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Initiatives to Bridge IT-Talent Gaps
Steve Partridge, Vice President of Workforce Development, Northern Virginia Community College and Dr. Chad Knights, Provost of Information and Engineering Technologies, Northern Virginia Community College
“I cannot find people to fill my open positions.”
We hear this statement frequently from our business community, especially our employers representing the information technology (IT) and cybersecurity industries. It’s no surprise. In the last five years, growth in IT-related jobs has increased 3.5% annually, which is twice the job growth rate for all jobs. That’s 800,000 IT-related jobs added nationwide. The nation’s historically low unemployment rate further exacerbates the high demand for IT talent. ....

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