Partner With Tech 4 All Tennessee

Community Training Partnerships

Bring Practical Technology Training to Your Community

Tech 4 All Tennessee is currently welcoming new community training partners interested in bringing free digital skills training to their location.

If your organization serves adults who are disconnected from technology—whether because of cost, confidence, or access—we invite you to explore a partnership with us.

Tech 4 All Tennessee instructor supporting adult learners

Why Partner With T4AT?

Trusted local organizations help us reach people where they are.

Tech 4 All Tennessee collaborates with employers, schools, libraries, churches, nonprofits, senior centers, workforce agencies, and housing organizations to deliver accessible digital literacy and workforce readiness classes across East Tennessee.

Bridge the Digital Divide

Help low-income and underserved adults gain access to technology, instruction, and community support.

Build Practical Skills

Empower participants with real-world technology and life skills they can use at home, at work, and in their communities.

Expand Access to Devices

Help qualifying participants gain access to desktops, laptops, or other technology when included in the applicable program.

Training Opportunities for Community Partners

Choose the program that best fits the needs of the people you serve.

Tech 4 All Tennessee works with community organizations, educational institutions, workforce agencies, employers, libraries, senior centers, churches, nonprofits, and public agencies to deliver practical, hands-on technology and workforce training.

For Everyday Life

LIFE-STEP™ Essentials

Everyday Digital Confidence

A 15-hour technology and life-skills program for adults who want greater confidence, independence, and security in today’s digital world.

Participants build skills in:

  • Computer and Windows basics
  • Internet and email use
  • Online safety and scam awareness
  • Microsoft 365
  • Financial wellness
  • Communication and problem-solving
  • AI tools for everyday tasks

Well suited for:

  • Older adults
  • Adults with limited computer experience
  • People who are not currently seeking employment
  • Organizations serving residents with digital-access barriers
Learn About LIFE-STEP™ Essentials

For Employment Across Industries

LIFE-STEP™ Professional

Career Readiness Track

A 15-hour workforce-readiness program that helps adults build the digital, professional, communication, financial-integrity, and workplace skills employers value across industries.

Participants build skills in:

  • Microsoft 365 and workplace technology
  • Professional communication
  • Résumé development and interviewing
  • Workplace expectations and accountability
  • Cybersecurity and digital safety
  • Financial integrity and stability
  • Responsible AI use for work

Well suited for:

  • Workforce agencies
  • Technical and adult-education programs
  • Job seekers and career changers
  • Adults returning to the workforce
  • Employers supporting entry-level workers
Explore the Career Readiness Track

For Healthcare and Home Healthcare Pathways

LIFE-STEP™ Professional

Healthcare Career Track

A 15-hour workforce-readiness program preparing rural adults for entry-level healthcare and home healthcare pathways.

Participants build skills in:

  • Professional communication
  • Digital documentation habits
  • Workplace accountability and reliability
  • Cybersecurity and privacy awareness
  • Financial integrity
  • Appropriate AI use in healthcare settings
  • Adaptability and professional conduct

Well suited for:

  • Healthcare employers
  • Workforce-development organizations
  • Technical education campuses
  • Community agencies serving rural adults
  • Organizations supporting healthcare career pathways
Rural Works Healthcare is funded through the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

This is workforce-readiness training. It is not clinical training, certification, licensure preparation, or a guarantee of employment.

Explore the Healthcare Career Track

Short Courses • Three Hours Each

Technology & Life Skills Workshops

Learn One Practical Skill in a Single Session

Flexible three-hour workshops designed for organizations that want to offer focused learning without hosting a full 15-hour course.

Workshop topics may include:

  • Computer Basics
  • AI Essentials
  • Excel Essentials
  • Financial Literacy
  • Cybersecurity & Online Safety
  • Veterans Essentials

Well suited for:

  • Libraries and senior centers
  • Community organizations
  • Employers and workforce groups
  • Veterans organizations
  • Organizations wanting one focused learning event

Three-hour workshops do not include a take-home laptop.

Explore Our Workshops

Need something different?

We also work with employers, workforce agencies, educational institutions, libraries, senior centers, churches, nonprofits, healthcare organizations, and community groups to align training with local needs, participant goals, available funding, and instructor capacity.

How to Become a Training Partner Site

A straightforward three-step process.

1

Submit Your Interest Form

Complete our short Partner Site Request Form to share your organization’s needs, location, and training preferences.

2

Meet With Our Team

A T4AT representative will contact you to explore alignment, answer questions, and determine class-location feasibility.

3

Choose Your Program and Timeline

We will collaborate on the class type, dates, times, location, and participant-recruitment strategy.

Hosting a T4AT Class

What a partner location provides

  • A quiet classroom or meeting space
  • A point person serving as Location Coordinator
  • Tables, chairs, and robust Wi-Fi access
  • Support recruiting participants

Your On-Site Location Coordinator

Every partner site designates one staff person to coordinate with Tech 4 All Tennessee.

  • Communicate with the T4AT team
  • Oversee space setup and participant registration
  • Support T4AT trainers during the course
  • Attend a brief orientation call before classes begin

What You Receive as a Partner

A structured training experience supported by our team.

Program and Instructor Support

  • A structured, turnkey training experience
  • Access to trained instructors
  • The option to train your own instructor through our train-the-trainer process

Outreach and Impact Support

  • Devices for qualifying program graduates
  • Outreach materials, including flyers and social posts
  • Post-course reporting and impact summaries

Ready to Bring Training to Your Community?

Let’s build a more connected East Tennessee.

Complete the partner-site request form or contact our team to begin a conversation.