Make an Impact
Build deliberate onramps for the next generation of tech workers by partnering with Seneca Foundation.
We are looking for tech company partners.
For companies committed to a diverse and up-skilled workforce, we provide access to apprentice-level, Black and Latinx tech talent from local Chicago communities.
Why Partner With Seneca?
Diversify Your Workforce
Seneca Foundation provides a unique diversity-talent pool for companies who want to immediately, consciously, and persistently work toward creating an equitable and inclusive technical workforce.
Retain Technical Talent
For companies who struggle with retaining diverse technical talent, our Tech Scholars can be trained on your company code language, prepared for the rigors of a professional environment, and have an established support structure and community in place.
Refresh Recruitment Strategies
Bypass the cost and time associated with traditional recruitment activities by hiring a Seneca Foundation Tech Scholar, and get access to talent already fully committed to the field and trained for an intern-level software development role.
Hire Seneca Tech Scholars
We partner with tech companies to identify job opportunities where our Tech Scholars can add business value as interns.
We offer you a personalized approach where we work together to prepare our Tech Scholars for meaningful work experiences that will support the progress of your new or ongoing software development projects. This approach ensures quick onboarding, seamless integration, and quality code output from our apprentices, who enter the workforce already familiar with your company code base and engineering practices.
For more information, contact our Executive Director, Dr. Johari Shuck.
Sponsor an Apprentice
By sponsoring a Seneca Foundation apprentice, you are making a direct impact on the Black and Latinx youth of the Chicagoland area.
With your sponsorship, we are able to give our apprentices a quality education in both technical training and professional development while providing them with the necessary resources
Not convinced?
Consider this.
12%
of the US workforce is made up of Black workers, but only 5% are software or web developers.
18%
in the case of Latino workers, and of these only 6% are software or web developers.
You can solve this problem.
“Since joining the Telekit team in February, the apprentices have become increasingly independent and have steadily taken on more complicated tasks.”
— Geoff Miller | Technical Team Lead, Vail Systems
Our Partners
Partner Spotlight:
Vail Systems
A member of the Chicago tech community for 30 years, Vail Systems develops innovative technology to enhance the way people communicate and software solutions that inspire people to interact freely and authentically.
Vail believes that a career in software development provides the highest likelihood of economic mobility, career advancement, financial security, and civic leadership. They are proud to partner with Seneca Foundation and help prove out their theory of change.
Currently, Vail employees work with Seneca as technical tutors, mentors, workshop leaders, and curriculum creators. Last year, the combined efforts of Seneca and Vail produced 5 Seneca Foundation Scholars that are now employed full-time as entry-level software engineers.