SkillUp Coalition

Last Updated: 04/28/2025

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Formed in July 2020, SkillUp is a nonprofit entity established during the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic to assist furloughed or laid-off workers with building and developing marketable skills and job training.

SkillUp provides tools to assist jobseekers find and apply for open positions, as well as job coaching and training programs designed to help individuals gain new and marketable skills for in-demand jobs and high-growth industries.

SkillUp is comprised of over 100 organizations including:

Training and education providers
Tech firms
Employers
Philanthropies

In February 2025, an AI agent--CareerNavGPT--was introduced to offer personalized career navigation to jobseekers without college degrees. SkillUp is working with AdeptID, Brighthive, and WhereWeGo—all tech companies focused on skills and workforce education—on the new “human-centered" tool.

SkillUp AI’s training recommendations are pulled from the group’s curated catalog. Those 4,800 short-term programs are aligned with SkillUp’s quality standards. The training and jobs catalog from SkillUp focuses on five high-growth industries with viable nondegree pathways, including healthcare, tech, business, skilled trades, and transportation/logistics.

Examples of Work

SkillUp supports resources such as:

AI Resume Builder
- Builds a free, professional resume using AI software.
Text-Based Career Coaching
- Offers free and live access to trained career counselors to help with issues in a career change, problems with a current job, etc.
Living Wage Calculator
- Helps workers estimate the local wage rate needed to cover their families' basic needs.