Have you been wanting to break into tech, but aren’t sure how? Well, we’ve got just the solution for you!
We are so excited and honored to announce that PowerToFly has recently acquired Skillcrush, a technical upskilling platform with a mission to empower professionals to enter high-earning and flexible careers. Keep reading for the deets!
What is Skillcrush?
Skillcrush is an online coding and design school that has trained over 20,000 students through mentor-led flexible courses in AI, coding, design, and related fields. With a focus on women, BIPOC, LGBTQIA+ people, people with disabilities, people without college degrees, parents, caretakers, and career pivoters, Skillcrush has tailored hundreds of hours of successful programming towards underrepresented professionals. With career coaching, Skillcrush’s Get Hired program has placed students in technical roles at a wide range of companies, government agencies, and institutions of higher ed, with an average salary increase of over $30,000.Their current course offerings include:
- Front End Development + React JS
- Python For Web Apps & Data
- User Experience (UX) Design
- Visual Design
- Developing Generative AI Web Applications
We’re excited to finally be able to offer you the opportunity to build those tech skills and leverage them with PowerToFly’s job board, virtual job fairs, and hiring events. And Skillcrush’s CEO, Adda Birmir, is too!
“I have admired PowerToFly for years for the incredible work they do to place underrepresented talent in high earning, high impact positions at the most well known companies in the world, and I am so excited for the opportunity to work with them to advance that mission.”
What does this mean for PowerToFly?
Not much should change on the logistical end for PowerToFly community members. But we will be offering even more opportunities to upskill and reskill for career success.
Apart from our networking events, career highlights, and virtual job fairs, you’ll get access to technical and non-technical upskilling opportunities so you can get a new job, grow as a leader, and earn more money.
Let’s hear what our CEO, Milena Berry, has to say about it!
“Training diverse professionals for the jobs of the future is a frequent conversation we have with our job seekers. With Skillcrush, we’re making accessible, inclusive technical training a reality for millions who now have a direct path to hiring managers on PowerToFly once they complete their training.”
What’s in it for you?
As a welcome gift from Skillcrush, all members of the PowerToFly community have the opportunity to join Camp Skillcrush for FREE! Camp Skillcrush is a coding bootcamp that will introduce you to:
- HTML and CSS Essentials
- Javascript 101
- User Experience (UX) Basics
- Python Programming Fundamentals
And if you’re not particularly tech savvy, don’t fret. You don’t need to have any prior knowledge or degrees or anything to get started.
This offer is open to ALL PowerToFly community members. All you have to do is click the button below to start your upskilling journey. On top of that, all students who enroll in the coding camp will get an exclusive discount code to apply to any skill courses they wish.
Happy learning!
See original press release here
