By Isa Rivera, Navy ERG Lead, Coursera
On Independence Day, we have a good time the freedoms we get pleasure from — and we’re proud to help U.S. service members and navy spouses with job-relevant abilities to assist construct their futures.
As a pacesetter of Coursera’s Navy Worker Useful resource Group (ERG) and a member of a navy household, I’m particularly pleased with our work supporting navy organizations by our social affect program, which gives free studying to over 100 nonprofits.
At present, I wish to spotlight our collaboration with the United Companies Group (USO), a nonprofit devoted to strengthening service members that provides free entry to Coursera certificates applications alongside the USO’s wraparound providers. Collectively, we’ve helped over 10,000 navy learners construct the abilities and credentials they should advance their careers.
“This partnership has at all times been such a robust pairing since we began again in April 2021 and it has been unimaginable to observe the collective affect Coursera and the USO have made to amplify profession alternatives for our navy group,” stated Lisa Elswick, USO Vice President of Packages.
Creating pathways from service to civilian careers
In 2024, the USO Transition Program created over 10,000 personalised Motion Plans to assist service members and navy spouses advance their careers, which embrace profession counseling and entry to the job-relevant catalog on Coursera. Greater than 75% of the enrollments got here from energetic service members, with the Military and Navy being essentially the most energetic navy branches.
One learner, U.S. Military Capt. Philip H., had a level in mechanical engineering earlier than spending 9 years within the Military, with 4 of these in particular forces. He stated, “I used to be fascinated by broadening my talent set as a lot as doable to make myself a extra marketable candidate within the civilian workforce.”
Philip achieved his final aim of changing into a software program engineer after finishing the IBM Knowledge Analyst Certificates on Coursera.
Prime certificates applications amongst USO members
Coursera provides over 90+ Entry-level Skilled Certificates that construct job-ready abilities in high-demand fields – no diploma or earlier expertise required. In 2024, certificates completions by the USO Program rose 97% over the earlier yr. Business-relevant abilities shined with the most well-liked certificates being:
We’re humbled to accomplice with the USO and different nonprofits to assist navy learners construct the abilities they should form their future.
