MSP TechHire

Overview

In response to the rapid growth of tech jobs, the cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul have teamed up with regional employers and high-quality accelerated learning programs continuing to produce innovative programs and solutions to help meet this demand, including:

• Prime Digital Academy offers a Full Stack software development bootcamp as well as a newer user experience design program.
• Creating IT Futures offers hardware technical support and IT training programs through their IT-Ready 8-week intensive course.
• Software Guild offers a software development bootcamp in either Java or .NET/C# languages and a new part-time online program.
• NationalAble - IT Career Lab MN offers Minnesotans three different IT certifications – CompTIA Network+, Microsoft Modern Desktop Admin, and Cisco Certified Network Associate
• Hack the Gap offers a UX design program and a software development training program. They also offer a free online Full Stack Foundations course and a UX design starter kit for those just getting started in this field.

MSP TechHire training partners prepare students through accelerated training boot camps or online training to become service/help desk, desktop support, software developers or user experience designers depending on which training students access. In addition to in-demand technical skills and job placement support, training includes soft skills like workplace communications as well as connections to employers looking at non-traditional candidates. Hired graduates receive ongoing support as they acclimate to their work environment to ensure long-term success and continued growth.

Since the program's first inception in 2015, MSP TechHire has:

• Graduated over 1,600 students from accelerated learning programs
• Guided 1,322 graduates to full-time positions at 500 employer partners
• Awarded 177 scholarships to low-income job seekers
• Placed approximately 85% of graduates into new careers

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Scholarships

Through the Full Stack Saint Paul program, the City of Saint Paul funds a limited number of scholarships each year to extend training opportunities to community members.

Scholarship applications must be received before starting an eligible training program.

Applicants must:

• Live in Saint Paul;
• Be 18 years or older;
• Have a high school diploma or equivalent;
• Be unemployed or underemployed;*
  • *Underemployed includes employed residents with wages or positions below their education/training level
• And either:
  • Be a member of an underrepresented community in technology (ie: people of color, women and persons with disabilities).
  • Have a household income of 50% Area Median Income (AMI) or below:
    • $31,650 for a family of one
    • $36,200 for a family of two
    • $40,700 for a family of three
    • $45,200 for a family of four
    • $48,850 for a family of five
    • $52,450 for a family of six
    • $56,050 for a family of seven

Application

For information on how to apply for a 2023 scholarship, please contact Annie Byrne at annie.byrne@ci.stpaul.mn.us.