In Argentina, coding bootcamps target the poor to fill tech jobs

Free IT classes offer youth from low-income backgrounds a foothold into Argentina’s tech sector — Photo by charlesdeluvio on Unsplash

BUENOS AIRES: When Oswaldo Garcia saved up for his first computer last year, he saw a chance to swap his dead-end job working nights at a kiosk in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires for a better career.

He is among a growing number of young people signing up for free coding and IT classes which aim to train them up to fill well-paid vacancies in the country's vibrant tech industry.