Powering Minnesota’s Diverse Tech Workforce.
TechFluent scales industry-leading technology training, mentorship and employment programs to offer in-person services to 40 individuals in Minnesota. The 2025 Cohort is focused on the Minneapolis region as well as under-represented groups across the State of Minnesota.
The 2025 Cohort is expected to launch on July 8, 2025. This Cohort will be offered as a Hybrid Learning Model – predominantly Live and Live-Virtual with some Self-Study Coursework. Live and Live-Virtual Classes will be held at Sabathani Community Center in downtown Minneapolis, while self-study courses may be performed from any location with Internet access.
This Program should complete by middle of March. The Capstone-style Projects will follow each area of Core Curriculum and Certification Exams will follow in April with Graduation occurring later that month.
Eligibility Requirements are:
+ adults in underserved communities who are eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship,
+ AND are 18 years of age or older at the time of enrollment,
+ AND who are not enrolled in any K-12 school,
+ AND who are seeking employment,
+ AND are at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines
+ OR are an individual of color
+ AND reside in Minnesota
We specialize in the Microsoft technology stack and the focus of this program will be data analytics which includes Microsoft D365CE and the Power Platform, with an emphasis on Power BI. Learners will graduate with two Microsoft Certifications of their choice from the four certifications offered (and listed below).
This Training Program funded in part by MN DEED (Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development) is an on-site, in-person training program with $1.5 million dollars of professional career development resources donated to support your career development. Each Participant is assigned a personal Mentor to work with them throughout the Program and you are given access to Learning Success Managers, Training Assistants and Career Coaches to ensure success in the program both technically with the business applications you are learning and with resume development and job placement.
