Colorado Tech Talent Pipeline Update - February 2015

Tech Talent Pipeline Update - February 2015 Talent Pipeline Engagement - Please share your thoughts on a quick survey We are organizing for impact...will you join us?! Please take a moment to tell us about your engagement through this quick survey. We want to understand how your company is involved in talent pipeline programs today as well as capture your interest. We will use the results to promote current efforts and best engage your company.  STEMworks pilot coming to Colorado We are excited to announce a new partnership withThe Colorado Education Initiative, Change the Equation and CTA's Foundation to launch the Colorado STEMworks pilot to identify and promote effective STEM education programs. STEMworks is designed for companies to be the go-to resource for finding and investing in the nation’s leading STEM education programs. Colorado is the third state to launch the pilot. Read more HERE.  Talent Center Programs Career Connections offers high school students interested in a career in technology a chance to visit a company. Target partners are fun and exciting tech companies. Visits offer insight on the business, career pathway overviews from staff and a hands-on, experiential component. We work to identify, prepare and connect companies to school programs to organize the students. A big thank you to the City of Denver Technology Services, Ping Identity and Swiftpage for hosting students so far this school year!   Summer Internships will offer college-level students an opportunity to be placed in a project-based summer internship, and we are looking for companies to help us pilot program efforts in 2015. If you are interested in hosting students or learning more about our Talent Center programs, please contact Alex West at alexandra@coloradotechnology.org and visit our Talent Center page.   About the Colorado Technology Foundation: The Colorado Technology Foundation (CTF) bridges companies to STEM education, technology and workforce programs in Colorado. CTF exists to make it easy for companies to meaningfully engage with students and educators to create the future workforce they need. CTF is managed by the Colorado Technology Association and a fund of Rose Community Foundation. For more information on the Colorado Technology Association or its Foundation, please call 303.592.4070 or visit ColoradoTechnology.org. Copyright © 2015 Colorado Technology Association, All rights reserved. You are receiving this newsletter because of your association with the Colorado Technology Association. Our mailing address is: Colorado Technology Association 2911 Walnut Street Denver, CO 80205