Combining Education with Employment with Melissa Jones and Alison Evans-Adnani of Shopify's Dev Degree

Send us Fan MailMelissa Jones leads Technical Programs for Shopify, focused on empowering the Research and Development teams with the technical skill and support they need to be successful. She oversees onboarding, leadership development, communications and early talent initiatives for engineering and the other R&D disciplines. Prior to joining Shopify, Melissa served in leadership roles at General Assembly, Code.org and Adobe. Alison Evans Adnani is the senior program lead for the Dev Degree team at Shopify. Dev Degree is a work-integrated learning program that combines Shopify developer skills with a university degree. She has had a rich career in software development, education and learning. Alison started her technology career as an intern and is a passionate advocate for experiential learning opportunities.Recommended ResourcesWork-integrated learning companies to watch out for:Kibo School (listen to our interview with CEO Ope Bukola here)Multiverse (interview with North America's GM Sophie Ruddock coming soon)AluraPraxis Labs: a New York-based company offering diversity, equity and inclusion training through immersive learning and VRTechKnowCon: an annual conference to bring together peers from various companies to compare notes and share best practices about technical training, documentation, and learning in the workplace, available virtually through a Slack group