We create equal access to the data-driven jobs of the future, training the next generation of AI engineers and scientists from our own communities.
Blcksmith.org
Software apprenticeship
Real projects for real partners.Apprentices, mentors, and partner projects in one place. Illustrative cohort.
Building AI capability with institutions across the economy.
We help enterprises, agencies, and institutions build the human capabilities required to lead in the AI economy, and we open the door for the people who'll do the work.
We send two engineers, or one senior engineer, into your organization for a year to discover, build new systems, and create new workflows alongside your team.
Cohort-based skills training, delivered virtually by industry experts and free for every learner. Small groups build real projects together.
A pathway back into technical work for people returning to the workforce, with the added support to leave with a job-ready portfolio.
Each apprentice follows a pathway from a career-to-skill map to a shipped partner project, with a lead mentor and specialists alongside them.
Blcksmith.org
Software apprenticeship
Real projects for real partners.A lead mentor guides each apprentice, with specialists for every discipline.
Apprentices ship work for partner organizations, on a team.
Computer science theory comes once the results are visible.
Steady feedback builds confidence while the skills grow.
We teach the way builders actually learn: ship something real, repeat it until it sticks, then explain it to someone else.
Every apprentice starts from a career-to-skill map and learns by building real products, one cycle at a time, with the skills employers are hiring for.
Apprentices repeat the build cycle across similar projects, then use the Feynman Technique to master each concept by teaching it to their peers.
Through the Academy, industry experts teach small, human-led groups live, so learners build technical proficiency and the confidence to use it.
From Fortune 500 teams to K-12 districts, we turn your materials and goals into training that builds real capability.
AI-powered training from your existing materials.
Agency training and community workforce development.
Build the pipeline, pre-skill recruits, and train the workforce.
Courses, curricula, and workforce readiness for every student.
Courses and AI-powered learning for every student.
Affordable multi-format training that scales with you.
Talent is everywhere. Access isn’t. Your gift keeps the door open for people who are ready to build.