WordPress.org educational initiatives and how to learn with WordPress: Community ProfDev Session
Building on the success of our regular admin workshops for Domain of One’s Own and WordPress Multisite, we’re excited to bring you a new series of monthly session offering free professional development for everyone in our user community.
This month’s topic: WordPress.org educational initiatives and how to learn with WordPress
Speakers: Isotta Peira, Maciej Pilarski and Francesco Di Candia
The sustainability of the open-source web depends on our collective ability to mentor the next generation of creators, developers, and leaders. This session provides a comprehensive overview of official WordPress.org educational initiatives designed to bridge the gap between academic learning and professional contribution. We will explore the three primary pillars of student engagement, beginning with WordPress Credits, a contribution-focused program where students earn recognition by completing structured tasks under the guidance of experienced mentors. This is complemented by WordPress Campus Connect, an initiative that brings hands-on workshops directly to global campuses to teach web publishing and digital storytelling within a formal classroom setting. Finally, we look at WordPress Student Clubs, which serve as student-led communities that foster peer learning and provide a permanent space for ongoing collaboration within the global ecosystem. By integrating these programs, we create a cohesive pathway for students to move from their first line of code to becoming impactful, long-term contributors to the open-source community.
How to take part
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Who should take part
Our ProfDev Sessions are free to attend and designed for students, educators and admins using our services, including Domain of One’s Own, Managed Hosting, Reclaim Cloud and Shared Hosting, too.
We cover topics that require no specific prior technical knowledge and we encourage new users and new admins to come along and learn together.