ACTIVATE WORK INC

ACTIVATEWORK INC.'S (ACTIVATEWORK) MISSION IS TO TRANSFORM LIVES BY TRAINING, LAUNCHING, AND COACHING THE NEXT GENERATION OF TECHNOLOGY STARS. THE ORGANIZATION'S RIGOROUS RECRUITMENT, INDUSTRY-DRIVEN TRAINING, CURATED MATCHES, AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS COACHING PREPARE NEW EMPLOYEES TO THRIVE IN THEIR CAREERS. BY ENABLING DRIVEN INDIVIDUALS, AGES 18 TO 65, TO BECOME HIGHLY SKILLED, VALUABLE TEAM MEMBERS, ACTIVATEWORK ACTUALIZES ITS CENTRAL VISION OF CREATING A VIBRANT TECH TALENT ECOSYSTEM THAT FUELS OPPORTUNITY, GROWTH, AND PROSPERITY FOR THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION. THROUGH EXCEPTIONAL SKILLS-BASED EXPERIENCES, ACTIVATEWORK LEARNERS BUILD ON THEIR STRENGTHS, MAXIMIZE THEIR ABILITIES, AND TRANSFORM THEIR FUTURES. ACTIVATEWORK HELPS BUILD THRIVING COMMUNITIES BY CONNECTING UNDER-SKILLED, UNDEREMPLOYED, AND UNEMPLOYED ADULTS TO IN-DEMAND CAREERS IN TECHNOLOGY. WITH A PROJECTED GROWTH OF 11.5% OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS AND A RAPIDLY EVOLVING SKILLS LANDSCAPE DUE TO THE RISE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) INTEGRATION, COLORADO'S TECH INDUSTRY URGENTLY NEEDS A MORE SUSTAINABLE TALENT PIPELINE TO KEEP PACE WITH EMPLOYER DEMAND. ACTIVATEWORK ALIGNS THIS WORKFORCE GAP WITH THE UNTAPPED TALENT OF INDIVIDUALS WHO FACE SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS TO SECURING LIVING-WAGE CAREERS. SINCE 2020, ACTIVATEWORK HAS ENROLLED 610 LEARNERS WHO REFLECT UNDERSERVED DEMOGRAPHICS: 93% ARE LOW- INCOME, EARNING BELOW 80% OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME (AMI), AND OF THOSE 43% ARE CLASSIFIED AS SEVERELY LOW-INCOME (BELOW 30% OF AMI); 64% DO NOT HAVE A FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE DEGREE; 26% ARE IMMIGRANTS TO THE U.S.; 35% ARE WOMEN; AND 3% ARE VETERANS OR STILL ACTIVE IN THE MILITARY. THE ORGANIZATION IS EXPERIENCED IN RECRUITING, TRAINING, AND CONNECTING THESE LEARNERS TO HIGH-DEMAND CAREER PATHWAYS, ACHIEVING AN 85% PROGRAM COMPLETION RATE FOR ENROLLEES, A 75% JOB PLACEMENT RATE FOR GRADUATES, AND AVERAGE STARTING WAGES 120% GREATER THAN PRE-TRAINING VALUES. FURTHER, THANKS TO ITS ROBUST COACHING PROGRAM, ACTIVATEWORK'S GRADUATES EXPERIENCE EXCEPTIONAL JOB RETENTION, WITH 91% RETAINED AT 6 MONTHS AND 87% RETAINED AT 12 MONTHS.