3 LEVELSCoding & Software Creation
Youth, adults, veterans, returning citizens
- Foundation — How computers and the web work · HTML and CSS · JavaScript fundamentals · Git/GitHub basicsCapstone: Build and publish a personal or community-impact website
- Builder — JavaScript applications · APIs and data · React concepts · Testing and debuggingCapstone: Build a working web application that solves a real community problem
- Advanced — Full-stack architecture · Databases · Authentication concepts · Deployment and observabilityCapstone: Ship a production-style capstone with documentation and demo
3 LEVELSAI Literacy & Responsible AI
Students, families, workforce participants, educators
- Foundation — What AI is and is not · Prompting and verification · Bias and hallucinations · Privacy and safe useCapstone: Create a verified AI-assisted research brief
- Builder — AI workflows · Automation concepts · Evaluation · Human-in-the-loop designCapstone: Design an AI-assisted workflow with proof checkpoints
- Advanced — Agent/orchestration concepts · Model selection · Responsible deployment · MeasurementCapstone: Prototype an outcome-driven AI service and evaluation plan
3 LEVELSCybersecurity, Privacy & Scam Defense
Youth, older adults, families, veterans, small organizations
- Foundation — Passwords and MFA · Phishing and scams · Device safety · Personal-data exposureCapstone: Complete a personal digital-safety audit
- Builder — Network and web security basics · Threat modeling · Incident-response basics · Privacy-by-designCapstone: Create a security plan for a small nonprofit or business
- Advanced — Security controls · Logging and monitoring · Vulnerability-management concepts · Risk communicationCapstone: Run a tabletop security exercise and remediation plan
3 LEVELSProject Management & Delivery
Students, career changers, veterans, nonprofit and small-business teams
- Foundation — Project goals and scope · Stakeholders · Task planning · Risk and issue trackingCapstone: Plan a 30-day community project from charter to closeout
- Builder — Agile and predictive methods · Schedule and dependencies · Budget basics · Status reportingCapstone: Run a simulated project sprint with dashboard and retrospective
- Advanced — Program management · Governance · Change control · Benefits realizationCapstone: Lead a multi-workstream capstone with executive briefing
3 LEVELSData & Digital Skills
Beginners through career-transition learners
- Foundation — Digital productivity · Spreadsheets · Data literacy · Charts and evidenceCapstone: Build a community-impact dashboard from a sample dataset
- Builder — SQL concepts · Data cleaning · Analytics questions · VisualizationCapstone: Analyze a program dataset and present findings
- Advanced — Data pipelines · Privacy-aware analytics · KPI systems · Decision supportCapstone: Design a privacy-safe measurement system for a nonprofit program
3 LEVELSTechnology Entrepreneurship
Youth founders, adults, veterans, returning citizens
- Foundation — Problem discovery · Customer needs · Value proposition · Business-model basicsCapstone: Create and test a one-page venture concept
- Builder — Prototype planning · Go-to-market · Pricing · Customer interviewsCapstone: Build and demonstrate a minimum useful product
- Advanced — Operations · Partnerships · Funding readiness · Growth measurementCapstone: Present a launch-ready venture package and evidence-based pitch
Education should create capability.
Programs are designed for in-person, hybrid, and supported self-paced delivery. Choice Education Network can issue program-completion recognition, while clearly distinguishing it from accredited degrees, professional licenses, or third-party certifications unless those approvals are separately obtained.