Five years ago, Chris Ellison changed careers.
Now, Ellison is changing other people’s lives 12 weeks at a time as director of learning at a brand new tech boot camp in Cincinnati.
NEW THIS MORNING -A BRAND NEWTECH BOOTCAMP IS CHANGINGLIVES 12 WEEKS AT A TIME!THISTECHNOLOGY ACADEMY IS HELPINGPEOPLE GAIN VALUABLE SKILLSTHAT WILL LEAD THEM TO HIGHDEMAND JOBS.WCPO 9 NEWSREPORTER PAOLA SURO EXPLAINSHOW THIS WILL ALSO HELP THOSEWHO LOST THEIR JOBS DURING THEPANDEMIC áREBOUNDá.FIVE YEARS AGO - CHRIS ELLISONCHANGED CAREERS - çNATSÑFROMWORKING IN THE RESTAURANTINDUSTRY TO BECOMING THEDIRECTOR OF LEARNING FOR KABLEACADEMY - A BRAND NEW 12 WEEKTECH BOOTCAMP FOR WEBDEVELOPMENT - CODING ANDCYBERSECURITY.CHRIS ELLISONDIRECTOR OF LEARNING, KABLEACADEMY"I WANTED TO HAVE ABETTER QUALITY OF LIFE."HEKNOWS THAT'S WHAT THIS MONDAYTHROUGH FRIDAY TRAINING WILLDO FOR PEOPLE IN THISCOMMUNITY..THAT'S BECAUSE áHEáWENT THROUGH A TECH BOOTCAMPIN INDIANAPOLIS.BUT NOW -KABLE ACADEMY BRINGS THESELESSONS CLOSER TO HOME.CHRISELLISONDIRECTOR OF LEARNING,KABLE ACADEMY"IF YOU LOOK ATWHERE ENTRY POINTS COMING INAND EXIT POINTS COMING OUTIT'S A HUGE DIFFERENCE.
YOU'RETALKING $25,000 - $45,000DIFFERENCE IN SALARY."THATIMPACT CAN ALSO BE SEEN IN THENUMBERS.ACCORDING TO TECHREPUBLIC - THERE ARE ALREADYAN ESTIMATED 2.8 MILLIONCYBERSECURITY PROFESSIONALS -AND THERE'S STILL A NEED TOFILL MORE THAN 4 MILLIONPOSITIONS.SOME OF THOSEPOSITIONS RIGHT HERE IN THETRI-STATE.JOSH GUTTMANOWNER,KABLE GROUP"WE ARE EXTREMELYCONFIDENT THAT WITH WHAT WE'RETEACHING THEM THEY'LL BE ABLETO JUMP INTO THE JOB WORLDVERY QUICKLY.
THERE ARE OVER4,000 JOBS TODAY IN OUR LOCALAREA IN IT.
WE BELIEVE THATNUMBER IS ACTUALLY LOW."CYBERSECURITY THREATSINCREASED DURING THE PANDEMIC- MEANING THERE IS AN EVENGREATER NEED NOW FORPROFESSIONALS IN THIS INDUSTRY.JOSH GUTTMANOWNER, KABLE GROUP"WE'RE WORKING WITH THEM ONINTERVIEWING SKILLS - ONETIQUETTE ON LINKEDIN ONRESUMES - WE HAVE RECRUITERSTHAT ARE COMING IN TO TALK TOTHEM ABOUT THE JOBS THAT AREOUT THERE ."A LOT OF THOSE WHOSIGNED UP FOR THESE LESSONS -WHICH CAN BE DONE VIRTUALLY ORIN PERSON - DID SO BECAUSE OFCOVID-19.JOSH GUTTMANOWNER,KABLE GROUP"THERE'S SO MUCHDISPLACEMENT OF INDIVIDUALSTHAT WERE WORKING AT STARBUCKS- AT MACYS - AT MOVIE THEATERS- AND THEY'RE THINKING TOTHEMSELVES I GOTTA GET SKILLEDUP!
THEY GOT SCARED."CHRISELLISONDIRECTOR OF LEARNING,KABLE ACADEMY"TRULY CHANGINGTHEIR LIVES."HELPING FILL INTECH POSITIONS - WHILE HELPINGTHE ECONOMY GROW.JOSH GUTTMANOWNER, KABLE GROUP"DON'T LET12 WEEKS FOOL YOU.
12 WEEKSWE'RE AT 600THE ACADEMY COSTS A LITTLEOVER 14-THOUSAND DOLLARS..
BUTTHEY SAY THEY ARE ABLE TO HELPWITH EXPENSES THROUGHFINANCIAL AID AND SCHOLARSHIPS.WE WILL HAVE THAT INFORMATIONON OUR WEBSITE AT WCPO DOT COM.
Five years ago, Chris Ellison changed careers. Now, Ellison is changing other people’s lives 12 weeks at a time as director of..