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DWD Announces $700,000 in Wisconsin Fast Forward Worker Training Grants
Department of Workforce Development Secretary-designee Amy Pechacek today announced nearly $700,000 in Wisconsin Fast Forward grants to fund employer-led, customized worker training benefiting employers, workers and communities throughout the state. The funding...
Tech Workforce Trends: The Migration of Tech Jobs Since The Pandemic
By Kathy Henrich, CEO, MKE Tech Hub Coalition Remote work – is it good or bad for the US, WI, and Milwaukee’s tech region? My response has been that it is good for the region, but a risk to regional employers and the US. However, until today, there was no way to...
MKE Tech Hub Coalition Partners with North Carolina State University to Increase AI Competencies in Region
Federal funded AI Academy program aims to grow artificial intelligence workforce MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin – April 26, 2022 – The MKE Tech Hub Coalition is partnering with North Carolina State University (NC State) to prepare area individuals for roles in the areas of...
NCWIT Expands Higher Education Offerings in Southeastern WI Through Grant from MKE Tech Hub Coalition
Grant designed for improving gender diversity in tech talent pipeline MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin — April 15, 2022 — The MKE Tech Hub Coalition recently approved a grant to expand NCWIT’s Higher Education offerings in SE WI. This grant will provide the opportunity for...
MKE Tech Coalition’s Award-Winning Summer Bootcamp is Back
Designed for students in any major with a focus on the Ethics and Impact of Data and Artificial Intelligence MILWAUKEE (April, 2022) – The MKE Tech Coalition is once again offering a unique summer bootcamp experience designed in partnership with an Industry Advisory...
The MKE Tech Hub Coalition announces ‘Reverse Pitch MKE’ competition winners
Milwaukee – March 2, 2022 - The MKE Tech Hub Coalition this week announced the winners of its Reverse Pitch MKE event, a unique pitching competition where entrepreneurs work with organizations to solve a known critical industry challenge. The finalists taking home the...
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...
New Software Development Registered Apprenticeship Roles Opening in SE Wisconsin
MILWAUKEE (December 22, 2021) – The shortfalls in available tech talent continue to increase across markets nationally. This provides the opportunity for those with an interest and aptitude for tech to consider whether this is the right time to make a career change....
MKE Tech Hub and HERA partner to offer pre-internship to students in data and AI
As data becomes a major part of business, so is the need to find data-literate workers. The Milwaukee Tech Hub Coalition and the Higher Education Regional Alliance have partnered to create a free pre-internship program aimed at teaching students how data and...
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