Skills to Jobs Tech Alliance: United States
A coalition of employers, education and training providers, collaborating organizations and government that addresses technical skills gaps and prepares learners for in-demand jobs.
Building tech skills in the United States
The Amazon Web Services (AWS) Skills to Jobs Tech Alliance (Tech Alliance) works backwards from employer demand by partnering with educational institutions, industry convening organizations, government bodies, and employers to offer pathways to entry-level jobs in cloud support, software development, and data analysis. The Tech Alliance works in three priority regions: New York, Illinois and Washington.
Through the Tech Alliance, employers gain access to a pipeline of job-ready talent and participate in activities that help students learn about career paths and apply for their first role in the cloud. Activities may include:
- Providing feedback on job role skills maps
- Participating in experiential and hands-on-learning opportunities
- Hosting Career Days for students on-site or virtually
- Attending job fairs (virtual and in-person)
- Providing interview (technical and behavioral) support for students
- Participating in AWS Jams (hackathons)
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Employers
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Educational Institutions
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Collaborating Organizations
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Government
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Employers
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Employers find it challenging to recruit, hire, and retain cloud-skilled talent. By collaborating with AWS, educational institutions, and other organizations, employers can build a tech talent pipeline. Employers in the Tech Alliance collaborate with educational institutions to evaluate curricula, develop capstone projects, and interview and hire talent. Tech Alliance employers engage with learners through experiential learning opportunities, applied learning events such as AWS Jams and AWS DeepRacer, and job fairs to help students learn about career paths and apply for their first role in the cloud.
Benefits for employers
Contribute to the design of skills maps aligned to in-demand tech job roles
Shape entry-level tech talent through learner engagement opportunities
Meet demand for specific tech skills and roles through a pipeline of job-ready talentUS Tech Alliance employers
Accenture, American Express, Bank of America, Bloomberg, BNY Mellon, Citi, Corestack, Deloitte, EY, JPMorgan Chase, KPMG, PWC, and T-Mobile
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Educational Institutions
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Ensuring that curricula aligns to in-demand tech jobs is an ongoing challenge for colleges and universities. Collaborating with industry, however, can help educational institutions inform their course offerings to make their learners job-ready. The Tech Alliance brings academia and industry together to modernize tech programs of study.
Benefits for educational institutions
Modernize technical programs of study to align credentials and degree programs to in-demand jobs
Cultivate closer relationships with industry and integrate their expertise into curricula
Provide applied learning and mentorship programs to prepare students for entry-level tech rolesIn New York, the Tech Alliance works with:
Borough of Manhattan Community Collegem College of Staten Island, and Queensborough Community College
In Illinois, the Tech Alliance works with:
University of Illinois Chicago, City Colleges of Chicago, and Illinois Institute of Technology
In Washington, the Tech Alliance works with:
Bellevue College, North Seattle College, and Seattle Central College
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Collaborating Organizations
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The Tech Alliance brings academia and industry together to modernize tech programs of study. Collaborating organizations that have an established region-based membership and have a tech-focused workforce development priority accelerate the work of the Tech Alliance. Committed stakeholders ideally include at least one collaborating organization that can serve as an employer convener and is willing to host student engagement events, such as job fairs.
Benefits for Collaborating Organizations
Develop deep partnerships with industry to ensure academia aligns to in-demand entry level job roles
Support members to build a pipeline of job-ready talent through developing professional and technical skills for studentsIn New York, the Tech Alliance works with:
New York Jobs CEO Council
In Illinois, the Tech Alliance works with:
P33, Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, and Corporate Coalition of Chicago
In Washington, the Tech Alliance works with:
Washington Technology Alliance
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Government
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The Tech Alliance helps governments bring academia and industry together to modernize tech programs of study and foster partnerships between industry and educational institutions.
Benefits for governments
Provide applied learning and experiential learning programs for students from your educational institutions
Foster closer relationships with industry to integrate their expertise into curricula
Help your educational institutions modernize tech programs of study to align credentials and degree programs to in-demand jobs
Facilitate ways for students to connect with New York employers for entry-level tech jobsIn New York, the Tech Alliance works with:
New York City Mayor’s Office of Talent and Workforce Development and Tech Talent Pipeline
In Washington, the Tech Alliance works with:
State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
Events
Applied learning events
Applied learning events bridge the gap between theory and practice, equipping learners with real-world skills and experience. Join AWS in embracing applied learning to unlock the full potential of IT education through these events:
Machine Learning University (MLU)
Machine Learning University (MLU) provides anybody, anywhere, at any time access to the same machine learning courses used to train Amazon’s own developers on machine learning.
AWS DeepRacer
Learn, practice, and apply machine learning skills in a virtual racing league.
Career fairs
Employers and learners have conversations about open career opportunities and future prospects. These fairs can be held virtually or in-person.
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