Synchrony's CT-Based Skills Academy Teams with
The Knowledge House on New Technology Fellowship
Program
STAMFORD, Conn., May 9, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- The Synchrony Skills Academy is partnering
with The Knowledge House (TKH), a Bronx, NY founded tech nonprofit organization,
to launch the Technology Fellowship which will offer data science
training and career coaching to underserved adults in Connecticut.
The Technology Fellowship will offer data
science training and career coaching to underserved adults in
Connecticut.
Starting this fall, the inaugural cohort will focus on a data
science curriculum taught by instructors from The Knowledge House
to prepare the local community for careers as data analysts. This
year-long program, which will be a hybrid of both in-person at the
Synchrony Skills Academy and remote learning, provides tech
training, career coaching, educational stipends, and wrap-around
support to empower learners and equip them for the competitive tech
industry.
The Knowledge House and the Synchrony Skills Academy partnership
aims to increase pathways to sustainable, living wage tech careers
through skills training and talent development. The Knowledge House
has a track record of sustaining a talent pipeline of
technologists, entrepreneurs and digital leaders from
underrepresented communities, bringing fresh ideas into
organizations and unlocking new markets.
In the past ten years, The Knowledge House has:
- Engaged with 2,500 and counting young adults through
numerous community and corporate-based programs;
- Expanded their Bronx, NY
headquarters and launched in three major cities: Atlanta, GA; Los
Angeles, CA; and Newark,
NJ; and
- Graduated nearly 1,000 future technologists from their
leading programs – The Karim Kharbouch Coding Program and
Innovation Fellowship to careers with major corporations and
non-profit organizations nationwide.
The Synchrony Skills Academy opened in 2022 as part of
Synchrony's Education as an Equalizer initiative designed
to expand access to higher education, skills training in
high-growth fields, and financial literacy for underserved
communities and its own workforce. The Synchrony Foundation has
invested nearly $20 million in
philanthropic grants to help increase educational and reskilling
opportunities for individuals and students from low-income and
underrepresented communities, including Black, Hispanic, and Native
American communities.
The Synchrony Skills Academy has hosted technical upskilling and
reskilling programs for high school students, community college
students and adults, impacting more than 150 participants from
underserved communities in lower Fairfield County.
To learn more about the Technology Fellowship, Powered by
Synchrony Skills Academy and The Knowledge and the application
process, please
visit https://www.theknowledgehouse.org/technology_fellowship/ or
email stamford@theknowledgehouse.org
Contact:
Lisa Lanspery
Synchrony
lisa.lanspery@syf.com
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