Langston University teams up with Google to launch program helping students with digital skills Share Updated: 7:26 AM CST Jan 29, 2021 Share Updated: 7:26 AM CST Jan 29, 2021
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Show Transcript PROGRAM WILL WORK. LANGSTON UNIVERSITY ONE OF MORE THAN A DOZEN HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES JOINING THE GROW WITH GOOGLE HBCU CAREER READINESS PROGRAM A PROGRAM THAT WILL HELP BLACK STUDENTS WITH THE DIGITAL SKILLS. THEY NEED TO COMPETE IN THE WORKFORCE WHEN WE THINK ABOUT ALL THE JOBS THAT ARE POSTED AND THE REQUIREMENTS OF JOBS ALMOST 70 TO 80 PERCENT OF THOSE JOBS REQUIRE SOME SORT OF DIGITAL SKILL WHAT GOOGLE FOUND AND WHAT WE ALL KNOW TO IS THAT THERE IS A GAP BETWEEN BLACK JOB SEEKERS AND NON-BLACK JOB SEEKERS LIONEL THOMPSON IS THE DIRECTOR OF CAREER IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AT LANGSTON UNIVERSITY. SHE SAYS GOOGLE WILL OFFER A FREE CURRICULUM FOR STUDENTS WHICH WILL SUPPLEMENT WHAT HER OFFICE DOES FOCUS ON. HOW DO YOU