Vanderbilt boot camps send fresh talent to open tech jobs

There is a cache of IT jobs in Middle Tennessee. In the past 12 months, employers in the Nashville area have posted about 87,500 coding, data, cybersecurity and digital marketing jobs, according to educational technology firm 2U.

The only problem is: There aren't enough people to fill those jobs. An amalgam of nonprofits like the Greater Nashville Technology Council and local employers have engineered programs to foster new tech talent. Vanderbilt University joined the charge three years ago.