SYNCHRONY SKILLS ACADEMY AND THE KNOWLEDGE HOUSE PREPARE UNDERSERVED ADULTS FOR THE DIGITAL ECONOMY

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Synchrony Skills Academy partners with The Knowledge House to launch the Technology Fellowship program, offering data science training and career coaching to underserved adults in Connecticut. The program aims to prepare learners for tech careers through a year-long curriculum combining in-person and remote learning.

The partnership focuses on increasing pathways to sustainable tech careers for underrepresented communities. The Knowledge House has a successful track record of training future technologists and entrepreneurs, with plans to expand its impact in major cities.

Synchrony Skills Academy, part of Synchrony's initiative to expand education access, has already impacted over 150 participants through technical upskilling programs for underserved communities.

Positive

• The partnership between Synchrony Skills Academy and The Knowledge House aims to provide data science training and career coaching to underserved adults in Connecticut, preparing them for tech careers.

• The Technology Fellowship program offers a year-long curriculum combining in-person and remote learning, along with tech training, career coaching, and educational stipends to empower learners.

• The Knowledge House has a successful track record of training future technologists and entrepreneurs from underrepresented communities, bringing fresh ideas into organizations and unlocking new markets.

Negative

• The program may face challenges in ensuring the sustainability of learners' career pathways in the competitive tech industry.

• There might be limitations in scaling the program to reach a larger audience of underserved adults beyond Connecticut.

• The program's success metrics and long-term impact on participants' career progression may need to be closely monitored and evaluated.

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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FAQ

What is the Technology Fellowship program about?

The Technology Fellowship program offers data science training and career coaching to underserved adults in Connecticut.

Who is partnering to launch the Technology Fellowship program?

Synchrony Skills Academy is partnering with The Knowledge House to launch the Technology Fellowship program.

How can I learn more about the Technology Fellowship program?

To learn more about the Technology Fellowship, visit https://www.theknowledgehouse.org/technology_fellowship/ or email stamford@theknowledgehouse.org