{"id":1647,"date":"2026-07-29T14:33:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T20:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/?p=1647"},"modified":"2026-07-29T14:33:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T20:33:17","slug":"skillup-coalition-opening-doors-to-design-and-make-careers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/2026\/07\/29\/skillup-coalition-opening-doors-to-design-and-make-careers\/","title":{"rendered":"SkillUp Coalition: Opening doors to design and make careers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our investment in SkillUp Coalition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Millions of U.S. workers build valuable skills outside a four-year college degree. This group of workers, known as STARs (Skilled Through Alternative Routes), includes more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opportunityatwork.org\/stars\">70 million people<\/a> who gain skills through paths including community college, military service, apprenticeships, certificates, and on-the-job experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The path to a fulfilling career that doesn\u2019t require a four-year degree can be confusing. Jobseekers must navigate job boards, different training providers, dozens of credentials, social services, and employer requirements\u2014usually without clear guidance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, infrastructure, clean energy, and advanced manufacturing can offer strong wages and career mobility. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/ooh\/construction-and-extraction\/\">Bureau of Labor Statistics<\/a> projects hundreds of thousands of openings in construction each year; clean energy <a href=\"https:\/\/energyemployment.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Tracking-Trends_Energy_Employment_11.25.25-1.pdf\">employed millions in 2024<\/a>; and manufacturing <a href=\"https:\/\/themanufacturinginstitute.org\/manufacturers-need-as-many-as-3-8-million-new-employees-by-2033\/\">faces large hiring needs<\/a> over the coming decade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still, these pathways are not always visible or accessible to STARs. The workforce system remains fragmented, with employers, training providers, credentials, and community resources often operating in silos. That creates a navigation burden for workers trying to move into good jobs and an efficiency gap for employers trying to fill critical roles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why <strong>SkillUp Coalition?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Autodesk Foundation is supporting <a href=\"https:\/\/skillup.org\/\">SkillUp Coalition (SkillUp)<\/a> a national nonprofit platform founded in 2020 that helps STARs find and enter career paths that don\u2019t require a bachelor\u2019s degree. SkillUp helps users explore vetted careers and short training programs, find jobs, access coaching and wraparound support, and take clear next steps toward employment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/SkillUp-Coalition-Template-Presentation_V1_May2026-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"SkillUp Coalition\" class=\"wp-image-1649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/SkillUp-Coalition-Template-Presentation_V1_May2026-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/SkillUp-Coalition-Template-Presentation_V1_May2026-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/SkillUp-Coalition-Template-Presentation_V1_May2026-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/SkillUp-Coalition-Template-Presentation_V1_May2026-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/SkillUp-Coalition-Template-Presentation_V1_May2026.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image courtesy of SkillUp Coalition<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>SkillUp provides localized, verified, and actionable information for job seekers across the nation. The platform evaluates careers and programs for living wage potential, employer demand, and affordability. That quality filter helps workers avoid low value options and focus on pathways that lead to real jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SkillUp has already reached <a href=\"https:\/\/skillup.org\/impact\">millions of workers<\/a>: nearly 5 million supported, 110,000 training referrals, and more than 19,000 participants coached. Using platform analytics and user surveys, SkillUp estimates more than 291,000 jobs have been attained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"grid-template-columns:28% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/Steve_Lee_CEO-400x400-1.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Steve Lee, Chief Executive Officer, SkillUp Coalition\" class=\"wp-image-1654 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/Steve_Lee_CEO-400x400-1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/Steve_Lee_CEO-400x400-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/Steve_Lee_CEO-400x400-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/Steve_Lee_CEO-400x400-1-345x345.jpg 345w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-large-font-size\">\u201cMany organizations are throwing AI out there without strategy. We are laser-focused on intentional design that supports action. We don\u2019t want to build a robot that answers questions; we want to build a guide that helps STARs move forward.