Praxis

Praxis

You don't need college to unlock a career you love.

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Praxis is a for-profit apprenticeship program in the United States.
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Brent James
Good idea to submit this to PH ;)
Isaac M. Morehouse
Maker
@imbrentjames Thanks! Ryan Hoover inspired us to!
Brent James
@isaacmorehouse I tagged the Praxis account on Twitter a couple of weeks ago when he tweeted about Google, Apple, et al. officially dropping the college degree requirement. I thought that maybe I helped make an internet connection that day -- alas, Ryan is so ubiquitous on the interwebz that my tweet was superfluous. It's great to see you guys getting more exposure. Congrats on the new office and recent growth!
Isaac M. Morehouse
Maker
Hey everyone! At Praxis we're committed to helping people discover and do what makes them come alive. The stale, stagnant, credentialist conveyor belt is dying. Good. We're helping people gain skills and build a signal of those skills through a "body of work" - a collection of real projects that prove their ability, and then leverage that into an apprenticeship. Resumes and degrees won't get you skills, and they won't get you interviews. You have to be your own credential, and we can help! The coolest thing is that we focus primarily on non-tech people, and help them get awesome non-tech roles (usually at tech companies!). Things like sales, marketing, customer success, and operations are amazing starting points to get into the real world and learn more about yourself and the market. We've launched over 250 careers. 96% of our grads get hired straight away, at an average salary of $50k. Almost none of them have degrees. By the time their peers do, they've got 3+ years of work experience and a whole lot more! Our program has a net cost of zero. You earn more than you pay in tuition. But it's hard. This isn't school, with a bunch of hoop-jumping and grade-grubbing. You've got to commit to growth and learn to create value. OK, hit me with questions, and if you know anyone who's a good fit for the program, send them our way! We have tons of free career launch resources at our website too!
Ryan Hoover
I had the pleasure of chatting with @isaacmorehouse recently to learn about Praxis. There are a billion coding bootcamps to teach people how to become developers and outside traditional education there are relatively few companies focused on teaching non-tech skills (which makes up the majority of professions). I'm curious how Praxis has changed/evolved since you got started ~4 years ago, @isaacmorehouse?
Isaac M. Morehouse
Maker
@rrhoover whew! Great question. Our Education Director TK Coleman can probably talk for a few hours on all we've learned and how it's led to our evolution! I'd say a few keys: >One of the biggest hurdles for people starting their career is fear of getting "trapped" in a job. We've learned how to help people discover good career starting points, and help them see it as just that - a starting point. Helping people adopt an experimental mindset, vs. a locked-in-for-eternity "pick what you want to be when you grow up" has been huge. >We discovered participant usually need a "deschooling" process for the first month or two. The schooled mindset runs deep, and it makes it a lot harder to build a great career! We've adapted our curriculum and coaching early in the program to help people realize that they aren't here to follow rule, but create goals for themselves. This isn't about right/wrong, it's about cause/effect. >It's crucial to help people see things from the perspective of those who make hiring decisions. Small stuff like sloppy email use sends really big, bad signals, but people just starting their careers don't understand why. It's not enough to say, "don't do this", we've got to find contexts to put participants in the shoes of hiring managers so they can see why it's a problem. We've incorporated a lot of really cool feedback and content and projects that do this. Those are a few big ones! We're constantly, relentlessly adapting and improving to better help our customers achieve their career goals.