Do you want a better career but are not yet qualified? Do you think about going back to school, but worry about the time and cost, or whether you’ll learn anything that actually helps you advance? We’ve curated a list of training providers that support you and help you find jobs. Learn about the opportunities to grow your skills and your career.
IT Training Resources
Find training opportunities to start a career in IT.
Activate IT
ActivateIT provides tuition-free IT training, preparing you for the first or next step of your tech career. You’ll find training for a variety of careers, including application developer, network support engineer, data engineer, quality engineer and security operations center analyst. These courses cover programming languages, business skills and related topics.
Cost: Free
Special Requirements: Authorization to work in the United States, 18 and over, high school diploma or GED, be under or unemployed, work only sometimes throughout the year, work part time.
Time: Six to 18 weeks
Credentials Available: Connections to employment and six months’ ongoing professional and personal coaching post-placement
Google IT Support Professional Certificate
This 5-course certificate, developed by Google, includes innovative curriculum designed to prepare you for an entry-level role in IT support. A job in IT can mean in-person or remote help desk work in a small business or at a global company like Google.
Cost: Free to $49 per month
Special Requirements: Interest in working in IT field.
Time: 6 months
Credentials Available: IT Support Professional Certificate, 12 college credits
Google IT Automation with Python Certificate
This new beginner-level, six-course certificate, developed by Google, is designed to provide IT professionals with in-demand skills, including Python, Git and IT automation, that can help you advance your career.
Cost: Free
Special Requirements: Interest in working in IT field
Time: Six months
Credentials Available: IT Automation with Python Certificate, 12 college credits
Grow with Google
Free training, tools, and resources to help you grow your skills, career or business.
Cost: Some free and paid options
Special Requirements: Interest in growing your digital skills
Time: 2 weeks to six months
Credentials Available: IT Professional Certificates, G Suite Certification
General Assembly
General Assembly offers courses in different fields for education and career transformation, specializing in today’s most in-demand skills. They offer programs in web development, data science and analysis, user experience design, digital marketing, product management and more.
Cost: Free to paid options
Special Requirements: Varies by program
Time: Varies per program. Free Friday trainings on different topics for a limited time.
Credentials Available: Varies by program
Turing School
Turing offers two fully immersive programs, Front-End Engineering and Back-End Engineering, that provide you with the necessary skills to launch a career in software development.
Cost: $20,000 with scholarships and financial aid available
Special Requirements: Looking for candidates with empathy, grit, a strong growth mindset, an aptitude for logical problem solving and a passion for programming. You don’t need any prior experience, but most successful candidates have tried coding to see if it’s something they enjoy.
Time: Seven months
Credentials Available: Certificate
SecureSet Academy
SecureSet PREP Online workshops will teach you the fundamentals of cybersecurity, networks, systems and python.
Cost: Varies per program
Special Requirements: Interest in a career in cybersecurity
Time: 6 weeks+
Credentials Available: Passing PREP Online also pre-qualifies you to enroll in one our full-time, immersive, cybersecurity programs.
Flatiron School
The Flatiron School offers students the opportunity to change their careers, become software engineers, UX designers or UI designers, and find a job in tech.
Cost: Varies by program ($10,000+). Financial aid, scholarships, and financing options available.
Special Requirements: Interest in software programming.
Time: Five to 15 months
Credentials Available: Varies by program
AWS Educate
Explore Cloud Career Pathways to learn the top skills in leading cloud careers. From Machine Learning Scientist to Application Developer, each pathway aligns to a specific job role and includes 25+ hours of self-paced content with knowledge checks. Earn credentials for completed pathways to share with prospective employers on the AWS Educate Job Board.
Cost: Free to pay options
Special Requirements: Interest in cloud computing
Time: 26+ hours of content
Credentials Available: Credits through participating institutions
Staff Staffing, LLC
Staff Staffing is a full–service staffing, training and coaching company, specializing in providing IT professionals for full-time, contract and contract-to-hire. They offer multiple CompTIA, A+ and Networking courses starting soon.
Cost: $800-$2700 per participant
Special Requirements: Interested in learning and earning a career in IT
Time: One to 10 weeks depending on program
Credentials Available: Vouchers for certification exams, job coaching and placement included in cost
Skilled Trades Training Resources
Find training opportunities for a career in construction, carpentry, plumbing, and other skilled trades.
VIRTUAL Construction Careers Now
This program provides OSHA 10 Safety training certification, and an exposure to the following Skilled trades: Carpentry, Electrical, HVAC, Pipefitting and Plumbing, Concrete, and Heavy Equipment Operating. The CCN Program will conclude with a Virtual Hiring Fair.
Cost: Free
Special Requirements: 17+ years old, Colorado resident, must have sound and internet access via computer, tablet, or phone to participate.
Time: Four weeks
Credentials Available: Emily Griffith Technical College CCN completion certificate along with an OSHA-10 safety card
Emily Griffith
Emily Griffith has a number of different programs that can help you retool your skills for the current job market. Many of programs can be completed completely remotely through online and virtual classwork.
Cost: $250 and up depending on program
Special Requirements: Varies by program
Time: Six months and up depending on program
Credentials Available: Varies by program
CrossPurpose
CrossPurpose is a career and community development program designed to empower you to start a new career, unlock your potential and meet your goals.
Cost: Free. Get paid up to $200/month while you’re in training.
Special Requirements: Age 18 to 55, high school diploma or GED, have stable housing, minimum of six months sobriety from hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, meth, etc.), and a desire to work full–time.
Time: Six- to nine-month programs
Credentials Available: Certificates in the medical and trades fields. Also, professional coaching, personal development and community support to achieve a long-term career.
MyColoradoJourney
MyColoradoJourney will help you explore new career or education/training opportunities in Colorado. You can create an account to explore careers that match your skills and choose outcomes, goals and action steps.
Cost: Varies by program
Special Requirements: Varies by program
Time: Varies by program
Credentials Available: Varies by program
Financial Services Training Resources
Get the training for a career in the financial services industry.
Mi Casa Resource Center
Mi Casa offers a technical training program that prepares job-seekers for frontline roles in the financial service industry. Throughout the training participants get in-depth practice in high demand skills that financial service companies are looking for, they receive individualized coaching on resumes, cover letters and interviewing.
Cost: Free
Special Requirements: Authorized to work in the U.S., 18 years old by the end of the training, Score 8th Grade or higher on the TABE test, High School Diploma or Equivalent
Time: 16 days, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 am – 12 pm ARE REQUIRED MEETING TIMES +8 hours of self-paced learning
Credentials Available: Participants are eligible to receive up to 9 college credits through our Stackable Credential program with CCA and MSU Denver.
Hospitality and Retail Training Resources
Get the skills to move up in your current career.
Lives Empowered
Lives Empowered offers free training and credentials if you are looking to move up in the retail, hospitality, or food and beverage industries or use your skills to transition into a new industry. Their training includes Career Readiness Bootcamp, Retail Industry Fundamentals Credentials, Customer Service and Sales, and Business of Retail: Operations and Profit.
Cost: Free
Special Requirements: Interest in customer service, sales, retail, and growing your career
Time: 5 to 20 hours, self-paced online content
Credentials Available: skills to start and improve your career
Colorado Food Handlers Training
The purpose of the food handlers card training program is to prepare food handlers to enter the workforce by providing the required food safety information as specified by regulations of the workers’ state or local government.
Cost: $10
Special Requirements: Anyone entering the workforce to work with food
Time: 30 minutes (Start and stop as needed)
Credentials Available: Completing an approved food safety course will award you with a Colorado Food Handlers Card