CT Office of Workforce Strategy

3rd Annual Regional Sector Partnership Convening Join us for a day filled with networking, workshops, and collaboration. This event brings together industry leaders, and community partners to discuss the future of our workforce.?Sessions to include: - Skills Based Hiring - How to Evaluate for Job Quality - Untapped Workforce - The Reentry Population - Best Practices for creating successful internships - RSP Sustainability Don't miss this opportunity to connect and contribute to shaping workforce in our State. Register below to secure your spot!

3rd Annual Regional Sector Partnership Convening! January 10,2025 Central Connecticut State University 8:30am-2pm Join us for a day filled with networking, workshops, and collaboration. This event brings together industry leaders, and community partners to discuss the future of our workforce.?Sessions to include: - Skills Based Hiring - How to Evaluate for Job Quality - Untapped Workforce - The Reentry Population - Best Practices for creating successful internships - RSP Sustainability Don't miss this opportunity to connect and contribute to shaping workforce in our State. Register below to secure your spot.

Last week, Southwest Connecticut Tech Hub held its quarterly sector meeting with a focused discussion of employer-led talent development programs with #Connecticut leaders of these initiatives - Synchrony, Charles IT and Accenture - for tech and IT occupations. From apprenticeships to 12-week training programs for new recruits, Marlena (Burroughs) Stout, Foster Charles, and Laura Zucker shared the impetus for taking on these initiatives, best practices, and lessons learned. This discussion was moderated by Genevive Walker of Social Impact Partners. We also celebrated the 1 year milestones of this sector partnership and recognized a few of our Tech Ready trainees! You can learn more about this sector partnership at CTTechHub.org The Stamford Partnership The WorkPlace CT Office of Workforce Strategy #TechSectorPartnership #GoodJobsChallenge #TechTraining

?? Connecticut's Good Jobs Challenge award from the U.S. Economic Development Administration continues to support CT's Regional Sector Partnerships. Congratulations to Northwest Regional Workforce Investment Board on their great convening! #WorkforceDevelopment #GoodJobsChallenge #RegionalSectorPartnerships

The 2024 Connecticut Tech Talent Ecosystem Summit highlighted promising initiatives and featured a series of productive discussions around the cross-sector collaborations needed to cultivate talent for our evolving tech workforce.?Appreciated the opportunity to partner with the CT Office of Workforce Strategy, Business-Higher Education Forum, and the New England Board of Higher Education to bring together higher education leaders, tech industry leaders, policymakers, workforce development organizations, nonprofit organizations, and credential providers. As Governor Ned Lamont said, "This is one of those decades when everything happens." Connecticut State Colleges & Universities Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. #connecticut #workforce #techtalent #innovation #reimagineCT

Building Connecticut’s Future Tech Workforce: A Collaborative Approach At the Connecticut Office of Workforce Strategy, we recognize that a skilled and diverse tech workforce is essential for the state’s economic growth and competitiveness in a rapidly changing global economy. That’s why we’re working closely with educational institutions and businesses through the Tech Talent Accelerator (TTA) to create clear pathways into high-demand sectors like cybersecurity, mobile app development, AI, and cloud computing. The Tech Talent Accelerator has made significant strides in building the workforce of tomorrow: ? Created 15 academic pathways ? Engaged 13 higher education institutions ? Partnered with 34 industry leaders ? Logged 305 course enrollments to date ? Capacity for 300 students per semester to participate statewide Additionally, the TTA has made tremendous progress in bringing more underrepresented students and workers into tech programs and roles. Black and African American students represent 15-24% of total program enrollment, and women account for about 30% of participants. In 2023, we expanded our efforts with new partnerships, offering training programs in fields such as biostatistics and AI, while specifically addressing the needs of neurodiverse learners and historically underrepresented communities. These programs are preparing future students and reimagining the workforce pipeline to be more inclusive, innovative, and ready for the demands of tomorrow’s technology. With over 2,600 new tech job openings posted each month, Connecticut faces a critical talent gap. Despite our vibrant higher education ecosystem, we’re not producing enough graduates to meet the demand. Our partnerships aim to bridge this gap by aligning curricula with industry needs, providing tuition assistance, and equipping learners with the in-demand skills that Connecticut’s businesses need. By continuing to invest in AI talent, quantum computing, and other emerging technologies, we’re not only preparing the next generation of skilled professionals but also positioning Connecticut as a national leader in workforce innovation. #WorkforceStrategy #TechTalent #InclusiveWorkforce #FutureOfWork #AI #Cybersecurity #InnovationInAction #DiversityInTech #ConnecticutInnovation

Quinnipiac University is excited to highlight and expand our tech partnerships by hosting the Connecticut Tech Talent Ecosystem Summit with the CT Office of Workforce Strategy, the New England Board of Higher Education, Business Higher Education Forum, CBIA and CSCU. Great to have our own QU President Judy Olian and Governor Ned Lamont to kick off the event! Benito Alex K., a student in our MS in Cybersecurity program, did a great job demonstrating the way our program accelerated his career in healthcare cyber by providing work-based learning and industry specific knowledge even while he completes his degree! Appreciation to Frederick Scholl, director of QU's Cybersecurity program, Kelli-Marie Vallieres, PhD, Chief Workforce Officer for CT and Chris DiPentima, President &CEO of CBIA (and a Quinnipiac University School of Law alum) for their leadership!

Join us this Thursday for our *in-person* GWC meeting at CT State Gateway. More information below ??

Join CPES & New England Women in Energy and the Environment (NEWIEE) on September 16 for insight to the women moving the energy and environment industries forward! Featured speakers will include: ?? Jennifer Applebaum of Massachusetts Clean Energy Center ?? Tamika Jacques, Ed.D. of Avangrid ?? Shalaya M. of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) ?? Vallieres, PhD Kelli-Marie of the CT Office of Workforce Strategy ??? Register to attend at https://lnkd.in/e2a_sTd8.?

Join Chief Workforce Office Kelli-Marie Vallieres, PhD on September 19 as she speaks at the Tech Talent Ecosystem Summit, held at Quinnipiac University's North Haven campus. Register today: https://bit.ly/3ARVMpg #FutureofWork #TechTalent #CTMakeItHere #HigherEd