Adult Learners join the Creative Workforce of the Future
Do you want to elevate your job skills?
FIT can help you prepare for success in the rapidly evolving creative industry job market. Our certificates in a diverse range of emerging digital technologies give you the skills you need to join the Creative Workforce of the Future.
Eligibility for free tuition: Candidates must be a New York State resident, meet the program criteria, in good standing with FIT, and complete a quick and easy application form. Free tuition is available on a first come, first serve basis.
Free Tuition Available
We are pleased to offer 60 scholarships per year for 3 years to underemployed* NY adult learners for the following Creative Workforce of the Future Certificates:
- CLO 3D Handbag Design Certificate (online)
- Front-End Website Development Certificate (remote)
- Predictive Analytics for Inventory and Marketing Certificate (remote)
- Motion Graphics Certificate (remote)
- User Experience Design Certificate (remote)
- User Interface Design Certificate (remote)
Registration will open on November 18th for Spring 2025 certificates.
As part of the State University of New York's (SUNY) Transformation Funding initiative, aimed at enhancing economic mobility for non-traditional, underemployed* adult learners, the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) is expanding workforce training opportunities in our Center for Continuing and Professional Studies unit's Creative Workforce of the Future program.
*As defined by NY State Department of Labor, underemployment refers to: individuals who are employed less than full-time; are employed in a position that is inadequate with respect to their skills and training; are employed who meet the definition of a low-income individual; who are employed, but whose current job’s earnings are less than the self-sufficiency wage rate or are not sufficient based on their training and experience or compared to their earnings from their previous employment; or who are employed in stopgap employment.