Post by Selina Suarez, MBA

What CodePath and Anthropic just announced is the direction all of us in workforce development need to be moving. The Claude Corps fellowship will place 1,000 paid, AI-skilled fellows inside real organizations doing real work, offering actual on-the-job experience with the tools that are reshaping every industry. Apply to be a Fellow or Apply to be a Host Site! At PepUp Tech, we've been building toward this same conviction for over a decade. Our trainees don't just learn in classrooms, they work alongside industry partners on real projects, building portfolios and professional relationships that open doors. The fastest path to economic mobility is proximity to real work! What the agentic era changes is the scale of what's possible. An early to mid-career person with genuine AI fluency today has leverage that didn't exist five years ago. One motivated builder with the right skills and a real placement can move mountains for a nonprofit, a school or a community organization. For everyone building workforce programs right now, this is the framework. Paid placements, employer partnerships, skills that match what's actually needed and outcomes you can measure. Congratulations to Michael, Tim, Nathan, and the entire CodePath team. And to anyone early in their career reading this: applications are open through July 17th. The future of work belongs to people who can build with AI. Let's make sure that includes everyone. Read the full announcement here: https://lnkd.in/eizB5wWe Lovan Samuel Telisha White Tiffany Stephan Ajani Bryan Brian Regalado Dalya C. Louisy Ariel Z. Jesse Schenks Tamara Richardson Karen Almanzar Jim Goldfinger Bryan Levy Stephanie Herrera Angel Aviles Reynold Bryan Shakil K.