“Creating technological ecosystems in rural, Native American, and urban underserved communities and helping them achieve sustainable economic success.”
“In chess, the knight operates strategically from the center of the board. It’s the innovative nonlinear moving piece that freely jumps over other pieces and opponents to reach its destination – unhindered by the constraints that block the movement of other pieces, achieving what’s impossible to them.”
Communities
We serve our communities by attracting local students into your community / technical college computer science program, providing extensive technology training, and securing high paying technology jobs for our graduates with employers who support them working remote. We want to enable people to live where they want and to help your community become even more vibrant!
Local community dynamics vary, but our ideal communities:
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Provide (or commit to open) a modern co-working space that appeals to a technology workforce. A place Knight Moves students complete our training program and then work with other technology professionals in their high-tech job or launch their own tech startup.
Required: Business class high-speed internet connectivity employers can count on.
For example, Innovation Labs is an excellent resource to work with in your co-working planning and implementation.
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Community leadership commitment to support the goals of the program and their community vitalization, such as marketing and media events and growing co-working footprint as the program expands.
Local Educators
We serve our local education partners by attracting high school students and non-traditional adult learners into the local Community / Technical College pre-requisite software development program. Your local community and employers trust you in providing a high-quality career launching education and so do we!
Local dynamics vary, but our ideal education ecosystem includes:
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Community/Technical College certificate or diploma program including the below or similar 7 courses (accredited or non-accredited).
Introduction to Programming (1 course)
Web Development (HTML/CSS/Javascript) (1 course)
Data Structures, Databases/SQL, and Data Analytics (1 course)
Basic and advanced Software Development courses, such as Java and Advanced Java (2 courses)
Basic and advanced Software Development courses, such as C# (2 courses)
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High School leadership (superintendent, principal, counselor) support of our representatives sharing technology career pathway information directly with students. 30-45 minutes with groups of 15-25 students produces the best results.
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High school students can attend courses at no cost to them.
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The community/technical college provides local instructor (not online only)
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Only one software development course per semester is required to be taken by high school students for at least the first two courses.
