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Codecademy starts as an online coding platform and expands into broader digital skills, offering bite-sized interactive lessons, an open content marketplace and in-person support in 350 cities. Claims: 24 million people use it, 40% of Eurozone employers report skill shortages, Spain has ~25% unemployment overall and ~56% for under-24s, and about half of U.S. college grads are underemployed a year out. Strategy pairs employer and government partnerships to teach job-relevant skills.
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- 0:00Codecademy introduction
- 1:05Digital skills gap growth
- 3:53Traditional college limits
- 5:17Codecademy’s vision
- 7:26Codecademy’s impact
- 8:17Q&A: University threats
- 9:42Q&A: Who drives adoption
- 10:48Q&A: Education beyond jobs
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