McKinsey.org Forward (Core Skills)
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Check before you apply: details change often, so confirm on the official page before you apply.
- Who it's for
- Application required; check available regions and countries on the page
Open to: veterans, active duty / transitioning service members, spouses, family or caregivers. - Cost
- Free
- Free with no benefit?
- Yes: no GI Bill, VR&E or VET TEC benefit needed.
- What you get
- Free 10-week online program (adaptability, communication, relationship building, problem solving, digital and AI essentials) with a personalized digital badge
- Type
- Certification or course
- Credential strength
- 2/5: Free 10-week program with a digital badge.
- Duration
- Ten weeks, about 2 hours per week
- Format
- Online (Online, self-paced modules plus virtual events)
- Deadline
- Oct 5, 2026 (Applications open until October 5)
- Next start
- Per cohort
- Status
- Open
- Jobs it can lead to
- Early-career professionals; Career changers
- Notes
- Applications are open until October 5 (2026) per the official page.
- Official page
- mckinsey.org/our-programs/forward/overview
- Last checked
- Oct 4, 2026