Department of Small Business Services announces launch of NYC  Web Development Fellowship offering tech training, internships and Jobs to 18- to 26- year olds.

BuzzFeed, Microsoft, AppNexus, The  New York Times, and Kickstarter providing 12-week internships.

The following is  NYC Newsroom Press Release from Monday, December 8, 2014.

New York - The New York City Department of Small Business Services and the NYC Tech Talent Pipeline, in partnership with the Flatiron School and Youth Development Institute (YDI), today announced the launch of a new model of the successful NYC Web Development Fellowship. For the first time, the program will exclusively serve 18- to 26-year-olds without a college degree. Since its launch in 2013, the program has provided intensive training free of charge to 56 participants, with 96 percent of participants from the first cohort now in jobs with companies like Intel, Etsy, and Venmo at an average salary of $70,000. As part of the City's Tech Talent Pipeline initiative, the new Web Development Fellowship will begin in January 2015 and include a five-month on-campus training, a 12-week paid internship in companies like BuzzFeed and Microsoft, and placement in technology jobs paying $65,000 or more. The deadline for applications is December 31.  To learn more...

Eligible applicants for the NYC Web Development Fellowship must be between 18 and 26 years of age, live in New York City, have not completed a college degree, earn less than $50,000 a year or be currently unemployed, have never worked as a web developer, and meet federal selective service requirements. Applications are due on December 31 with the program beginning in January. For more information or to apply, go to http://flatironschool.com/nycworkforce1 or call 311.

You can learn more about Creating a Tech Pipeline in NYC from the Job SearchCentral  blog of July 11, 2014.