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Shannon Graybill
Director Le Wagon Portugal
July 16, 2024
9. Industry, innovation and infrastructure

9. Industry, innovation and infrastructure

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A Case Study on Reskilling into Tech

While companies increasingly see retraining and "upskilling" existing workers as an urgent business priority, many are still hesitant to make the required investment in their workforce. Is it possible to reskill non-technical professionals into tech?

In this webinar, Le Wagon's Director, Shannon Graybill, will interview Gilmar Lima, a former Telecomm Service Manager, turned Developer at the age of 36. Just finishing Le Wagon's intensive coding bootcamp two years ago, Gil is already working as a Senior Software Developer for the European Commission, demonstrating an 'old dog can learn new tricks.'

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