General Assembly Project Forge
General Assembly
At a glance
- Cost: Employer-funded
- Length: 12 weeks
- Who qualifies: Vets · Spouses
- Applications: Rolling
Full details
- Cost
- General Assembly says Project Forge has no tuition and no hidden costs, and that you are paid during training through its employer partnerships. Training happens only when an employer partner has an opening: you apply, take a skills assessment and join a waiting list, and GA contacts you when an opportunity is available. A spot on the waiting list does not guarantee training or a job.
- Who qualifies
- U.S. military veterans honorably discharged from any branch, and military spouses. You submit an application highlighting your military experience and complete a skills assessment; selected applicants join a waiting list.
- Format
- Hands-on, project-based training with curriculum customized to the employer partner's needs and your goals, with a cohort of fellow veterans and military spouses. GA's page does not say whether training is online or in person.
Check current terms: Individual eligibility, seats and coverage must be confirmed with the provider.
- Credential
- Professional certifications are mentioned but not named
Before you decide
- What is free
- GA says training is 100% tuition-free with no hidden costs, and that participants are paid during training through its employer partnerships.
- Who qualifies
- U.S. military veterans honorably discharged from any branch, and military spouses. You submit an application highlighting your military experience and complete a skills assessment; selected applicants join a waiting list.
- What you get
- Tuition-free, project-based training in cybersecurity, data, engineering or UX design, built around an employer partner's needs. GA says you are paid during training, then work 12 to 18 months with a vetted employer partner with mentorship and upskilling, and can convert to a permanent role.
- Credential and key limits
- GA lists professional certifications as part of training but does not name them; the main outcome is an employer placement with a path to a permanent role.
- Format
- Hands-on, project-based training with curriculum customized to the employer partner's needs and your goals, with a cohort of fellow veterans and military spouses. GA's page does not say whether training is online or in person.
- Duration
- Training 1 to 12 weeks, then a 12 to 18 month placement with an employer partner
- Location
- Depends on the employer partner.
- Deadline
- Status evidence: Official Project Forge candidates page invites veterans and military spouses to apply for its waiting list. Application window: Rolling waiting list; GA contacts applicants when an employer opportunity is available. Availability limits: Training starts only when an employer partner opening matches you.
- Next start
- No set start date. GA contacts people on the waiting list when an employer opportunity is available.
- Notes
- Hire-train-deploy program General Assembly launched May 28, 2025. GA lists a security clearance as a valuable asset, not a requirement. Joining the waiting list does not guarantee training, a start date or a job.
- Availability
- Rolling
- Details checked
- 2026-10-17
Application and credential details
- How to apply
- Open the Project Forge candidates page and use Get Started to submit an application highlighting your military experience.
- Complete General Assembly's skills assessment.
- Join the waiting list; GA contacts you when an employer opportunity is available.
- If selected, complete the paid training (1 to 12 weeks), then start your placement with the employer partner.
- Documents to prepare
- Proof of honorable discharge (veterans) or military spouse status, if GA requests it.
- Additional requirements and limits
- Training depends on an employer partner opening; there is no set start date.
- A place on the waiting list does not guarantee training or a job.
- Application link
- Open official application page
- Credential or outcome
- GA lists professional certifications as part of training but does not name them; the main outcome is an employer placement with a path to a permanent role.
- Application details checked
- 2026-10-17
- Application review status
- Official-source review completed; employer openings and certification details remain
- Sources for these details
- https://explore.generalassemb.ly/project-forge-candidates/ — checked 2026-10-17
- https://explore.generalassemb.ly/project-forge/ — checked 2026-10-17
- https://trainingindustry.com/press-release/it-and-technical-training/general-assembly-offers-veterans-and-military-spouses-tech-skills-training-and-career-coaching-through-employer-sponsored-program/ — checked 2026-10-17
- Availability checked
- 2026-10-17
- Current availability
- Rolling
- Status evidence
- Official Project Forge candidates page invites veterans and military spouses to apply for its waiting list.
- Application window
- Rolling waiting list; GA contacts applicants when an employer opportunity is available.
- Program start
- No set start date. GA contacts people on the waiting list when an employer opportunity is available.
- Availability limits
- Training starts only when an employer partner opening matches you.
- Timing sources