#41
Irena Kovac
WP Taverm Jukebox with Alex Harlan
Episode
#41 – Irena Kovac on Bridging Classrooms and the WordPress Industry
University programs that grant credit for WordPress contribution are growing. Irena Kovac explains why businesses should care, and what curricula still get wrong.
by Alex Harlan·July 1, 2026·with Irena Kovac
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https://wptaverm.com/feed/podcast/Irena Kovac helps universities treat WordPress contribution as coursework, not a hobby you do after the group project. Students ship documentation, test patches, and show up in Make blogs with a syllabus behind them.
We talk about the gap between “learn to build a brochure site” and “learn to work in a global volunteer project.” The second one is where agencies actually hire. Irena wants faculty partnerships that update faster than a textbook cycle.
If you run a shop and keep saying you can’t find juniors who understand WordPress as a product, this episode is a recruiting map.
