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Business Readiness for Veterans - Start Date: March 2025

The program is designed to improve and expedite service members' transition into business/professional environments through an emphasis on select functional areas and activities. Each of these areas and activities have Department of Defense (DoD) equivalents, yet functions, responsibilities, applications, expectations, and jargon are generally in conflict when set in a business/professional context. This course will help you overcome those obstacles and become a more effective business and technology leader.

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International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) Entry Certificate in Business Analysis (ECBA) Training Program - Start Date: January 2025

AZNext’s Business Analysis Fundamentals - IIBA Entry Certificate in Business Analysis Program is open for enrollment. You’ll learn the core knowledge needed in order to pass the IIBA Entry Certificate in Business Analysis (ECBA) exam. The certificate credential is required by many employers who are seeking to fulfill IT Business Analyst roles within their organizations. IT Business Analysts bridge the technical and business sides of the organization to design, develop and deploy digital technologies.

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Applied Business Data Analytics Certificate - OPEN ENROLLMENT

AZNext's Applied Business Data Analytics Certificate is open for enrollment. In this program you will explore the applications and techniques used to streamline business processes and decision-making with data. You will understand how to collect, organize, and analyze large sets of data, discover patterns and other useful information, and leverage your findings to achieve a competitive advantage in any industry or field. The course will lead to a certificate in applied business data analytics. This credential will provide you with the tools to launch a dynamic career with global potential, in a world increasingly ruled by data.

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Data Mastery – Start Date: August 2024

Today’s technologists and innovators are operating in a unique environment. After a years long quest for growth, investors now crave efficiency and profitability. The power of scale offered by global identities and cloud platforms stacks up against threats like security breaches, data misuse, and localization demands by host countries. The strong adoption of and discussion around Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) presents business opportunities without a fuller understanding of the risks around limitations in training data, encoded bias, hallucinations, data leakage, copyright issues, privacy regulations, cybersecurity/phishing attacks, data poisoning, prompt jailbreaking, etc.

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Intro to Health Analytics – Start Date: Spring 2025

AZNext is pleased to offer the ASU Introduction to Health Analytics program. Designed based on “Making Decisions with the Numbers”, a course meant to assist healthcare managers and their employees understand the use of data in the decision-making process. Participants in this course will learn how make use of a subset of the population to extrapolate to the entire population with a certain degree of accuracy, Participants will also learn how to choose such a subset to inform the decision maker and to improve accuracy in the extrapolation. ASU faculty will show how these basic techniques once mastered, can be implemented in almost any discipline. Participants will learn to use R (an open-source software) in their decision-making. Show-case data and examples will come from health, business, supply chain, education, transportation, and other everyday events.

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Cybersecurity Hands-On Problem Solving (CHOPS) course - Start Date: January 2025

The ASU/AZNext Cybersecurity Hands on Problem Solving (CHOPS) course is open for enrollment. AZNext is pleased to offer the Cybersecurity Hands on Problem Solving (CHOPS) course. Our goal in developing this course is to address the current and future cybersecurity talent pipeline with certified knowledge and demonstrated skills. We worked with cybersecurity professionals to design a curriculum that will prepare you for a role in a security operations center.

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Salesforce Developer Certificate Program - Next cohort starts: Spring 2025

AZNext is pleased to offer the ASU Salesforce Developer Academy. Salesforce is the leading Customer Relationship Management platform used by thousands of companies to track interactions with customers, streamline processes, monitor sales and generate important business reports.

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Google IT Support Certificate - Open for Enrollment

In this online program, you'll work through six ASU Universal Learner Courses that leverage the Google IT Support Certificate, as well as supplemental industry material that is aimed at giving you the best preparation possible to begin a career in Information Technology.

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ServiceNow System Administrator - Start Date: January 2025

ServiceNow is a leading cloud computing platform that helps organizations streamline their workflow processes and improve their customer experiences. It is used by businesses of all sizes in every industry, and the demand for ServiceNow professionals is growing rapidly.

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AWS Cloud Computing Certificate - Open Enrollment

In this online program, you’ll work through three ASU Universal Learner Courses that leverage the AWS Cloud Computing Mastery Certificate, along with hands-on Labs and Knowledge Activities that prepare you for the AWS Cloud Practitioner Certification and beyond. With guidance from experts, you'll tackle hands-on labs, study real-world case studies, and gain a strong foundation in AWS.

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ASU Cognizant Full Stack Developer Certificate Program - Start Date: Spring 2025

Cognizant Skills Accelerator offers individuals with an extensive skillset in Java with the opportunity to undergo a hands-on training featuring essential software development tools, approaches, and processes enabling graduates to soon become effective members of any future development team.

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Quality Control for Technicians, Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certificate Program - Start Date: November 2024

AZNext and ASU is pleased to offer the Quality Control for Technicians, Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification course. This course is designed for the working professional who wants to upskill to achieve that next level role in manufacturing operations.

