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THE STRENGTH OF COLLABORATION
The Georgia FinTech Academy brings together the fintech industry and the University System of Georgia, offering education and training on a wide range of fintech topics and career pathways. The Academy’s structure allows employers to partner with multiple USG institutions, whether in close proximity or elsewhere in Georgia.
HOW WE SUPPORT YOU
The Georgia FinTech Academy helps advance fintech expertise and opportunities in four keys ways:
WHAT OUR PARTNERS SAY
Years of thoughtful research and analysis among the (university system), fintech employers and other key partners has led us to this point, culminating in what will now become the world’s first university system-wide fintech academy.
H. West RichardExecutive director, American Transaction Processors Coalition
We’re in a talent war, and we need fintech talent.
Denise WilliamsChief people officer, FIS
It’s a unique program that will really help all learners, including veterans and people with disabilities, not just get a job but have a career. We are eager to be a part of what the University System of Georgia is doing in the fintech sector with its FinTech Academy.
Bill KrausState director, U.S. Department of Labor Office of Apprenticeship
I'm ready to explore my career in fintech.
STAY INFORMED
The Georgia FinTech Academy’s partners and institutions offer classes and events covering a comprehensive range of fintech topics. Check back here for updates and new announcements.
TALENT CURRICULUM
Through the formal educational curriculum of our partner institutions, the Georgia FinTech Academy helps students gain course credits and certifications. The Academy also works to develop and pilot new forms of credentials that employers find attractive in candidates. LearningCloud, for example, is a virtual environment for project-based learning and simulated-development environments.
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
Experiential learning is highly valued by employers and provides immense benefit to students. The Georgia FinTech Academy pulls on resources from the University System of Georgia to match fintech company opportunities for internships, apprenticeships and summer work with the expressed interests of students. This creates new pathways to success from freshman year onward through graduation and into first job placement.
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
It’s never too late for a change or to learn new skills. The Georgia FinTech Academy is here to support both professionals wishing to make a career switch to fintech and those seeking to sharpen their knowledge through executive and continuing education programs. The Georgia FinTech Academy Boot Camp is one such program devoted to imparting relevant and topical fintech skills in a short amount of time.
INNOVATIVE RESEARCH
The Georgia FinTech Academy isn’t just advancing curriculum that relies on the latest research—it conducts the research itself. The Academy will play a pivotal role in growing fintech product and technical innovation capability and output by producing a continuous stream of recognizable, valued, and commercially viable innovations.