by ICT | Dec 1, 2021 | Bay Area, Business Applications, By Locations, Central, Computer Science, Digital Badges, Digital Media, Entertainment, Greater Sacramento, ICT-DM Sector Portfolio & Activities, Inland Empire/Desert, IT-Cybersecurity, Los Angeles, News, North/Far North, Orange County, San Diego/Imperial Valley, Sector Guidance, South Central Coast
The statewide ICT Sector Team has been meeting and developing statewide student pathways, faculty professional development opportunities and industry engagement since 2013. As a perpetually curious group of professionals the ICT Team voluntarily met every Tuesday for...
by ICT | May 31, 2021 | Bay Area, Business Applications, Central, Computer Science, Digital Badges, Digital Media, Entertainment, Greater Sacramento, ICT-DM Sector Portfolio & Activities, Inland Empire/Desert, IT-Cybersecurity, Los Angeles, News, North/Far North, Orange County, San Diego/Imperial Valley, Sector Guidance, South Central Coast
It’s that time of year again. You are at a BBQ and a niece or nephew asks you, “Are there courses I could take that would really help me get a job? …in six months?” Well, you are the professional workforce development expert, right? And this extended family member...
by ICT | May 31, 2021 | Business Applications, Computer Science, Digital Media, IT-Cybersecurity, News, South Central Coast
With critical labor shortages in cybersecurity and IT more broadly, educators and industry need to work more closely together to make sure students are equipped to hit the ground running and fill critical vacancies. A group convened by Paula Hodge, ICT-DM Regional...
by ICT | Apr 23, 2021 | Bay Area, Business Applications, Central, Computer Science, Digital Badges, Digital Media, Entertainment, Greater Sacramento, ICT-DM Sector Portfolio & Activities, Inland Empire/Desert, IT-Cybersecurity, Los Angeles, News, North/Far North, Orange County, San Diego/Imperial Valley, Sector Guidance, South Central Coast
After eight years of statewide leadership, the ICT Sector team will close out, transition and hand off many functions and resources to regional governance. The workplans of the statewide ICT sector team of 10 ICT Regional Directors, Sector Director Steve Wright and...
by ICT | Mar 18, 2021 | Business Applications, Computer Science, Digital Badges, Digital Media, Entertainment, IT-Cybersecurity, News, South Central Coast
As COVID-19 spread across California, businesses that interact with the public found themselves facing new cleaning protocols and safety regulations but lacked a way to train staff quickly and consistently. An effort spearheaded by several California Community College...
by ICT | Mar 17, 2021 | Bay Area, Business Applications, By Locations, Central, Computer Science, Digital Badges, Digital Media, Entertainment, Greater Sacramento, ICT-DM Sector Portfolio & Activities, Inland Empire/Desert, IT-Cybersecurity, Los Angeles, News, North/Far North, Orange County, San Diego/Imperial Valley, Sector Guidance, South Central Coast
By Duane Rinehart, ICT-DM Regional Director, Employer Engagement, San Diego/Imperial Region Industry-recognized certifications have been a valuable tool to objectively measure specific technical skills since at least the 1980s. Combined with university degrees and...