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You can choose to specialize in one of the following areas: Data Analytics, Python Automation, Pentest Security, or Healthcare IT.
Gain valuable tech skills and IT certifications with self-directed coursework that fits your schedule.
At no cost to you.
Armed with new technical skills and certifications, Rasheda is now an Information Technology Apprentice at Citi and is creating the life she envisioned for herself and her son.
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Who Can Enroll?
Program Eligibility and Requirements
- Individuals aged 18-26 with a high school diploma or equivalent, OR military veterans and spouses over 21 (transitioning active-duty service member through the DoD SkillBridge program / honorably discharged / member of the Guard or Reserves).
- Applicants must reside in Baltimore, Brooklyn/New York City, Dallas, San Antonio, Houston, Detroit, St. Louis, Kansas City, Raleigh, Dayton
- Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S.
- First-time NPower student
Be prepared to come self- motivated, manage your time wisely, and put in the work!
What's Included
- Up to 20 weeks of instructor-led virtual training
- Opportunity for a paid internship or a project-based learning experience
- Opportunity to earn industry-recognized certifications: CompTIA A+ & Tech+, a Google IT Support Certificate, and an IT Generalist Apprenticeship credential*
- Exposure to Microsoft, Cisco, AWS, and other leading technologies
- Mentoring from senior-level IT professionals
- Employment readiness workshops
- Job placement assistance with access to a wide range of top employers
- Ongoing social service and personal development support
“My plan for NPower was just to get a job…and some technical skills…I entered into a program that has changed my life. A program that says we’re investing in you as a person.”
– Rasheda
Technology Apprentice at Citi
Wait, there's more!
- Professional skills to shine
- Resume reviews to highlight your skills
- Mock interviews to prepare for the real one
- Mentorship from tech executives
- Assistance to help you land the right job to show off your new skills
FAQs
Our programs are 100% no cost to all selected participants through the kind generosity of private donors, foundations, corporations, and government funding. If selected for the program, we do ask that participants come prepared and committed to putting in the required time and effort necessary to succeed and trust the process. Once you find employment, you are not expected to make any financial contributions or payments to NPower and will graduate from the program with no debt.
Applications are open for the next class which starts August 4th. The program is up to 20 weeks.
At this time, participants must be located in (or within 2 – 3 hours driving distance) of Baltimore, Brooklyn/New York City, Dallas, San Antonio, Houston, Detroit, St. Louis, Kansas City, Raleigh, or Dayton
Contact a member of our team at [email protected] with questions and check out our YouTube channel and social media channels to hear from graduates on how they launched life-changing tech careers.
Take this short quiz with questions to consider before applying.
In this area of tech, you’ll encounter new and complex challenges that will require you to be innovative in solving problems.
In this area of tech, transitioning is a project in itself that will come up. You will need to be able to plan and manage these projects from beginning to end.
You will need to communicate problems and their proposed solutions to both technical and non-technical team members of varying levels within an organization.
This field requires determination, resilience, and grit especially on the days where you are trying to find a solution to a complex technical issue.
Why NPower?
10,000+ graduates
We have served over 10,000 graduates for over a decade — supporting them in launching their tech careers.
Bring your full self
You can bring your full self to class each day and launch a successful tech career with support every step of the way.
Engaged network of partners
We have a network of engaged partners who are passionate about creating more equity in the tech space. As a graduate, you get access to them!
We meet our students where they are at.
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