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\">&#8211; <em>Steve Lee, Chief Executive Officer, <\/em>SkillUp Coalition<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our collaboration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our grant funding supports SkillUp to deepen its work in skilled trades, clean energy, and AI\u2011enabled career navigation. Funding will help SkillUp increase visibility of skilled trades pathways, advance clean energy career navigation through partnerships that connect training to local employer demand, and support the launch of SkillUp AI. SkillUp AI is designed to move beyond one-time answers and provide more intentional guidance across a worker\u2019s career journey, from exploration to training, job search, and advancement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"grid-template-columns:28% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/Elissa_Salas_Headshot-400x400-1.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Elissa Salas, Chief Strategy Officer, SkillUp Coalition\" class=\"wp-image-1655 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/Elissa_Salas_Headshot-400x400-1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/Elissa_Salas_Headshot-400x400-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/Elissa_Salas_Headshot-400x400-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/Elissa_Salas_Headshot-400x400-1-345x345.jpg 345w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-large-font-size\">\u201cOur collaboration with the Autodesk Foundation is a strategic investment in the future of the skilled trades, allowing us to actively strengthen how STARs discover their potential and navigate high-opportunity trades pathways. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-large-font-size\">That kind of intentional exposure\u2014allowing a worker to see themselves thriving in a highly skilled role they didn&#8217;t know existed\u2014is precisely where confident career decisions and long-term economic mobility start.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\">&#8211; <em>Elissa Salas, Chief Strategy Officer, <\/em>SkillUp Coalition<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The partnership also sharpens SkillUp\u2019s design and make focus by helping more workers discover and pursue skilled trades pathways they may not have previously considered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Learn\u00a0more\u00a0about <a href=\"https:\/\/skillup.org\/impact\">SkillUp&#8217;s impact<\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our investment in SkillUp Coalition Millions of U.S. workers build valuable skills outside a four-year college degree. This group of workers, known as STARs (Skilled Through Alternative Routes), includes more than 70 million people who gain skills through paths including community college, military service, apprenticeships, certificates, and on-the-job experience. The path to a fulfilling career [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17728,"featured_media":1652,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"coauthors":[53,71],"class_list":["post-1647","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-funding","dhig-theme--light"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>SkillUp Coalition: Opening doors to design and make careers - Autodesk Foundation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/2026\/07\/29\/skillup-coalition-opening-doors-to-design-and-make-careers\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"SkillUp Coalition: Opening doors to design and make careers - Autodesk Foundation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Our investment in SkillUp Coalition Millions of U.S. workers build valuable skills outside a four-year college degree. This group of workers, known as STARs (Skilled Through Alternative Routes), includes more than 70 million people who gain skills through paths including community college, military service, apprenticeships, certificates, and on-the-job experience. The path to a fulfilling career [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/2026\/07\/29\/skillup-coalition-opening-doors-to-design-and-make-careers\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Autodesk Foundation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-07-29T20:33:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-07-29T20:33:17+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/ML_Collage-iPhone_Product_mock-up_HPGrant_31826_1920x1080.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Kate Buchanan, Kevin Iraheta Sousa\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@AutodeskFdn\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@AutodeskFdn\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Kate Buchanan, Kevin Iraheta Sousa\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.autodesk.com\\\/autodesk-foundation\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/29\\\/skillup-coalition-opening-doors-to-design-and-make-careers\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.autodesk.com\\\/autodesk-foundation\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/29\\\/skillup-coalition-opening-doors-to-design-and-make-careers\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Kate Buchanan\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.autodesk.com\\\/autodesk-foundation\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e8fe8cb1f7aa61690b4d2964c4bf2506\"},\"headline\":\"SkillUp Coalition: Opening doors to design and make careers\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-29T20:33:15+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-07-29T20:33:17+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.autodesk.com\\\/autodesk-foundation\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/29\\\/skillup-coalition-opening-doors-to-design-and-make-careers\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":561,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.autodesk.com\\\/autodesk-foundation\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.autodesk.com\\\/autodesk-foundation\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/29\\\/skillup-coalition-opening-doors-to-design-and-make-careers\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.autodesk.com\\\/autodesk-foundation\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/157\\\/ML_Collage-iPhone_Product_mock-up_HPGrant_31826_1920x1080.