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Per Scholas is one organization trying to expand technical skills training to those without access to this education. They seek to create a technology workforce “as diverse as the customers it serves.”

Jammes Luckett recently completed the certificate program and found her dream job teaching others about technology as a Teaching Fellow for the organization. The certificate has helped her breakthrough to gainful employment in the tech industry.

Jammes’ story is a part of the From Here to Career video series, we hear from young people who have found a path to an in-demand career and their stories of how they got there. Each episode is uniquely told demonstrating the various ways to gain skill training toward employment or better employment.