--- title: "#223 – Ivana Ćirković on How WordPress Credits Bridges Education and Industry in the WordPress Ecosystem" url: https://daily.dev/posts/223-ivana-c-irkovic-on-how-wordpress-credits-bridges-education-and-industry-in-the-wordpress-eco-iwhlhea4q source_url: https://wptavern.com/podcast/223-ivana-cirkovic-on-how-wordpress-credits-bridges-education-and-industry-in-the-wordpress-ecosystem type: article source: "WP Tavern" published: 2026-07-01T14:03:57.741Z updated: 2026-07-01T14:12:29.061Z tags: ["open-source", "community", "wordpress"] reading_time: 28 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # #223 – Ivana Ćirković on How WordPress Credits Bridges Education and Industry in the WordPress Ecosystem **[WP Tavern](https://daily.dev/sources/wptavern)** · 28 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The WordPress Credits initiative, launched by the WordPress Foundation, connects university students with real-world contribution opportunities in the WordPress ecosystem. Students choose a contribution track (translation, documentation, plugin development, etc.), work with mentors weekly, and earn certifications tracked publicly on wordpress.org profiles. The program aims to modernize university curricula, make students more employable, and bring fresh talent into an aging WordPress community. Businesses can benefit by observing student contributors as potential hires who are already onboarded into remote work tools and workflows. The initiative is still early-stage with one cohort completed, and outreach to businesses is ongoing. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [\#183 – Destiny Kanno, Isotta Peira and Anand Upadhyay on how WordPress is shaping the future of education for students worldwide](https://daily.dev/posts/183-destiny-kanno-isotta-peira-and-anand-upadhyay-on-how-wordpress-is-shaping-the-future-of-educ-kyttxjkzc) · WP Tavern · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [\#222 – Destiny Kanno, Anand Upadhyay, Maciej Pilarski on How WordPress Education Programs Are Growing](https://daily.dev/posts/222-destiny-kanno-anand-upadhyay-maciej-pilarski-on-how-wordpress-education-programs-are-growin-e3x5mpa84) · WP Tavern · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [WordPress Credits Updates](https://daily.dev/posts/wordpress-credits-updates-wjjd62kya) · Make WordPress Core · 3 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#community](https://daily.dev/tags/community), [#wordpress](https://daily.dev/tags/wordpress) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/223-ivana-c-irkovic-on-how-wordpress-credits-bridges-education-and-industry-in-the-wordpress-eco-iwhlhea4q)