Move up without moving away.

Up your career opportunities, right here on the Central Coast. Our intensive bootcamp programs teach in-demand skills to help you find a great career with a great local company.

Choose your next career:

Modern Manufacturing

Level up your skills and enter a career path with great income potential in the growing field of precision manufacturing.

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Dental Assistant

Enroll now in our 7-week training program and kickstart your career in the rewarding field of dentistry.

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Hospitality

Fast-tracked training for current and aspiring hospitality professionals.

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Early Childhood Education

Learn about our earn-and-learn program for aspiring early educators.

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Software

Gain the programming skills you need to build the career you want in 12-26 weeks.

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Cyber Security

Go from novice to cybersecurity professional and gain the tools to land a job in one of the world’s highest-paying industries.

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How SLO Partners Works

Step 1

You live on the Central Coast and you’re ambitious, happy, and hungry for new opportunities.

Step 2

Enroll in a fast-tracked bootcamp program to learn new skills or improve on existing. (See above for your options or let us guide you.)

Step 3

Interview with local companies that are interested in hiring our bootcamp graduates.

Employer partners include:

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Happy workers, happy employers, happy communities.

Alison Demorales

Dental Assistant Graduate

"Learning from teachers with years of experience in the field was so valuable and seeing their passion for dentistry made me excited to get started."

Marlena Lewis

Precision Manufacturing Graduate, Trust Automation

"Without SLO Partners I would have never known these jobs existed in SLO county, or have been considered qualified for any of these positions."

Heather Castelberry

Dental Assistant Graduate

"I feel like I was able to show my daughter that it is never to late in life to achieve your dreams and follow your heart. "

Eric Liu

IT/Cyber Security Graduate

"These are the tools that will carry you throughout your career."

Annie Zwarg

Digital Marketing Graduate

"Take a chance and invest in your future. The sooner you can learn these skills the better."

Carrie Wentzel

Precision Manufacturing Graduate, Mantis Composites

"This class has been a great opportunity to explore new paths in my life."

Conner Stennet

Coding Graduate, Gaine Technology

"Getting decent pay and getting rewarded for your hard work is the most exciting thing for me."

Jose Angel Licona

Dental Assistant Graduate

"Everyone at the program was great, very informative and very nice and welcoming and this changed my trajectory of my career."

Royce Ferriday

Precision Manufacturing Graduate, ES Aero

"Finding the SLO Partners Precision Manufacturing course was like gold."

Stephanie Stampher

Coding Graduate, SoCreate

"Don't let anything hold you back! Just go for it!"

Lindsay Nakamura

Coding Graduate

"Take that first step. If I can do it, anyone can do it."

James Michie

Precision Manufacturing Graduate

"It's a great program and a great way to get a head of household-type job without incurring student loan debt."

Breanna Florentino

Dental Assistant Graduate

"Not even a week after the course ended, I already got multiple job offers. I am so grateful that I took this course."

Special Focus:

Women in STEM

We’re working to bring full representation to women in STEM fields. Current bootcamp programs train local women in the fields of coding, cyber and IT, digital marketing, and advanced manufacturing. Hear what our graduates have to say.

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Take the First Step

Up your career opportunities here on the Central Coast.