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Introduction to Computer Aided Design - OPEN ENROLLMENT

AZNext and ASU is pleased to offer Introduction to Computer Aided Design for Engineers and Technicians. This course is designed for students and working professionals who want to upskill to achieve expertise in computer aided design (CAD) software. Kickstart your CAD knowledge by learning core Fusion 360 workflows. Explore 2D sketching, parametric solid modeling, assembly creation, product rendering, exporting for 3D printing, file sharing, file management, and more.

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Battery and Electric Vehicles Technologies Specialization - Open Enrollment

AZNext and ASU are pleased to offer the Battery and Electric Vehicles Technologies Specialization program. This set of courses introduces you to batteries for various applications including electric vehicles. Giving you the skill to critically analyze battery management systems technology needed for electric vehicles.

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Additive Manufacturing – Open Enrollment

AZNext is pleased to offer the Additive Manufacturing Program. The program consists of 5 online modules, including readings and exercises. These sessions can be timed flexibly to accommodate working student schedules. Completing the online course will lead to a certificate that you can share with prospective employers within your network!

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Vacuum Fundamentals in Manufacturing – Start Date: January 2025

This course introduces you to the practices and technologies used by Various industries utilizing vacuum technology in manufacturing. This program can start you on a career in the fast-growing field of vacuum science used in many areas today such as: Semiconductor Manufacturing, Aerospace/Aviation, Electronics, Solar Panel Manufacturing, and Medical Device manufacturing just to name a few. During this course, you will learn the theories behind vacuum science as well as use real, industry-level components to build and test data from an actual vacuum chamber apparatus. When you complete this course, you will have a working basic knowledge of vacuum components, sensors, pumps and the overall technology of vacuum used by industry today.

AZNext Stories

Employer

"The AZNext-Tekletics model for onshore (training) is better than any other partner that we have worked with."

Aditya Athavale, Director Data Warehousing
Knight/Swift Transportation

Employer

"It’s probably taken the (AZNext) Tekletics person half the time to come up to speed than it took someone that we have hired Internally"

Traci Graham, VP of Finance & Analytics
Daseke Inc

Learner

The journey of a veteran and firefighter to ASU

Trigger warning: The following story shares an individual’s experience diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Faced with difficult times and professional uncertainty after retiring as a firefighter in 2020, Todd Lunn never gave up on his passion for helping people.

Todd Lunn

Todd Lunn's testimonial

Learner

ASU engineering sees millions invested in new equipment

ASU engineering sees millions invested in new equipment. The latest in industry equipment is being integrated into the engineering and manufacturing curriculum in the Fulton Schools Polytechnic campus programs.

ASU engineering

Employer

AZNext: 'An opportunity to change their lives'

NEXTGen IT already has become the first alternative to offshore software delivery using only local American talent at low offshore price points that come about with grant support.

NEXTGen IT

Upskill or re-skill to move your career forward through a grant awarded to ASU by the U.S. Department of Labor

There are more than 6.4 million job openings reported in the United States, and expanding workforce development will help you gain the skills necessary to fill these vacancies. AZNext is designed to not only provide you skills, but opportunities. Partner employers are equally committed to this mission, offering professional experiences and training toward your next step up.

Advanced Manufacturing

  • Machinists

IT and Cybersecurity

  • Computer and Information Systems Managers
  • Computer Systems Analysts
  • Computer User Support Specialists
  • Database Administrators
  • Web Developers
  • Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

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Program Training Options

Bootcamp

An intensive, short-term training program on a specific job-ready skill.

Train to Hire

A rigorous training program with a selected group of participants that, upon successful completion, can be interviewed for full-time employment.

Simulated Work Experience

Provides the experience of traditional work-based learning in a non-workplace setting.

Registered Apprenticeship

A competency-based program combining paid on-the-job training and related instruction leading to an industry credential. Requires 2000 hours OJT.

Internship

A paid experience integrating knowledge and theory learned in the classroom with practical application in a professional setting.

Pre-Apprenticeship

A short-term training in technical and soft skills to prepare for an apprenticeship program.

Unregistered Apprenticeship

A competency-based program combining paid on-the-job training and related instruction leading to an industry credential. Flexible program length.

Program Participants

We are looking for individuals who are at least 17 years old and have a high school diploma or GED and fit into any one of these categories:

  • Interested in advanced manufacturing and/or information systems career pathways
  • Have a bachelors or masters degree
  • Current employee who is looking to upskill or move into a technology role

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Academic Program Leaders

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Program Partnerships

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Registering for an account on Pipeline AZ connects you with jobs that are matched to you based on your education and experience. Upon registration, you will be able to see jobs that match to your AZNext Program of Study and Certification by adding your newly acquired certification and skill-set to your profile for employers to see. If you already have an account on Pipeline AZ, please navigate to the Login button. When prompted, enter in your login credentials to access your account. You can add your newly acquired AZNext certification and skillset to your profile for employers to see.

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