THE WHY
ECOSYSTEM
GROWTH
TALENT
RESOURCES
STEM Greenhouse Case Study
Overview
Building Diversity
Reskilling Talent
Educating Talent
Attracting Talent
WMCAT Case Study
Midwest Tech Project Case Study
Developing Talent
The West Michigan Center for Arts and Technology Case Study
Scaling tech programs aimed at increasing academic equity in education including STEM Greenhouse, WMCAT, Midwest Tech Project, and similar organizations. TACTIC 01 STEM GREENHOUSE CASE STUDY L WMCAT CASE STUDY L MIDWEST TECH PROJECT CASE STUDY L TACTIC 02 The West Michigan Center for Arts and Technology ( WMCAT ) provides equitable access to opportunity for young people and adults to make economic progress in their lives and the community. WMCAT advances this mission through career training for adults living with under- and unemployment, arts and technology engagement for middle and high school students, and social enterprise business models. WMCAT partners with leaders in business, education and government to find new on-ramps to opportunity, including initiatives to support technology and cybersecurity professionals while helping to diversify the talent pipeline in emerging fields. Specific to growing and diversifying the tech field, WMCAT’s Cyber Hub initiatives include offering tuition- Launching a tech-centric high school career center to bolster student interest, engagement, and knowledge of tech. free pathways to entry-level careers in information technology to adults living with under employment, and providing space and partnership for trainings, vendor showcases and networking events with the West Michigan Cyber Security Consortium. Our Recommendations for Developing Talent
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Increasing corporate participation and support of tech-related extracurricular
Creating age-relevant exploration opportunities in technology careers for elementary, middle, and high school levels so all students are exposed to real-world opportunities in tech.
Creating an Educational Subcommittee of The Right Place Tech Council to develop a framework for educators to integrate computational thinking and other tech skills into the K-12 curriculum.
programming in the K-12 system.
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