A new tech skill program, facilitated by Marymount University, corporate partners and Virginia state funding, will launch in spring 2022 to bridge the gap between tech company job openings and candidates from low-income backgrounds.
The Virginia Growth and Opportunity Board on Monday announced its intention to invest $425,000 into the Tech Set program, designed as a two-month tech skills and career preparation workshop for junior and senior college students based in Northern Virginia.
Jonathan Aberman, the dean of Marymount’s College of Business, Innovation, Leadership and Technology, developed the concept behind Tech Set and then worked with GO Virginia Region 7 to land the funding for the new program.
After conducting research with Terry Clower, the director of George Mason University’s Center for Regional Analysis, Aberman found that many entry-level tech workers lacked key skills to fill open jobs and meet the needs of the local tech companies that have ramped up hiring, he…
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