{"id":9581,"date":"2020-08-18T07:05:21","date_gmt":"2020-08-18T14:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.springboard.com\/?p=9581"},"modified":"2022-09-06T02:09:30","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T09:09:30","slug":"unh-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.springboard.com\/blog\/news\/unh-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"Springboard Partners With University of New Hampshire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We&#8217;re happy to announce that Springboard has partnered with the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unh.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">University of New Hampshire<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (UNH),\u00a0 a flagship research university whose portfolio includes partnerships with NASA, NOAA, NSF, and NIH,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to create two new bootcamps that will be offered by UNH Professional Development &amp; Training. The best part? Enrollments are open to all!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">partnership will allow students to build high-demand technical skills while earning a professional certificate from UNH Professional Development and Training in two areas:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/online-bootcamp.unh.edu\/ui-ux-design\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UI\/UX Design<\/a> <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/online-bootcamp.unh.edu\/machine-learning-engineering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Machine Learning Engineering<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both courses provide a carefully measured blend of technical skills development, collaborative project-based learning, and career support to help students advance within their current profession, or launch a new career in a high-demand field.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Why has Springboard partnered with UNH?<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The traditional model of higher education was already rapidly evolving, but the arrival of COVID-19 accelerated that change. We&#8217;ve now seen\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chronicle.com\/article\/heres-a-list-of-colleges-plans-for-reopening-in-the-fall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">25% of universities moving their fall 2020 courses primarily online<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As an online-first education provider, Springboard offers a robust virtual learning experience and high-engagement support resources that students need to complete the online certificate program. These support resources include an industry mentor currently working in the field\u2014Springboard\u2019s mentors represent experts from both Fortune 500 companies and high-growth startups\u2014as well as professional career coaches and student success advisors, all of whom are dedicated to motivating students and keeping them accountable to their ultimate goal of advancing their career.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This seemed like the perfect time for Springboard to partner with a university to bring our knowledge and expertise in remote learning to the higher education sector.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>What can students expect from the Springboard UI\/UX Design bootcamp?<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Demand for design professionals continues to grow: <a href=\"https:\/\/insights.dice.com\/2019\/11\/14\/ux-ui-designers-skills-career\/#:~:text=When%20UX%20(user%20experience%20design,totally%20natural%20to%20the%20user.&amp;text=The%20good%20news%3A%20more%20companies,over%20the%20next%2010%20years.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indeed projects<\/a> that UI\/UX design jobs will continue to grow at a rate of almost 15% over the next decade. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/online-bootcamp.unh.edu\/ui-ux-design\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UI\/UX design bootcamp,<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0students will learn the fundamentals of UI\/UX design, from ideating and designing to sketching, wireframing, and design sprints. The course format integrates an apprenticeship where learners will add real-world experience to their portfolio by working on projects with partner companies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/online-bootcamp.unh.edu\/ui-ux-design\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UI\/UX design bootcamp<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0is now open to new enrollments for September and October start dates<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<h4>What can students expect from the Springboard Machine Learning Engineering bootcamp?<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A recent <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/louiscolumbus\/2019\/03\/17\/machine-learning-engineer-is-the-best-job-in-the-u-s-according-to-indeed\/#4761917e7bb0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Forbes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0report names machine learning engineering as one of the fastest-growing and highest-paying roles in tech today, growing over 300% in the past five years with an average annual base salary of $146K.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/online-bootcamp.unh.edu\/machine-learning-engineering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Machine Learning Engineering Bootcamp<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0is designed to give students that have some prior coding experience, the skills needed to advance into new machine learning, and artificial intelligence careers.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Students will dive deep into the machine learning engineering stack to learn how to deploy machine learning systems to production.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/online-bootcamp.unh.edu\/machine-learning-engineering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Machine Learning Engineering Bootcamp<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will go live in fall 2020,<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>What happens after students complete the bootcamps?<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upon completion, graduates of both bootcamps will be issued a professional certificate from the University of New Hampshire and Springboard. They will have gained real-world experience via a personally matched industry mentor and will have had the experience of participating in a set of portfolio-ready work projects.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both certificate programs are designed as self-paced and part-time offerings, ready to take students from technical beginners to job-ready professionals in the space of a few months.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Who can apply, and where?<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Everyone is welcome to apply now. <a href=\"https:\/\/online-bootcamp.unh.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to learn more about the new courses and how to apply<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re happy to announce that Springboard has partnered with the University of New Hampshire (UNH),\u00a0 a flagship research university whose portfolio includes partnerships with NASA, NOAA, NSF, and NIH,\u00a0to create two new bootcamps that will be offered by UNH Professional Development &amp; Training. 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