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Utah Scholarship Opportunities
Utah residents have several scholarship opportunities for training and up-skilling If you are unemployed, underemployed, or suffering hardships due to the recent substantial changes to the job market, then it may be time to find new education opportunities to boost...
Digital Workshop Center celebrates 15 year anniversary
Remington Street in Fort Collins is not what most people think of first when they consider the center of higher education in the US. Especially, not when you compare to the campus areas in Northern Colorado that house major universities including Colorado State University and Front Range Community College, both with sprawling land areas that continue to grow year over year. However, sitting just one block away from Old Town Fort Collins is the Digital Workshop Center, an online technology school that continues to have a major impact in the education community, and growing to reach more students every day.
VRRAP Funding for Certification Programs
Recognizing an opportunity to help the Veteran community with obtaining more job skills, the VA has recently rolled out a new training program for Veterans seeking vocational certification called Veterans Rapid Retraining Program or VRRAP. Digital Workshop Center is excited to be an approved technology training institution to provide certificate program education to all eligible Veterans. Many prospective students have already reached out to schedule advising calls and take advantage of this new opportunity. We want to help answer some common questions and provide guidance to Veteran students considering the VRRAP program as best as we can.
How to use Linkedin to find a job
Whether you are new to LinkedIn or have been using it for years, we created this guide to maximize your job search efforts.
Minnesota Vocational Rehabilitation services
Digital Workshop Center (DWC) is excited to be an official partner and vendor for Minnesota Vocational Rehabilitation services. We have been providing expert occupational training for Vocational Rehabilitation clients for over 7 years now, but this new partnership with Minnesota Vocational Rehabilitation means that we can create individual training plans towards employment for the people of Minnesota, help case managers with career counseling, and so much more.
Building Your Project Management Career Path
A project management career path is highly adaptive and offers opportunities across all industries. According to the Project Management Institute’s Job Growth and Talent Gap report, employers will need to fill 87.7 million new project management-oriented roles between...
Getting Started with WIOA in Wisconsin
If you are getting started with a grant through WIOA in Wisconsin, there are a lot of various organizations, terms, and processed along the way that can be confusing and intimidating. To help students better navigate WIOA in Wisconsin, we put together a simple guide on expectations, timeline, and key points that will help you determine your eligibility and get the funding you need to get back to work.
Choosing The Right Design Career Path
Graphic, video, web, and UX design are all rewarding career choices if you dream of a career that is challenging, fast-moving, and creative. While some skills overlap each path is unique depending on which route you decided to go. In this blog, we breakdown each of these design career paths to help you decide what type of design is right for you.
Guide to Creating Custom PowerPoint XML
If the default combinations of PowerPoint Styles, Themes, and Variants do not get you the desired result you need, you may need to edit the XML of a Theme file to create the best outcome. We created this guide to help you create custom PowerPoint XML.
Top Five Adobe Captivate Productivity Tips
Adobe Captivate is a robust eLearning development tool. When utilized correctly, developers can create a variety of engaging and interactive eLearning courses. To make the most of this tool, here are five Adobe Captivate productivity tips to get started.
UX Careers: Six Main Responsibilities of a UX Designer
A career in UX design is fast-paced, challenging and requires a highly diverse skill set. While UX designers have a variety of specializations, there are some general functions a UX designer can be expected to perform regardless of the company they work at. Here are six main responsibilities that you will find in UX designer job descriptions.
Digital Marketing Key Terms
To get started with a career in digital marketing, it is important that you first understand digital marketing key terms used within the industry. Like learning any foreign language, you will need to familiarize yourself with these terms and immerse yourself with their application in various settings.
Top Five Excel Keyboard Shortcut Hacks
Excel keyboard shortcut hacks. When you need to select a cell or range of cells in Excel, there are several quick, easy keyboard shortcuts to help.
Importance of Continued Education
No matter what career you are in, we can never understate the importance of continued education. For fifteen years, Digital Workshop Center has provided students with opportunity to grow their careers by adding high demand skills to their resume. We are consistently...
Five In-Demand Tech Skills Employers are Looking For in 2021
Whether you are looking to get back into the workforce or want to invest your talents in a new area, it’s important to determine what skills are in-demand in this new competitive landscape. Gaining these in-demand tech skills can help in choosing a clear and relevant career path that will give you a competitive edge over other candidates and job seekers.
Explore Financial Aid Options at Digital Workshop Center
At the Digital Workshop Center there are several financial aid options you can use to fund a certificate program. Each option is designed to ease some of the burden of starting a training program.
Guide To Improve Your Resume
Employers use resumes throughout the hiring process to learn more about applicants and decide if their a good fit. Your resume should be easy to read, summarize your accomplishments and skills, and highlight relevant experience. If you want to improve your resume and stand out in a crowd, follow this guide.
Pros and Cons of CodePen Text Editor
CodePen is “an online community for testing and showcasing user-created HTML, CSS and JavaScript code snippets” that provides incredible ways for you to learn how to code frontend web pages better. Also a featured tool in web development programs at Digital Workshop Center, this article highlights the pros and cons of CodePen for you to compare before you next big project.
Comparing Online Certificate Programs in Northern Colorado
Whether you are a working professional, making a career change, or reentering the workforce after some time away, continuing education by completing a online certificate program or bootcamp can help you gain the skills you need to succeed in your career.
Private Office in Fort Collins Available Now
We have recently remodeled our community space and now have a rare, available private office in Fort Collins. Located in the heart of Old Town Ft Collins, this office is a quiet retreat for you to get your work done. Our community space is open 24/7 and all utilities are included.