Talking Talent
Through stakeholder meetings and committee calls, we have heard a continuous call: There’s a need for a focused workforce development success strategy, aimed at bridging the skills gap in Baltimore’s workforce so that tech companies might have the chance to play a key role.
It got us thinking: Might Technical.ly be able to convene the community and focus our reporting and event series during Baltimore Innovation Week to engage in real talk around hiring, and create a call to action for local businesses to lead the charge for more intentional coordination and collaboration across education, job training and other supportive services, to drive economic growth with equity by sharing openly the challenges and the pathways to success that are specific to the tech industry in Baltimore and its surrounding counties?
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