Code/IT Academy opens free tech training applications for Fall 2025

Code/IT Academy is now accepting applications for its fall 2025 session.

This free, fast-track training program prepares Hoosiers for high-demand careers in technology, offering certification-based courses, career support and direct connections to employers.

Fall offerings include CompTIA Fundamentals.

Classes begin Oct. 7 and run through Dec. 9 in a hybrid format, combining online learning with in-person support. Applications are open now through Sept. 27 at codeitacademy.org. The class will be held twice per week at the Owen County Community Foundation located at 60 E. Market St., Spencer.

"This program is a launching pad for people looking to pivot into tech or level up their careers," said Haley Pritchett, Program Manager at Code/IT Academy. "Our pathways are designed to quickly build the skills employers want and connect students to real opportunities in the local job market."

Code/IT Academy is a partnership between The Mill, Ivy Tech Bloomington and the City of Bloomington, with funding from the ARCC Recover Forward initiative. The program is open to all Owen County residents and surrounding counties and is completely free to participants.

In addition to technical training, students receive career coaching, mentorship, job placement assistance and wraparound support to help them succeed. No previous experience in tech is required—just a commitment to learning and apply at codeacademy.org.

About Ivy Tech

Ivy Tech Community College is home to over 70 programs. We offer a wide variety of not only Academic Programs, but also a large number of certificate programs and options are available. Which one is right for you? Visit us at the link below or call 812-883-6989. ivytech.edu/locations/sellersburg/

About The Mill

The Mill is the heart of southern Indiana's startup ecosystem and its largest coworking space. A 501(c)3 nonprofit, its mission is to spark Bloomington's innovation economy by launching and accelerating startups, and its vision is to become Indiana's center of gravity for entrepreneurship. For more information, visit dimensionmill.org.

About Regional Opportunity Initiatives

Regional Opportunity Initiatives (ROI) is a nonprofit organization with a mission to advance economic and community prosperity in the 11 counties of the Indiana Uplands (Brown, Crawford, Daviess, Dubois, Greene, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe, Orange, Owen and Washington counties). ROI is growing potential and possibility through a focus on equalized industry sectors: regionalism, transformative school and workforce redesign, and placemaking strategies. To learn more about ROI's programs, visit regionalopportunityinc.org.

About the Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative (READI) in the Indiana Uplands

In May 2021, Indiana Gov. Eric J. Holcomb and the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) launched the Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative (READI), a transformational initiative with $500 million in state appropriations to promote strategic investments to make Indiana a magnet for talent and economic growth.

Through READI, regions worked collaboratively to create visions for the future, with programs, initiatives and projects aligned to sustaining quality and attracting the workforce of tomorrow. In the Uplands region, this effort, led by Radius Radius Indiana, included participation from hundreds of stakeholders and organizations and leadership from a steering committee representing 17 members representing regional anchor institutions and organizations.

In December 2021, the Indiana Uplands was awarded $30 million in READI funding for our Region on the Rise." Regions are required to provide a 4:1 match in support of projects and programs. This includes a required 1:1 match in local public funding and a recommended 3:1 match from private and philanthropic sources.

For more information on the announcement on Indiana Uplands READI projects, please visit regionalopportunityinc.org/readi-projects/.