The power of strategic workforce development partnerships is crystal clear in the journey of Beatrice Alvares, a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee student. Through the Skills to Build grant program, a collaboration between MKE Tech Hub Coalition, Employ Milwaukee and...
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Through the Lens of Partnership: The Value of Apprenticeship in our Region
By Sarah Sewell, MPA, SHRM-CP, Director, Workforce Planning & Upskill/Reskill Programs The question I get asked most from employers is, "Where can I find talent?" The question seems valid when you take stock of the 14,500 open tech positions currently unfilled in...
Coalition’s Preferred Reskilling Network Outpaces Expectations on the Creation of Net New Diverse Tech Talent
By Aaron Drews, Workforce Development and Operations Associate, MKE Tech Coalition The Milwaukee Tech Hub Coalition commissioned a customized EMSI report in 2020 to identify opportunities for growth in the Milwaukee region tech workforce. The report confirmed that...
The Future of Work Requires the Creation of New Career Pathways in Tech
by Laura Schmidt, Chief Talent Development Officer … Technology is rapidly transforming traditional, essential industries through the embedding of technology into products and processes. This trend of “every business as a tech business” has accelerated the need for...
Launching Software Developer Careers, Dev10 Creates Tech Talent in Milwaukee
Submitted by Jennifer Turnquist, Dev10 … The Tech Talent Gap Wisconsin has more job vacancies than people to fill them. Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce found that 75% of employers reported difficulties in finding employees. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)...
MKE Tech Coalition Members Take Action to Fill Vacant Tech Roles
Submitted by Renee Becker-Blau, Talent Development Associate, MKE Tech Coalition …. An employer’s most valuable assets are their people. When talent is hard to find, how do employers discover non-traditional talent? As part of the 2020 Summerfest Tech day in...
i.c.stars |* Milwaukee’s impact on regional talent development
Submitted by Sarah A. Dollhausen-Clark, Executive Director, i.c.stars |* Milwaukee … i.c.stars has activated a technology community of change agents to power social and economic freedom. After 20 years in Chicago, i.c.stars expanded as part of our national enterprise...
MKE Tech Hub Coalition Announces Partnership to Expand State Registered Technology Apprenticeships
Virtual Informational Meeting for Referring Agencies 11/18/20, 3-4 p.m. CST Governor Tony Evers has proclaimed November 8-14, 2020 as Apprenticeship Week in Wisconsin, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Labor’s 6th annual National Apprenticeship Week....
Asking the Experts: How Do I Land My First, or Next, Tech Role? Part 1 of 2
Content sponsored by Coalition for iHeart Media ReSkill MKE Campaign The demand for a tech-skilled workforce is sky-high; the MKE Tech Hub Coalition is focused on increasing access to tech and tech-enabled/adjacent roles to meet this demand. These jobs pay more on...
Wisconsin Fast Forward Awards $385K to Coalition to Expand Registered Tech Apprenticeships
Submitted by Laura Schmidt, chief talent development officer; The MKE Tech Coalition was recently awarded $385K in Wisconsin Fast Forward funding to subsidize the related instruction costs for employers making a commitment to hire registered software analyst/developer...