At iQ4, our vision is to enable individuals and organizations to optimize their workforce potential.
We do it by working to realize our mission: creating a skills and proficiency-based learning and hiring ecosystem, through a data-driven taxonomy and Machine Learning, for skills matching and career pathways, leading to great jobs.
iQ4 is a digital Talent Cloud Infrastructure Platform that enables a skills marketplace for learning and hiring.
The platform activates and fuels a “learning economy” — a new paradigm for people and organizations looking to thrive.
We empower mobility for students and professionals to find their perfect fit, employers to find the perfect candidate, and cohort learning with mentors to increase workforce optimization through discovery, development, and retention.
Our approach is based on four building blocks of the learning economy:
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Macro Credential
Mentor-driven blended academic and applied learning
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Digital Wallet
A next-generation resume that translates backgrounds to skills, pathways, and careers
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Skills Marketplace
Infrastructure to enable the Learning Employment Record
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Enterprise
A platform that enables reskilling and upskilling for current and future employees
See these building blocks in action.
The CWA mobilizes industry, government, and education with a mission to improve the technology risk and cybersecurity skills and capabilities for college students and the professional workforce, so they are more attractive to hire, reducing the time between being hired and productivity. Keep scrolling to learn about the benefits of the program.
Real-world foundational & soft skills
Learners develop the language of risk, an understanding of the workplace context, and the "soft skills" that employers are looking for.
Mentored workplace experience
CWA industry professionals mentor learners through real-world scenarios. Learners gain work-based experience, including how to leverage National Institute of Standards and Technology and other gold-standard frameworks.
Industry credentialed with on-the-job hours
Mentored team and role-based scenarios translate to on-the-job (OJT) training, utilizing industry-recognized credentials and stackable macro-credentials.
Let’s talk about how iQ4 works for employers.
Your organization needs an advantage in the war for talent.
You want to disrupt the current talent acquisition model by driving efficiency in the talent supply chain.
You work with iQ4’s consistent, simple, and transparent enterprise platform to evaluate an individual’s skills.
iQ4 has a data-driven approach that helps us align capabilities, needs, and prospects.
You’re able to pinpoint and target talent from both outside and within your organization.
With your finger on the pulse of your talent supply chain, you have a handle on your talent needs not just for today — but for tomorrow.
You identify prospects and staff with the appropriate skills to do the job you need done on day one.
With iQ4, you’re able to identify staff with the competencies for your needs, while helping to develop career paths for them.
But how does iQ4 work for students and veterans?
No matter who you are or what you’re looking to achieve, iQ4 offers a path.
Many college students find themselves struggling to find their place with a career in cybersecurity or technology.
With iQ4, you can supplement your skillset by aligning academic learning to skills and career pathways.
Through iQ4 Academy Macro-Credential, you can attend courses with cohorts of your peers taught by mentors who can help you build skills and apply what you learn to real-life scenarios and projects.
Virtual Apprenticeships represent “on-the-job” training and can lead to placements in highly sought-after roles in careers like cybersecurity.
Students and veterans who participate in iQ4 Academy’s apprenticeship experience have gone on to be hired into internships and jobs and industry-leading organizations.
Your lifelong learning journey doesn’t end when you get a job.
iQ4’s programs give employees the awareness and tools to see gaps in their skillsets and the coursework they need to help them continue to learn and grow in their careers.
From learners and academic institutions to large employers, nonprofits, and workforce boards, iQ4 has a solution to help you achieve your full potential.