BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//OpenACalendar//NONSGML OpenACalendar//EN X-WR-CALNAME:Sheffield Ruby User Group: The life changing opportunity to le ave prison as a Software Developer - Open Tech Calendar BEGIN:VEVENT UID:9096@otc.opentechcalendar.co.uk URL:https://opentechcalendar.co.uk/event/9096-the-life-changing-opportunity -to-leave-prison-as-a SUMMARY:Sheffield Ruby User Group: The life changing opportunity to leave p rison as a Software Developer DESCRIPTION:About the talk\n\nThe life-changing opportunity to leave prison as a Software Developer\n\nThe general consensus is that prison is a bad place full of bad people. The first part of the statement is largely true\ , the latter somewhat of a misconception.\n\nPrison is a bad place full of deprived people. There are very few opportunities for the average prisone r to turn their life around and a necessity for our prison system and pris on education programs to address this problem. Being in desirable employme nt is all it will take for a large percentage of our 83\,000 prisoners to stop reoffending.\n\nThis talk is about something which actually has the p otential to make a difference to two socio-economic problems in the UK\; t he rate of reoffending prisoners and the inadequate supply of software dev elopers.\n\nCode 4000 is a prison-based program which equips inmates with the necessary opportunities to be released into quality employment within the tech industry.\n\nAbout our speaker\n\nJosh Rolland is a former prison er who while in custody engaged in an initiative which teaches inmates to code\; Code 4000.\n\nAs a result of his hard work and competence\, the sch eme was able to look for employment opportunities for Josh ahead of his re lease. This has led to Josh starting work as a Junior Java Developer at Me tro Bank in Central London exactly one week after being released from pris on earlier this year.\n\nBecause of his back story\, he is very aware of t he potential for tech talent to be found from all walks of life and with a range of backgrounds. As well as the talent in general which exists withi n the UK prison system. Josh wants to make people aware of the positive im pact of Code 4000 in order to generate new stakeholders and employment opp ortunities for other ex-prisoners going forward.\n\nAs a bonus\, we have t he opportunity to have Ryan\, Josh's mentor/coach\, as a guest speaker to share his side of the story\, too.\n\nAbout the talk\n\nMentoring and coac hing\, what's in it for me?\n\nMentoring and coaching techniques help peop le learn\, focus\, define and achieve their goals. That's all well and goo d... but why would you choose to be a mentor?\nIn this guided discussion w e'll talk about the value of mentoring and coaching for the mentor\, when to start\, opportunities to get involved\, and considerations from a contr acting & consulting perspective.\n\nAbout our speaker\n\nRyan Brooks is a senior technical architect at the Ministry of Justice\, but he tends to ta lk more about people and process than tech. Ryan has been coaching and men toring in tech for a few years\, helping people from underrepresented grou ps enter tech and further their careers. He has run coaching workshops for developers and helped companies take on a mentoring mentality. He draws d iagrams\, writes buzzwords\, and often raves about cheese. He occasionally tweets as @spikeheap.\nhttps://opentechcalendar.co.uk/event/9096-the-life -changing-opportunity-to-leave-prison-as-a\nPowered by Open Tech Calendar X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
About the talk
The life-
changing opportunity to leave prison as a Software Developer
The ge
neral consensus is that prison is a bad place full of bad people. The firs
t part of the statement is largely true\, the latter somewhat of a misconc
eption.
Prison is a bad place full of deprived people. There are ve
ry few opportunities for the average prisoner to turn their life around an
d a necessity for our prison system and prison education programs to addre
ss this problem. Being in desirable employment is all it will take for a l
arge percentage of our 83\,000 prisoners to stop reoffending.
This
talk is about something which actually has the potential to make a differe
nce to two socio-economic problems in the UK\; the rate of reoffending pri
soners and the inadequate supply of software developers.
Code 4000
is a prison-based program which equips inmates with the necessary opportun
ities to be released into quality employment within the tech industry.
About our speaker
Josh Rolland is a former prisoner who while i
n custody engaged in an initiative which teaches inmates to code\; Code 40
00.
As a result of his hard work and competence\, the scheme was ab
le to look for employment opportunities for Josh ahead of his release. Thi
s has led to Josh starting work as a Junior Java Developer at Metro Bank i
n Central London exactly one week after being released from prison earlier
this year.
Because of his back story\, he is very aware of the pot
ential for tech talent to be found from all walks of life and with a range
of backgrounds. As well as the talent in general which exists within the
UK prison system. Josh wants to make people aware of the positive impact o
f Code 4000 in order to generate new stakeholders and employment opportuni
ties for other ex-prisoners going forward.
As a bonus\, we have the
opportunity to have Ryan\, Josh's mentor/coach\, as a guest speaker to sh
are his side of the story\, too.
About the talk
Mentoring an
d coaching\, what's in it for me?
Mentoring and coaching techniques
help people learn\, focus\, define and achieve their goals. That's all we
ll and good... but why would you choose to be a mentor?
In this guided
discussion we'll talk about the value of mentoring and coaching for the me
ntor\, when to start\, opportunities to get involved\, and considerations
from a contracting &\; consulting perspective.
About our speaker
Ryan Brooks is a senior technical architect at the Ministry of Jus
tice\, but he tends to talk more about people and process than tech. Ryan
has been coaching and mentoring in tech for a few years\, helping people f
rom underrepresented groups enter tech and further their careers. He has r
un coaching workshops for developers and helped companies take on a mentor
ing mentality. He draws diagrams\, writes buzzwords\, and often raves abou
t cheese. He occasionally tweets as @spikeheap.
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