A Figure It Out Academy program

Where IT learners become IT makers.

A hands-on lab where you build real, demonstrable IT projects with AI as your co-pilot. Walk out with portfolio work that proves you can do the job — not just another certificate to add to the pile.

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Build, prove, repeat.

Build something real

You ship a working IT project — a network inventory dashboard, a home lab, a script library. Real artifacts, not exercises.

Translate it into signals

We turn what you built into the Three Signals hiring managers actually scan for: Can Do, Will Deliver, Team Fit.

Show up with proof

You leave with a portfolio piece, a clear story, and the resume language that gets you past keyword filters and into conversations.

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Home Network Inventory Dashboard

A working dashboard that scans, identifies, and documents every device on a network. Built with AI assistance, deployed on your own hardware, and ready to demo on a hiring manager's screen.

  • Hands-on with real network protocols and tools
  • A live, working artifact you can show — not a screenshot
  • A story you can tell in 90 seconds about what you built and why
  • Resume language that maps directly to entry-level IT job descriptions

Part of Figure It Out Academy

IT XP Lab is the flagship hands-on program. The Academy is where the rest lives — coaching, content, and the broader path from certified to hired.

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