College Alternatives | Fellowship extension | Opportunities in SF, India and Hawaii! 🏄
Good morning from San Francisco!
Our update from this week is that we are extending the deadline to apply for the Transcend Fellowship 5 more days until Friday May 24th. We will be announcing the fellows when we close applications, so this is your last chance to apply!
One last thing: Want to hang out in Hawaii and get mentorship from world-class mentors? Gadi, one of our subscribers, is helping organize this exciting WeFunder project, and applications close today. Reach out to him if you are interested/want to talk.
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AngelList presents 20 (tech-heavy) alternatives to college. In public higher education, the newest alternative is California Online Community College, the newest community college that will provide an education and job training for adult workers without college degrees.
Liberal arts, microcredentials and ethics are some of the solutions for students to outcompete automation.
Automation of manufacturing work is evolving at different speeds in developed and developing economies. This ODI report on digitalization and automation of African manufacturing gives an overview of the challenges and opportunities.
Udacity continues to explore the future of online learning through their Improved Career Services, including resume reviews, continued alumni support, and career support for their career-ready nanodegree students. This is a step in the right direction for higher-value online learning experiences, but it is still limited to tech-enabled jobs that are seeing great market demand.
A reflection on the potential of private education around the world from The Economist. How well does spending on education capture the value of that asset?
We’re going to start featuring new subscribers with every issue of Transcend Newsletter. Welcome to the community!
Shajara Roshdy (USA) - I’m a recent graduate from Minerva Schools, excited to volunteer time on socially focused projects! I have a background in creative thinking, education, mental health systems, and project management. Reach out to me if you want to talk about systems of care, learning or poetry!
Millán Reinares (Spain) - Hi everyone! My name is Millan and I'm a Biomedical Engineer currently working at Medtronic in Spain. I am passionate about basketball and music, and always keen to learning and discovering new things. Talk to me about about anything and I'm sure that we will come up with great ideas. Cheers!
Wanna say hi? Tell us about yourself here and we’ll introduce you in the next issue!
NOVA SEMITA
Background
Nova Semita runs an online fellowship for undervalued Indian tech talent who are looking to step up their game. It serves as a full stack platform which identifies and trains learners to take up roles in the local startup ecosystem. They also run online communities for student entrepreneurs and hackers across India
How it’s shaping the Future of Learning and Work
If one fails to make it to the top ~30 tech colleges (1-5% selectivity) in India, their value on the market goes down 2-10x. Nova Semita democritizes opportunity: with ~8MM youth expected to hit the job market every year, the mission is to leverage the recent 4G internet boom in India to uplift the next generation of knowledge workers.
Call to Action - from Raj Kunkolienkar, Co-Founder Nova Semita
Offering internships/opportunities: If you are keen on working with enthusiastic youngsters who are hungry to learn, hit us up and we’ll ensure you that we’ll make the perfect match for you.
Insights on engaging with Indian talent: India has just begun introducing a billion people to the internet. If you want an in on how to best approach the 600 million-strong youth talent in India, we’d be happy to help!
NameCoach: Name Coach fixes name pronunciation, an unnoticed and ubiquitous problem, as a strategy to address inclusivity challenges and instill a sense of belonging .
Data Acquisitions Director (Palo Alto, US)
Account Executive (Palo Alto, US)
Strive Talent: Strive helps people realize their professional and personal potential by helping managers become leaders, particularly underrepresented groups in tech.
Product Design Lead/Freelancer (San Francisco, US)
The Graide Network: TGN connects K-12 teachers with qualified, on-demand teaching assistants to grade and provide formative feedback on student work online
Recruitment Manager (Chicago, US)
Impact Ed: Director of Operations (New York, US)
Village Global: Software Engineer (US or remote)
Sourceress: helping people find work that matters
Chief of Staff to the CTO & more (San Francisco, CA)
Augmented Labs: Student Entrepreneur (US or remote)
SharpestMinds: mentorship for young data scientists to build their CV and prepare their interviews.
Data Scientist Mentorship (Remote)
Contracting work with Transcend Network - we are looking to recruit top talent for contracting gigs with our partners in either product management, community management and learning/curriculum development positions
Let us know which skills and sectors you have experience in, as well as your interest, by dropping us an email here.
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Alberto (alberto@transcend-network.com) & Michael (michael@transcend-network.com).