In learning, especially when taking on something as challenging as a new career or complex field like tech, the mindset is invaluable. Just like a climber doesn’t conquer the mountain in one giant leap, learners shouldn’t expect to master everything in a single stretch.

K2 College team members have been helping launch tech careers for over ten years. We’ve witnessed so many success stories and extreme career shifts that one book wouldn’t be enough to list them all. So, we decided to start sharing the lessons learned with you all—both as part of our K2 College program curricula and a series of articles where we look at the key takeaways for tech newbies.

We‘ve chatted with K2 College lecturer Fernando Da Silva about what he thinks are the skills to master in the upcoming year, and here‘s our short list that we hope you‘ll find helpful.

We don’t need a fortune teller to know that if you’re reading this article, you’re almost on your way to a career in tech. So, first of all, congratulations—you’re in the right place. At K2 College, we help anyone get the skills to analyze data, work on cyber security, and build everything in between these fields.

How does one get the idea to create an IT learning platform that connects people from different countries and backgrounds? It starts with local success stories and the ambition to make tech careers accessible to more people—by helping them become more resilient mentally, and teaching them way more than hard skills only. Here’s how we make global online learning for future IT stars a reality.