Adult Apprenticeships: The Skills-Based Channel Driving the Future of Tech Talent
With a high demand for skilled workers in tech, professional development is essential for companies and job seekers alike. However, as technology continues to reshape our society as a whole, it changes job requirements. Apprenticeships are growing to be the desired pathway to a career in tech while attending to the recent shortage of tech […]
IEDC-TechPoint partnership means 50 new Xterns for Indiana startups for summer 2023
Fifty Indiana tech startups will get a discount on hiring talented young professionals as Xterns next summer thanks to a $300,000 investment from the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) into TechPoint’s signature career development program. The Xtern program, which is entering its tenth year, has primarily seen company participation from established employers. Startups – which […]
Making permanent improvements to the tech worker pipeline
Apprenticeships are not a new idea, but they are a big part of a new talent plan whose time has come for Indiana’s tech community. In order to remain relevant as a national tech hub, Indiana must inclusively hire 41,000 people for tech jobs by 2030. Hiring high-potential individuals and providing training for jobs currently […]