Resources for IT Learners and Leaders

See how online IT bootcamps bridge the digital skills gap, offering flexible, hands-on training to prepare learners for high-demand tech roles in today's workforce.

Lifelong learning has no finish line. In this article, learn how IT certifications enhance employability, expand skills, improve industry recognition, and increase your earnings potential across the IT job landscape.

In this article, discover the differences between IT career advancers, career changers, and career starters and how our IT bootcamps and entry-level certifications through the University of California, Santa Barbara are tailored to career advancement, IT career changes, and beginners in the tech industry.

Find out if an online, full-time bootcamp program is right for you! Now is a great time to join the next generation of tech professionals, with a Chico State IT bootcamp program powered by QuickStart.

Learn how Mark Archibald transitioned from history to cybersecurity through QuickStart’s Cybersecurity Bootcamp and Career Services Program.

Data Science Bootcamp learner, Alfred Davis-Shih, gives a testimonial about his success in the IT bootcamp, obtaining workforce funding, and how he landed his current job while still enrolled.

Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting your career in web development, investing time and effort into building a compelling portfolio can significantly boost your chances of landing your dream job. Here are 10 stand-out portfolios to help inspire your own professional software developer portfolio.

The market for cloud computing is expected to rise from $67 billion in 2015 to $162 billion in 2020, resulting in immense demand for cloud technology specialists, contributing to some of the highest-paid positions in IT. With cloud services predicted to become a $300 billion organization by 2021, cloud computing has become a core component of the business digital transformation strategy. As the cloud continues to dominate the business environment, the interest of work seekers and employers in cloud computing roles has also increased, according to a report from the job search platform Indeed on Thursday.

Jess Feldman, content manager for Course Report, met with Edgar Ayala virtually to talk about his experience with a university IT bootcamp. Ayala is a recent alum of UT Arlington’s Cloud Engineering Bootcamp powered by QuickStart (watch the full video here). 

When the QuickStart team publishes information on the growth of IT career disciplines, we typically find many publications talking about job growth in the abstract. However, a quick Google search of artificial intelligence jobs shows page after page of paid Google ads seeking candidates for top paying jobs!!! Apple, Google, Intel, Accenture…all spend money to hire candidates for their open roles, except maybe Google (I have always wondered if they charge themselves to place ads on Google). There is no question that skills in both AI and machine learning are hot commodities and are only getting hotter. 

In September 2020, when many schools introduced remote learning due to the pandemic, 80% of the 1.1 million people who left the workforce were women. Now that schools are opening their doors, mothers are returning to the workforce.  The IRS will begin the monthly Child Tax Credit payments in July, making it a well-timed government program for moms furthering their careers. Eligible families will receive monthly payments for each child seventeen and under (for more information, please visit https://rb.gy/7dsdzz or https://rb.gy/7aszhy). 

Online Bootcamps have detonated lately, with advocates promoting the model as an approach to fill the tech ability hole and give individuals a section point into a worthwhile profession. Furthermore, bosses are committing, as indicated by another report from Indeed: 80% of US tech employing administrators and enrollment specialists said they have recruited an Online Bootcamp graduate for a tech job - and 99.8% said they would do so once more.