Recent News

We’re excited to announce that NVF has been awarded $500,000 through the Transformative Career Pathways Workforce Training Grant from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). DEED recently allocated $11.2 million to support job skills…

We’re proud to celebrate the first cohort of students at Al-Maa’uun who have successfully completed our Fundamentals of Web Development Course! Al-Maa’uun, a Minneapolis-based nonprofit, provides a range of community services, including career development and technical training. Our…

We’re excited to celebrate the success of the second cohort of our full-stack coding bootcamp! Over the past six months, these dedicated students have immersed themselves in learning and applying technical and professional skills to…

Last month, the halls of the Minnesota State Capitol were buzzing with excitement as students, educators, and industry leaders gathered for STEM Day at the Capitol! The event provided an incredible opportunity to highlight the…

Tell me a bit about yourself and how you ventured into the tech field. I’m a software engineering professional with 6 years of industry experience at companies like: Nextdoor, Microsoft & Lyft. I took the…

We had the chance to connect with Tamir Rice, a student in our second Software Engineering Bootcamp cohort, known as the Pathfinders. She shared insights about her journey to our program and her aspirations for…

Last month, our team had the privilege of attending the Annual Tech Talent Conference hosted by the Minnesota Technology Association. The event provided an incredible platform for collaboration, where industry leaders, organizations, and changemakers came…

We’re thrilled to announce that our inaugural cohort of software engineers has successfully graduated from our full stack coding bootcamp and completed their apprenticeships in summer 2024. Approximately half of our talented graduates have already…

We’re excited to enter the second year of our full-stack coding bootcamp as our new Pathfinders cohort begins their journey this fall! This three-year program is funded by the American Rescue Plan Act through the…

Fouziah Ahmed, a recent graduate from our coding bootcamp has landed her first tech role! Fouziah and nine other classmates completed the bootcamp this past February and began their apprenticeship with our partner organization, Software…