Tuition-Free IT Training: Tech Fundamentals | NPower

You can choose to specialize in one of the following areas: Data Analytics, Python Automation, Pentest Security, or Healthcare IT.
Gain valuable tech skills and IT certifications with self-directed coursework that fits your schedule.
Armed with new technical skills and certifications, Rasheda is now an Information Technology Apprentice at Citi and is creating the life she envisioned for herself and her son.
Graduates land jobs at leading banks, consulting firms, government agencies, and tech companies across the country. You could be next.
Tech Fundamentals Program Eligibility and Requirements
Be prepared to come self-motivated, manage your time wisely, and put in the work!
Fill out the form below to confirm your eligibility. Then you’ll proceed to the full program application.
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Tech Fundamentals is free IT training that goes well beyond the classroom. Here’s what you get:
*In Michigan, the Data Analytics certifications offered include Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst (PL-300), with optional certifications in Tableau Desktop Specialist and Microsoft Excel Expert.
Now Part of Our No-Cost, 18-Week Tech Fundamentals Program in Michigan
We’ve added Data Analytics to our Tech Fundamentals program, giving you a competitive edge with in-demand skills that help you stand out in IT support, cybersecurity, cloud, and beyond with the opportunity to earn industry-recognized certifications like Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst (PL-300), Tableau Desktop Specialist (optional), and Microsoft Excel Expert (optional).
Today’s employers want tech pros who can think critically, work with data, and solve real problems. This new training combines IT basics with hands-on data experience—opening up more tech roles, building the skills employers actually want ( they’ve told us!), and increasing your earning potential.
By 2030, there will be 4,500 job openings in Data Analytics in Michigan! The demand is real, and your future could be one of them.
Be prepared to come self-motivated, manage your time wisely, and put in the work! Then get ready to flex new skills.
Take a closer look at what you’ll learn each week!
“My plan for NPower was just to get a job…and some technical skills…I entered into a program that has changed my life. A program that says we’re investing in you as a person.”
– Rasheda Technology Apprentice at Citi
Fill out the form below to confirm your eligibility. Then you’ll proceed to the full program application.
Applying takes just a few minutes, and our team walks with you through every step. Here’s what to expect from the first step to day one of the program.
Share a few details about yourself in our online questionnaire. It only takes a few minutes.
Our team will reach out to discuss program offerings and eligibility
If selected to move on in the process, you will be invited to participate in virtual conversations to learn more about you and your career goals.
If accepted, our team will share next steps on how to prepare for day 1 of a life-changing career in tech!
Our programs are 100% free to all selected participants through the kind generosity of private donors, foundations, corporations, and government funding. If selected for the program, we do ask that participants come prepared and committed to putting in the required time and effort necessary to succeed and trust the process. Once you find employment, you are not expected to make any financial contributions or payments to NPower and will graduate from the program with no debt.
There are multiple cohorts per year. The program is up to 20 weeks.
At this time, participants must be located in (or within 2-3 hours driving distance) of Baltimore, Brooklyn/New York City, Dallas, San Antonio, Houston, Detroit, St. Louis, Kansas City, Raleigh, or Dayton.
Contact a member of our team at [email protected] with questions and check out our YouTube channel and social media channels to hear from graduates on how they launched life-changing tech careers.
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In this area of tech, you’ll encounter new and complex challenges that will require you to be innovative in solving problems.
In this area of tech, transitioning is a project in itself that will come up. You will need to be able to plan and manage these projects from beginning to end.
You will need to communicate problems and their proposed solutions to both technical and non-technical team members of varying levels within an organization.
This field requires determination, resilience, and grit especially on the days where you are trying to find a solution to a complex technical issue.
10,000+ graduatesWe have served over 10,000 graduates for over a decade — supporting them in launching their tech careers.
Bring your full selfYou can bring your full self to class each day and launch a successful tech career with support every step of the way.
Engaged network of partnersWe have a network of engaged partners who are passionate about creating more equity in the tech space. As a graduate, you get access to them!
We meet our students where they are at.