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Funding\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.autodesk.com\\\/autodesk-foundation\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/29\\\/skillup-coalition-opening-doors-to-design-and-make-careers\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.autodesk.com\\\/autodesk-foundation\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/29\\\/skillup-coalition-opening-doors-to-design-and-make-careers\\\/\",\"name\":\"SkillUp Coalition: Opening doors to design and make careers - Autodesk Foundation\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.autodesk.com\\\/autodesk-foundation\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.autodesk.com\\\/autodesk-foundation\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/29\\\/skillup-coalition-opening-doors-to-design-and-make-careers\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.autodesk.com\\\/autodesk-foundation\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/29\\\/skillup-coalition-opening-doors-to-design-and-make-careers\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.autodesk.com\\\/autodesk-foundation\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/157\\\/ML_Collage-iPhone_Product_mock-up_HPGrant_31826_1920x1080.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-29T20:33:15+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-07-29T20:33:17+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.autodesk.com\\\/autodesk-foundation\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/29\\\/skillup-coalition-opening-doors-to-design-and-make-careers\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.autodesk.com\\\/autodesk-foundation\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/29\\\/skillup-coalition-opening-doors-to-design-and-make-careers\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.autodesk.com\\\/autodesk-foundation\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/29\\\/skillup-coalition-opening-doors-to-design-and-make-careers\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.autodesk.com\\\/autodesk-foundation\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/157\\\/ML_Collage-iPhone_Product_mock-up_HPGrant_31826_1920x1080.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.autodesk.com\\\/autodesk-foundation\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/157\\\/ML_Collage-iPhone_Product_mock-up_HPGrant_31826_1920x1080.jpg\",\"width\":1920,\"height\":1080,\"caption\":\"SkillUp Coalition\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.autodesk.com\\\/autodesk-foundation\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/29\\\/skillup-coalition-opening-doors-to-design-and-make-careers\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.autodesk.com\\\/autodesk-foundation\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"SkillUp Coalition: Opening doors to design and make careers\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.autodesk.com\\\/autodesk-foundation\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.autodesk.com\\\/autodesk-foundation\\\/\",\"name\":\"Autodesk Foundation\",\"description\":\"The Autodesk Foundation supports the design and creation of innovative solutions to the world&#039;s most pressing social and environmental challenges.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.autodesk.com\\\/autodesk-foundation\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.autodesk.com\\\/autodesk-foundation\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.autodesk.com\\\/autodesk-foundation\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Autodesk Foundation\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.autodesk.com\\\/autodesk-foundation\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.autodesk.com\\\/autodesk-foundation\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/blogs.autodesk.com\\\/autodesk-foundation\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/157\\\/Fdn-logo_1280x720.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/blogs.autodesk.com\\\/autodesk-foundation\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/157\\\/Fdn-logo_1280x720.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1\",\"width\":1280,\"height\":720,\"caption\":\"Autodesk Foundation\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.autodesk.com\\\/autodesk-foundation\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/AutodeskFdn\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/showcase\\\/autodesk_foundation\\\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.autodesk.com\\\/autodesk-foundation\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e8fe8cb1f7aa61690b4d2964c4bf2506\",\"name\":\"Kate Buchanan\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.autodesk.com\\\/autodesk-foundation\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/157\\\/Kate_400x400-150x150.jpg2e664f86872da5ed99963287b928fc6c\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.autodesk.com\\\/autodesk-foundation\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/157\\\/Kate_400x400-150x150.