The University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) and SkillStorm have partnered to offer tech skills credential programs in order to upskill the workforce across the state and in the Midwest and thus provide a talent pool to meet increasing demand to fill tech jobs.
UNL's partnership with SkillStorm will give access to certification training courses that lead to in-demand industry credentials from top tech certification issuers like AWS, CompTIA, Salesforce, Appian and Pega. These courses aim to accelerate tech careers and boast unique benefits such as online and instructor-led courses, live lectures that are recorded and viewable at a later time, weekly office hours with instructors and certification exam vouchers.
"Our partnership is an opportunity for UNL to make a direct and positive impact on a sector of the Nebraska economy that is poised for growth," said Kevin Shriner, UNL's assistant vice chancellor for digital and online learning. "It is a unique approach and one that will benefit both our students in their career paths and current workers who are seeking new skills."
"Too often, fast-growing businesses in search of talent are forced to look outside their region because the local workforce infrastructure isn't prepared to support accelerating skill demand in fields like tech," said Joe Mitchell, COO at SkillStorm. "UNL is taking steps to change that narrative in Nebraska — by building new tech talent pipelines in ways that will support economic growth across the entire region."
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