{"id":12426,"date":"2021-01-22T09:46:47","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T14:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brainstation.io\/blog\/?p=12426"},"modified":"2024-08-19T12:12:31","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T16:12:31","slug":"brainstation-acquires-wyncode-academy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brainstation.io\/blog\/brainstation-acquires-wyncode-academy","title":{"rendered":"BrainStation Acquires Wyncode Academy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Global leader in digital skills training enters agreement to acquire South Florida\u2019s leading coding and UX design bootcamp, further expanding its reach and offerings.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NEW YORK, NY<\/strong> &#8212; BrainStation, a global leader in digital skills training, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire <a href=\"https:\/\/wyncode.co\/\">Wyncode<\/a>, Florida\u2019s leading coding and user experience (UX) design bootcamp. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the acquisition, BrainStation takes on a leadership position in the Florida digital skills training market, offering a suite of full-time bootcamps including Web Development, UX Design, Data Science, and Digital Marketing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAcquiring Wyncode is a strong and strategic step to expanding the BrainStation business, and will accelerate our mission to reshape the future of digital skills training across the country,\u201d said Jason Field, Founder and CEO of BrainStation. \u201cWyncode has been an integral part of Miami\u2019s fast-growing tech industry and Wyncode\u2019s founders and leaders have built deep relationships in the community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Founded in 2014 by Johanna and Juha Mikkola, Wyncode Academy has graduated nearly 1,000 students while establishing itself as the premier provider of digital skills training in Florida. It was the first coding bootcamp to be licensed by the Florida Department of Education\u2019s Commission for Independent Education and has won numerous industry awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe couldn\u2019t be more excited to become part of BrainStation\u2019s global mission,\u201d said Wyncode\u2019s CEO Johanna Mikkola, who will join BrainStation. \u201cSeven years ago, we set out to solve Miami\u2019s tech talent gap and reinvent how digital skills were learned in the Miami community. Becoming a part of BrainStation is a transformational next step. It will allow us to have a greater impact and reach more learners than ever before as well as support the community through job creation and tech talent development,\u201d Mikkola said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Miami\u2019s tech industry has grown rapidly in recent years, with South Florida becoming a new hub for the digital economy. Demand for digital skills is greater than the supply of qualified employees, and that skills gap is growing. The World Economic Forum estimates that more than half of all employees will require significant reskilling by 2022, with emerging technologies generating 133 million new jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBrainStation\u2019s expansion into Miami underscores the tremendous progress our city has made as a global tech hub. The quality of tech talent and the caliber of employers in South Florida are both on the rise, and we are thrilled to see BrainStation\u2019s investment in our region and community in order to build on the foundation Wyncode has created here,\u201d said Francis Suarez, Mayor of Miami.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about BrainStation\u2019s bootcamps and certificate courses, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/brainstation.io\/\">BrainStation<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BrainStation was advised by Duane Morris and Wyncode was advised by Carlton Fields.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About BrainStation&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/brainstation.io\/\">BrainStation<\/a> is a global leader in digital skills training and workforce transformation, with corporate training, award-winning bootcamps, certificate courses, industry-leading events, and more, both online and at state-of-the-art campuses in cities such as New York, Miami, London, Toronto, and 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