Arizona State University and Chegg Announce Innovative New Partnership to Expand Access for In-Demand Advanced Skills Programs
January 26, 2021 at 04:05 pm
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Individuals looking to jumpstart careers in the growing fields of data science, software engineering, and website and app design, are now able to take advantage of a new online training program through Arizona State University and Chegg, Inc.’s career accelerator, Thinkful. Learners who enroll in one of the training programs can choose to study either full-time or part time and complete in 5-6 months. They’ll make progress through cutting-edge, skills-focused curriculum, have access to a 1:1 mentor, receive career coaching throughout the program, and walk away with a Professional Certificate from ASU. This program is launching at a time when companies continue to face an ongoing shortage in tech talent, a trend that is only expected to grow as advancements in technology accelerate. According to McKinsey, 375 million workers — or about 14% of the global workforce — will have to switch occupational roles as various industries are disrupted due to this rapid automation. Thinkful has one of the best outcomes of any online career accelerator, with 83% getting jobs in their area of study within 6 months of graduation. The partnership and project is one of many designed and implemented by ASU’s Learning Enterprise, a newly created initiative aimed at increasing social and economic opportunity for individuals at every stage of life outside of traditional undergraduate and graduate degree programs.
Chegg, Inc. provides a student-first connected learning platform. The Company is combining generative artificial intelligence (AI) and human capabilities to provide a personalized learning assistant to be included in its Chegg Study offering. Its service and product offerings fall into two categories: Subscription Services, which encompasses its Chegg Study Pack, Chegg Study, Chegg Writing, Chegg Math, and Busuu offerings that can be accessed internationally through its websites and on mobile devices, and Skills and Other, which encompasses its Chegg Skills, advertising services, print textbooks and eTextbooks offerings. Chegg Study subscribers have access to personalized, step-by-step learning support powered by AI, computational engines and subject matter experts. Chegg Study Pack is a premium subscription bundle that includes all of the benefits of Chegg Study, as well as Chegg Writing and Chegg Math. Chegg Skills offers programs on technical skills, including AI and data analytics.