship Program is unique in government and the tech industry and noted that: “Teams with diversity in experiences, background, and other dimensions build better products. To build applications that residents can use, designers and engineers need to understand what Philadelphians need. More diverse perspectives in the process allow for better understanding of how to match the city’s needs.”

Initially supported by the city’s new Operat...