Flatiron School Launches Remote Learning Platform "Learn-Verified," Only Program in Country to Guarantee Job Placement

NEW YORK, Oct. 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Flatiron School, an accelerated learning program for web and mobile development, announced the launch of its online Learn-Verified Web Developer Program. Graduates of Learn-Verified are guaranteed to receive a full-time job offer within six months of completing the program and are eligible for a full tuition refund if they do not. Learn is a new type of online education platform powered by Flatiron School's open-source curriculum.

"The current field of online education resources is simply inadequate for people who want to develop the breadth of skills necessary to begin a new career. Community is where education succeeds and the lack of it is why MOOCs fail. We created a platform that facilitates personalized attention, high-quality curriculum and comes with a job placement guarantee," said Adam Enbar, co-founder and CEO of Flatiron School. "Existing education platforms are ineffective because they're designed around consuming content, rather than connecting people. Online education today expects students to watch videos and post questions to forums or wait a week to speak to a mentor, which given available technology is equivalent to sending a letter in the mail rather than sending a text message. Learn empowers people to connect around their education in real time."

Learn-Verified provides access to Flatiron School faculty 18 hours a day and 24/7 access to other students. Learn-Verified students complete the same curriculum that Flatiron School's immersive courses use to train its students and place them into jobs. The curriculum is open-sourced and constantly improving based on feedback from the entire Flatiron School community of teachers, graduates, students and employers, ensuring the courses are always up-to-date. Learn-Verified curriculum includes:

• 600-800 hours of content focused on the entire web development stack
• Unlimited access to real time support from a community of students and instructors
• A learning environment designed around modern tools and workflows used by professional software engineers

After completing the program, Flatiron School's placement staff will work to place Learn-Verified graduates in jobs where they can begin careers in the field of software development. Flatiron School already counts some of the nation's leading tech companies and startups, such as Google, Microsoft, Intel and Kickstarter, as hiring partners. Per Flatiron School's independently verified outcomes report, 99 percent of Flatiron School graduates find jobs as programmers, earning an average salary of $74,000.

"Thousands of people come through the doors at Flatiron School to learn to code and successfully launch careers," Enbar said. "We have now created a platform that allows anyone in the U.S. at anytime of the day to develop those same hirable skills and then be placed in a well-paying job."

To find more information on Learn-Verified or to apply, please visit: https://learn.co/verified.

About Flatiron School

Flatiron School trains creative, passionate people in web and mobile development.  Established in 2012 by founders Adam Enbar and Avi Flombaum, 99 percent of Flatiron School's adult graduates have launched careers companies like Google, Intel and Microsoft. All classes are facilitated by highly skilled instructors. Flatiron School is a recognized partner of NYC Department of Small Business Services, creating opportunities for all New Yorkers.

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