Comcast Awards Over $25m to Digital Skills Organizations, Creating a More Inclusive Workforce and Economy
May 03 2023 - 9:33AM
Business Wire
Partnerships with organizations across the
country will provide career-focused learning and training for
thousands and set a path toward a future of unlimited
possibilities
Comcast Corporation today announced a total award of more than
$25 million to hundreds of community organizations to help provide
the resources and support needed for building a stronger, more
equitable workforce. Furthering a deep and longstanding commitment
to advancing equity and opportunity, Comcast’s funding will help
provide skills building, job training and other career development
offerings for the full spectrum of learners, from high school
students to adults. Today’s announcement is part of Project UP,
Comcast’s $1 billion commitment to help advance digital equity and
build a future of Unlimited Possibilities.
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“When more people across our country are given the full set of
tools and opportunity to secure good jobs, we change much more than
just one person’s life. We create a butterfly effect that reaches
across communities – and our entire economy,” said Dalila
Wilson-Scott, EVP & Chief Diversity Officer for Comcast
Corporation and President of the Comcast NBCUniversal
Foundation. “By investing in workforce training, skills
building and job placement today, our work is helping to build
lasting, generational wealth and achieve large-scale economic
growth for all.”
Currently, 92 percent of all jobs require digital skills but
nearly one-third of U.S. workers lack basic digital skills, and
overwhelmingly, communities of color and Americans earning lower
incomes are most often those lacking the skillsets required to
qualify for jobs and to grow careers. Through targeted workforce
development, significant strides can be made toward closing the
skills gap – and digital divide – while spurring critical job
placement and increasing diversity and equity in the workforce.
“We can only successfully change the face of tech – and
strengthen the future of our economy – if we successfully find ways
to help every worker unlock his or her potential,” said Plinio
Ayala, President & CEO of Per Scholas. “Comcast recognizes
how critical this mission is, and by working together, we can
create the opportunities that empower job seekers to become what
they envision, to realize their every possibility, and succeed in
the workforce of today - and tomorrow.”
Comcast’s grant to frontline, partner organizations will help
increase college and career readiness, especially among underserved
youth; connect workers to opportunities; provide upskilling for
adult learners and those already in the workforce; and close the
skills – particularly digital skills – gap. This funding will
support programs and partnerships driving impact nationwide in
2023.
“To excel in the tech industry, it is not enough to simply have
a degree,” noted Michel Ellison, CEO and Co-Founder of
CodePath. “Graduates must navigate a complex, competitive
industry, build a background of career-specific experience, and
establish tech excellence. As leaders, it is incumbent on us to
help guide our future tech talent through all of this and more.
With partners like Comcast, we will successfully establish the
connections and tools necessary for our future creators, problem
solvers and innovators.”
Through intentional investment in organizations deeply rooted in
local communities across the country, Comcast’s investment will
drive change needed to achieve lasting, generational impact.
Specifically, funding will go toward the following focus areas and
more than 200 organizations, including:
Increasing College and
Career-Readiness
- American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) –
Comcast is supporting the Next Generation of Indigenous Coders
program, which prepares students for computer science degrees and
careers across all industries.
- Genesys Works – Funding will help enable the expansion of a
program connecting underserved high school students to paid
internships with major companies, reaching 1,900 students and more
than 2,100 alumni.
- The Hidden Genius Project – With support from Comcast, Hidden
Genius will engage 1,200 youth of color in programming and 200 high
school students in an intensive immersion program, 98 percent of
whom will graduate high school and 90 percent of whom will enroll
in post-secondary education.
Building College to Career
Opportunities
- CodePath – Comcast is helping provide the tools and connections
college computer science students need to unlock their greatest
career potential, enabling CodePath to scale its work to serve
10,000 students per year — 70% of whom identify as Black, Latino/a,
Indigenous, first generation, and/or low-income — at approximately
70 institutions of higher education.
- Reboot Representation Tech Coalition – Together with other
companies, Comcast has set out to double the number of Black,
Latina and Native American women receiving computing degrees by
2025 and increase their representation in the tech workforce.
Providing Training and Upskilling to
Close the Skills Gap
- Hispanic Federation – Through a dedicated partnership program,
Comcast is supporting a network of 20 Digital Equity Centers at
Latino-led and serving nonprofits across the country, which will
provide 5,000+ participants with digital skills training and job
placement assistance.
- National Urban League – Comcast’s support of the NUL’s Urban
Tech Jobs program will provide unemployed and under-employed
individuals with training for in-demand jobs in the tech sector,
with a particular focus on middle-skills jobs in the IT
sector.
- NPower – Comcast’s support will enable enrollment of 650
trainees in Regional Tech Fundamentals, a tech training and job
placement program helping military veterans and underserved young
adults move from unemployment to middle income careers.
- Per Scholas – Providing tuition-free training and hands-on
professional experience to adult learners, Comcast’s funding will
enable more than 10,000 adult learners to launch tech careers over
the next three years.
About Comcast
Corporation
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) is a global media and
technology company. From the connectivity and platforms we provide,
to the content and experiences we create, our businesses reach
hundreds of millions of customers, viewers, and guests worldwide.
We deliver world-class broadband, wireless, and video through
Xfinity, Comcast Business, and Sky; produce, distribute, and stream
leading entertainment, sports, and news through brands including
NBC, Telemundo, Universal, Peacock, and Sky; and bring incredible
theme parks and attractions to life through Universal Destinations
& Experiences. Visit www.comcastcorporation.com for more
information.
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