Chicago & Portland: Next Classes Start mid-Jan. Applications Due mid-Dec. Apply Now.
We teach bright, motivated individuals who lack opportunity — free of charge — the technical and professional development skills needed to successfully secure work in information technology. These are just a few of the benefits after graduating from IT-Ready.
The average salary of an IT job in Minnesota is 76% higher than the average state wage.
More than 10,000 tech jobs are open in the Twin Cities.
By 2026, the number of IT jobs in the Twin Cities will grow by 7%.
With limited classroom space – and overwhelming demand – IT-Ready must be deliberate in its selection process, choosing motivated and interested candidates who are committed to success. The application process starts with these questions:
If you answered "yes" to these questions, we encourage you to apply.
| Class Type | CLASS STARTS | APPLICATIONS DUE |
| TS | October 22, 2018 | September 21 - Applications Now Closed |
| QA | January 28, 2019 | January 2, 2019 - Apply Now |
| TS | April 1, 2019 | March 1, 2019 |
| QA | June 10, 2019 | May 10, 2019 |
| TS | August 19, 2019 | July 19, 2019 |
| TS | October 21, 2019 | September 20, 2019 |
All classes are held at 7505 Metro Boulevard, Edina, MN 55439.
Students who enroll in our classroom-based IT-Ready Technical Support program learn technical skills to help them successfully pass both parts of the CompTIA A+ certification exam. In our IT-Ready QA class, students learn the foundational skills required to become a software tester – the best practices for breaking software and squashing bugs.
All IT-Ready students also receive targeted professional development to refine critical business skills, such as communication and presentation, conflict management, teamwork and collaboration, and critical thinking and problem solving. Graduates are prepared to apply both technical and professional skills starting Day One of their next job.
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IT-Ready is underwritten by grants and financial donations, so that students can attend classes for free.
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Classes are held five days a week, Monday through Friday, beginning promptly at 9 a.m. and ending at 4 p.m. Students are required to be on time every day; the program allows only one absence and two tardies. Most classes run for 8 weeks, except for our CSIS class which runs for 14 weeks.
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A pencil and paper to take notes are all you need for class. Textbooks and in-class computers are provided for students. However, students must dress as they would in an employment setting in “business casual” attire.
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Within four months of graduating, 75% students are working in a paid IT role in local area companies. Technical support and CSIS graduates move into help desk tech roles, building and maintaining a business’s IT environment and assisting its internal and external customers. QA graduates move into software testing roles. IT-Ready students who pass their certification exams are eligible for a tech job paying up to $15/hour. IT-Ready graduates are effectively employees of that company on a temporary, contract, or full-time permanent basis. IT-Ready staff remain in touch with graduates to ensure all goes smoothly.
Our alumni benefits encourage continued professional growth and development.
The strong and supportive relationships we build with IT-Ready students don’t end upon their graduation and employment. IT-Ready provides alumni benefits that encourage continued professional growth and development – and offers ways alumni can “pay it forward” and help other deserving individuals.
IT-Ready graduates who pass the CompTIA A+ certification exams qualify for additional IT training and certification vouchers at no personal expense.
Frustrated by a lack of professional advancement in his previous career, IT-Ready grad Albert Lee finds IT offers ample room for growth for tech workers.
Students, employers and partners of Creating IT Futures, please join us at these exciting events.
IT-Ready TS Twin Cities Graduation & Career Fair
December 14, 2018
Employers who believe in IT-Ready students.
Creating IT Futures believes strongly in collaboration to achieve shared goals.
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