Cognizant Skills Accelerator
Kickstart your tech career with Cognizant Skills Accelerator
Kickstart your tech career with Cognizant Skills Accelerator
Cognizant Skills Accelerator is a collection of rigorous, asynchronous fast-tracked technology learning pathways tailored for professionals without computer science degrees looking to upskill in preparation for a career in tech.
Selected participants should expect to spend 7-15 hours per week developing their new skill by completing exercises, tests, projects and homework.
We are now accepting applications for our upcoming Skills Accelerator session taking place January 24 through March 14, 2025. Submit your interest in our GenAI Pathway by December 13, 2024.
This pathway includes weekly live learning sessions, webinars and a Cognizant speaker series within an engaging learning community. By the end of this program, you will have a range of in-demand Java development skills, including parallel computing, aspect-oriented programming, spring framework, REST and Web APIs and Java Unit Testing/Mocking (Junit, Mockito).
A 9-week, part-time virtual learning experience comprised of the five classes below:
Ideal for individuals seeking a career change into tech, we welcome diverse, ambitious people ready to dive into the world of emerging technologies.
The following criteria are required to be considered for the program:
Yes! Cognizant Skills Accelerator is fully virtual and designed for working professionals. Selected candidates can expect a weekly time commitment of 7-15 hours.
You will have the opportunity to apply for an open Cognizant Apprenticeship role in software development.
Participants are required to have a laptop or desktop computer with internet access. Hardware Specs: Mac 10.13+ or Windows Professional 10+—no Linux—with at least dual processors (quad preferred) that are i5 or higher (i7 or higher preferred), and at least 8 GB Ram (16 GB preferred). You must be able to download programming resources to your laptop/desktop for this training.