Hire Heroes USA announces Partnership with Coursera

(ALPHARETTA, GA. 26 MAY 2020) — We are excited to announce our partnership with Coursera, the world’s leading online learning platform, to connect the veterans and military spouses we serve to the skills they need to succeed in the modern job market.

This partnership with Coursera will provide a transformative learning experience to help individuals thrive in their civilian careers and work towards long-term professional goals.

“Empowering service members, veterans and military spouses to succeed in the civilian workforce means providing them with the best support and resources available. The library of essential online learning elements provided by Coursera gives our clients access to some of the best learning solutions available to help them find fulfilling careers.

We are very excited to partner with Coursera to advance veteran and military spouses skills for employment,” said Ross Dickman, Hire Heroes USA’s Interim CEO.

On Coursera, learners can access 4,200+ cutting-edge courses and 430+ specializations taught by top instructors from more than 200 of the world’s leading universities and industry educators. Through our partnership, veterans can master the most in-demand business, technology, data and health skills by learning at their own pace on Coursera and earning credentials designed to help learners achieve their career goals.

“During this difficult time, many are leaning on online learning to prepare for new jobs and roles. We’re honored to partner with Hire Heroes USA to equip U.S. veterans and military spouses with job-relevant skills and support their career success in the civilian workforce,” said Leah Belsky, Coursera’s Chief Enterprise Officer.

To get started, register for Hire Heroes’ services by visiting https://bit.ly/mytrak2020 and let your Transition Specialist know you’d like to take courses on Coursera. At Hire Heroes USA, we want the best for our clients. We are grateful to partner with Coursera to empower veterans and military spouses with the skills they need to succeed in the civilian workforce.

About Hire Heroes USA

Headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, Hire Heroes USA has built a national reputation of excellence for empowering U.S. military members, veterans, and military spouses to succeed in the civilian workforce. As the nation’s leading veteran employment organization, Hire Heroes USA offers personalized one-on-one coaching, professionally revised resumes, mentoring, workshops, a job board, career fairs and more, to tens of thousands of job-seeking veterans annually. Hire Heroes USA prioritizes transparency, earning a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator and the GuideStar Platinum Seal. Funded exclusively through public donations and private grants, we provide our services at no cost to clients. For more information about our mission, services and how to get involved, please visit hireheroesusa.org and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram.

About Coursera

Coursera was founded by Daphne Koller and Andrew Ng with a vision of providing life-transforming learning experiences to anyone, anywhere. It is now a leading online learning platform for higher education, where 58 million learners from around the world come to learn skills of the future. More than 200 of the world’s top universities and industry educators partner with Coursera to offer projects, courses, Specializations, certificates, and degree programs. 2,400 companies trust the company’s enterprise platform Coursera for Business to transform their talent. Coursera for Government equips government employees and citizens with in-demand skills to build a competitive workforce. Coursera for Campus empowers any university to offer high-quality, job-relevant online education to students, alumni, faculty, and staff. Coursera is backed by leading investors that include Kleiner Perkins, New Enterprise Associates, Learn Capital and SEEK Group.

Courses

Cybersecurity

● (ISC)² Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP)

● Fundamentals of Computer Network Security

● IT Fundamentals for Cybersecurity

● Palo Alto Networks Cybersecurity

Automation

● Implementing RPA with Cognitive Automation and Analytics

● Google IT Automation with Python

IT Certificate

● Google IT Support

● IBM Customer Engagement Specialist Professional Certificate

Data Science

● IBM Data Science

● IBM AI Engineering

Business Analysis

● Business Statistics and Analysis

● Excel Skills for Business

● Excel to MySQL: Analytic Techniques for Business