LAUNCH YOUR TECH CAREER
What do industries like video games, banking, healthcare, agriculture, defense, retail, and real estate have in common? An increasing demand for tech talent! Digital skills are a flexible investment that can take you anywhere. Whether it’s designing custom apps, IT support, cybersecurity, or database management, every industry is adding new roles all the time.
Pre-Apprenticeship
We are dedicated to help students enter an IT Apprenticeship or Career Launch program find an entry-level job in Tech.
Why pre-apprenticeship?
Career Navigation
Throughout the pre-apprenticeship, we coach students on potential next steps.
Project-Based Learning
Students learn real-world skills through projects.
Flexible Scheduling
Our Pre-Apprenticeship program is available in school as well as out of school.
Project-Based Mentoring
Employer-mentored project work provides students with hands-on experience of what it’s like to work in a company as early as high school, all while learning the necessary tech skills needed to succeed in their career. Students also benefit from the support a Pre-Apprenticeship or Internship provides that allows them to earn while they learn.
Career Launch
Career Launch prepares young adults for promising careers by combining meaningful, supervised, paid, on-the-job experience with aligned academic instruction that results in a competitive candidate for a real job and an industry-recognized and/or postsecondary credential.
Why Career Launch in Tech?
Growing Opportunity
In Washington state, IT skills represent almost 24% of average annual total job openings for 2017–2027. 1
Experiential Learning
Students learn real-world skills on the job while earning both money and college credit.
Remote or in Person
Work-based learning can be done in person or virtually online.
“DSFA has changed my life; it has made me a better employee and person. By the end of the program I felt like I had an idea of where I’m heading in life and made me feel like a more functional person in society. If you want to better your understanding of where you stand in this jungle gym of a society, DSYA will help you find your place!“