CodeSignal ties university partnerships to skills-to-jobs push for AI-era graduates
Senior leaders at CodeSignal have taken to LinkedIn to detail new university partnerships aimed at connecting skills development, AI literacy, and career readiness.
CodeSignal is expanding its higher education partnerships as it positions its skills platform as a bridge between coursework and employment, according to LinkedIn posts from two of its senior leaders.
CodeSignal offers skills assessments, hands-on learning modules, and credentials used by employers and education providers to measure job-relevant capabilities, including AI-related skills.
Amy Shackelford, Head of Education, took to LinkedIn to name a group of partner institutions. Tigran Sloyan, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at CodeSignal, also posted about the work and the company’s direction with universities.
Shackelford wrote, “We’re partnering with institutions such as Northeastern University, Loyola University New Orleans College of Business, University of Virginia, Western Governors University, DeVry University, and Stanford University School of Medicine to better bridge the gap between education and employment.”
She added that the partnerships are intended to broaden access to career pathways that align with higher-growth roles, writing, “These partnerships reflect a shared commitment to expanding access to meaningful, high-growth career opportunities for students.”
What the model includes beyond assessments
In a video shared alongside Sloyan’s LinkedIn post, CodeSignal framed the university work as a response to faster skills churn driven by AI, arguing that what students learn can become outdated quickly if programs are not tied to current employer demand.
The company’s described model has three parts. First, partner institutions benchmark job-relevant skills, including generative AI use, communication, and machine learning-related capabilities, using CodeSignal’s assessment tools.
Second, schools integrate hands-on learning experiences into coursework, using CodeSignal’s experiential learning platform to move beyond passive learning and toward applied practice.
Third, the company says it layers in career readiness programming that prepares students for internships and entry-level roles, with skills signals designed to be understood by employers.
Sloyan positioned the university channel as central to CodeSignal’s wider approach, writing that the work is not purely commercial.
Sloyan used his LinkedIn post to argue that universities still sit at the center of talent development, but are being pushed to prove stronger links between learning and opportunity, especially as AI reshapes job requirements. He wrote, “We look at our work with universities not simply as a business opportunity but as a societal responsibility.”
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