Mar 11, 2017 | 9:30am - 10:30am, Austin, TX, Apprenticeships and Solving the IT Skills Gap

Apprenticeships and Solving the IT Skills Gap
Mar 11, 2017 | 9:30am – 10:30am
Speakers
Charles Eaton
Creating IT Futures Foundation
Heather Terenzio
Techtonic Group
Orrin Hatch
US Senate
There are nearly one million open tech jobs in the US today. This gap will increase significantly in the coming years, as older workers retire and the expansion of cloud, cybersecurity, and big data devices require more people to create, manage and monitor technology. Sen. Orrin Hatch introduced the EARNS Act to expand apprenticeship in the U.S. Apprenticeship pairs on-the-job training with classroom instruction, and it’s one of the best ways to prepare workers to participate in the workforce, and to train loyal, skilled employees so businesses compete in today’s economy. This sentence will discuss apprenticeship programs and other creative ways employers are looking to fill open positions.
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Event Type: Sessions
Track: Tech Industry


JW Marriott
Salon AB
18+
110 E 2nd St
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Orrin Hatch
U.S. Senator
US Senate

Orrin Grant Hatch was born on March 22, 1934, to Jesse and Helen Hatch. He married Elaine Hansen of Newton, Utah in 1957. Orrin and Elaine Hatch are the proud parents of six children, 23 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Now in his seventh term as Utah's senator, Orrin Hatch is the most senior Republican in the Senate. Among his many initiatives are the Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution, the Strengthening Our Commitment to Legal Immigration and America’s Security Act, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act, and the Utah School Trust Lands Exchange Act. Senator Hatch continues to lead in the fight to repeal Obamacare. He is on the front lines of legislative battles to secure the nation’s borders, stop the forced unionization of American workers, and to bring fiscal restraint back to Washington by ending the reckless spending that threatens to bankrupt the nation.
Charles Eaton
President & CEO
Creating IT Futures Foundation


Charles Eaton leads the philanthropic arm of CompTIA, the Creating IT Futures Foundation, which helps populations that are under-represented in IT and individuals who are lacking in opportunity to prepare for, secure and be successful in information technology careers. Under Eaton’s direction, the foundation has expanded its scope to cultivate best practices in American workforce development and tech-related STEM education. Eaton is often invited to participate in White House Administration workforce development campaigns and is quoted frequently in the media as an authority on tech workforce development and STEM education. In the past few years, he’s been a speaker at the US News STEM Solutions National Leadership Conference, the League for Innovation STEMtech Conference, the California Workforce Association Spring Conference, the Philly Emerging Tech Conference, the National Career Pathways Network’s Annual Conference, the National Association of Veterans Upward Bound Conference
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Apprenticeships and Solving the IT Skills Gap at JW Marriott Salon AB


Heather Terenzio
Co-Founder, CEO & Pres
Techtonic Group

Heather has expertise in software, supply chain, telecommunications, engineering, and financial services industries. Years in the Field: 18+ years, including executive postions at venture-backed start-up companies as well as Fortune 1000 companies. Education: B.S. from Cornell University and M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder Board Member: The Entrepreneur's Organization, a global network of more than 10,000 business owners in 38 countries. Previous Roles: Co-Founder and CTO of Astoundry, Inc, IT management positions at Parsons Engineering and US West, IT consultant, developer, and project manager of commercial grade software.




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