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.autodesk.com\\\/autodesk-foundation\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/157\\\/Kate_400x400-150x150.jpg\",\"caption\":\"Kate Buchanan\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.autodesk.com\\\/autodesk-foundation\\\/author\\\/kate_mcelligottfz675\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"SkillUp Coalition: Opening doors to design and make careers - Autodesk Foundation","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/2026\/07\/29\/skillup-coalition-opening-doors-to-design-and-make-careers\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"SkillUp Coalition: Opening doors to design and make careers - Autodesk Foundation","og_description":"Our investment in SkillUp Coalition Millions of U.S. workers build valuable skills outside a four-year college degree. This group of workers, known as STARs (Skilled Through Alternative Routes), includes more than 70 million people who gain skills through paths including community college, military service, apprenticeships, certificates, and on-the-job experience. The path to a fulfilling career [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/2026\/07\/29\/skillup-coalition-opening-doors-to-design-and-make-careers\/","og_site_name":"Autodesk Foundation","article_published_time":"2026-07-29T20:33:15+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-07-29T20:33:17+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1920,"height":1080,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/ML_Collage-iPhone_Product_mock-up_HPGrant_31826_1920x1080.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Kate Buchanan, Kevin Iraheta Sousa","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@AutodeskFdn","twitter_site":"@AutodeskFdn","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Kate Buchanan, Kevin Iraheta Sousa","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/2026\/07\/29\/skillup-coalition-opening-doors-to-design-and-make-careers\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/2026\/07\/29\/skillup-coalition-opening-doors-to-design-and-make-careers\/"},"author":{"name":"Kate Buchanan","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/#\/schema\/person\/e8fe8cb1f7aa61690b4d2964c4bf2506"},"headline":"SkillUp Coalition: Opening doors to design and make careers","datePublished":"2026-07-29T20:33:15+00:00","dateModified":"2026-07-29T20:33:17+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/2026\/07\/29\/skillup-coalition-opening-doors-to-design-and-make-careers\/"},"wordCount":561,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/2026\/07\/29\/skillup-coalition-opening-doors-to-design-and-make-careers\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/ML_Collage-iPhone_Product_mock-up_HPGrant_31826_1920x1080.jpg","articleSection":["Funding"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/2026\/07\/29\/skillup-coalition-opening-doors-to-design-and-make-careers\/","url":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/2026\/07\/29\/skillup-coalition-opening-doors-to-design-and-make-careers\/","name":"SkillUp Coalition: Opening doors to design and make careers - Autodesk Foundation","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/2026\/07\/29\/skillup-coalition-opening-doors-to-design-and-make-careers\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/2026\/07\/29\/skillup-coalition-opening-doors-to-design-and-make-careers\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/ML_Collage-iPhone_Product_mock-up_HPGrant_31826_1920x1080.jpg","datePublished":"2026-07-29T20:33:15+00:00","dateModified":"2026-07-29T20:33:17+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/2026\/07\/29\/skillup-coalition-opening-doors-to-design-and-make-careers\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/2026\/07\/29\/skillup-coalition-opening-doors-to-design-and-make-careers\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/2026\/07\/29\/skillup-coalition-opening-doors-to-design-and-make-careers\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/ML_Collage-iPhone_Product_mock-up_HPGrant_31826_1920x1080.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/ML_Collage-iPhone_Product_mock-up_HPGrant_31826_1920x1080.jpg","width":1920,"height":1080,"caption":"SkillUp Coalition"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/2026\/07\/29\/skillup-coalition-opening-doors-to-design-and-make-careers\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"SkillUp Coalition: Opening doors to design and make careers"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/#website","url":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/","name":"Autodesk Foundation","description":"The Autodesk Foundation supports the design and creation of innovative solutions to the world&#039;s most pressing social and environmental challenges.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/#organization","name":"Autodesk Foundation","url":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/Fdn-logo_1280x720.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/Fdn-logo_1280x720.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","width":1280,"height":720,"caption":"Autodesk Foundation"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/AutodeskFdn","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/showcase\/autodesk_foundation\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/#\/schema\/person\/e8fe8cb1f7aa61690b4d2964c4bf2506","name":"Kate Buchanan","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/Kate_400x400-150x150.jpg2e664f86872da5ed99963287b928fc6c","url":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/Kate_400x400-150x150.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/Kate_400x400-150x150.jpg","caption":"Kate Buchanan"},"url":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/author\/kate_mcelligottfz675\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1647","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17728"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1647"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1647\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1652"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1647"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1647"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=1647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}