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West Michigan Works
Every other week since Feb. 22, West Michigan Works has been highlighting the five high demand industries in our region: agribusiness, construction, health care, information technology and manufacturing.
This week, West Michigan Works and the West Michigan Agribusiness Talent Council and West Michigan Tech Talent are featuring careers in IT and agribusiness.
The future is now in IT
Technology is a part of nearly every aspect of life. It is no wonder information technology is one of the fastest growing industries.
With IT positions in fields ranging from health care to construction to entertainment, you will never be boxed into a single industry.
Grand Rapids Business Journal
Courtesy West Michigan Works!
More than 2,300 West Michigan third, fourth and fifth grade students from 24 schools learned computer programming basics during West Michigan Tech Talent’s virtual Hour of Code event.
This year’s virtual coding lessons were based on the popular video game “Minecraft.” A tutorial and lesson plan for teachers and parents, as well as the complete student coding activity, is available on-demand.
West Michigan Tech Talent (WMTT) is an industry talent council convened by West Michigan Works! focused on creating a diverse and qualified IT workforce in the region.
According to code.org, students who learn computer science are six times more likely to study the subject in college. Yet, the 2020 State of Computer Science Education report indicates only 37% of high schools in Michigan teach computer science.