UpSkill-A-Thon

Register for UpSkill-A-Thon by filling out the registration form >

Once you submit your registration form, you will be assigned a unique participant ID through a confirmation email. Please save your participant ID number. You will need to refer to it frequently throughout the competition.

All of our learning pathways and courses use the LinkedIn Learning website. You will need to sign up for a free LinkedIn account.

If you already have a LinkedIn account, you can participate in the UpSkill-A-Thon using your existing account.

Start learning by clicking on any learning pathway or course on the Community Skills Initiative website, and you will be routed to the corresponding LinkedIn page. Watch all the videos and take all the quizzes that are part of each course or learning pathway.

Once you finish your course or learning pathway, return to the Community Skills Initiative website to check out more learning opportunities.

As you complete courses and learning pathways, you will gain access to completion certificate from LinkedIn. To get points towards the challenge, submit your certificates to Community Skills Initiative using this submission form >
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Don’t wait until the last minute! Please download your certificates and submit them to your region’s CSI website as you go.

For each certificate you submit, you will receive a confirmation email that indicates the total number of courses and learning pathways you have submitted.

Prizes are awarded in the following categories:
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16-24 years old
$1,500 first place
$1,000 second place
$600 third place
$250 fourth place

25-49 years old
$1,500 first place
$1,000 second place
$600 third place
$250 fourth place
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50 years and older
$1,500 first place
$1,000 second place
$600 third place
$250 fourth place