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Candidates complete a series of in-depth interviews to determine their goals. NTC offers an IT infrastructure management program in partnership with Nashville Software School and Volunteer State Community College that is supported by a GIVE grant from the state. Candidates selected for the GO Tech program can gain the skills and industry certification needed for an entry-level IT job free of cost.
Individuals with different goals are referred to other local organizations, such as Nashville Software School, NTC Chief of Staff Sandi Hoff said. Our students come from a wide range of backgrounds, Hoff said. We have really focused on trying to work with partners who can help identify people of color, women and veterans . because those are three groups that are currently underrepresented in technology professions.
Updated: 11:05 AM CST February 16, 2021
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Tennessee officials say they have landed $6.9 million in grants to aid in computer science and STEM education.
The state Department of Education says the money includes a $4 million Education Innovation and Research early phase grant and a $2.9 million Out-of-School Time Career Pathway Program grant.
The $4 million grant will help expand STEM and computer science education in 20 Tennessee high schools, including with work-based learning opportunities to earn postsecondary credits.
A competitive grant process to pick the schools will launch this summer.
The $2.9 million grant will expand computer science and STEM education in five rural school districts.
Tennessee awarded nearly $7 mill. in grants for STEM career readiness programs
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) â Tennessee was awarded the Education Innovation and Research (EIR) early phase grant for $4,000,000 and was one of only four states to be awarded the Out-of-School Time Career Pathway Program grant for $2,900,000.
The nearly $7 million in grants will be used to strengthen computer science pathways, STEM education and help more students be prepared for success after high school.
âThanks to longstanding partnerships with local and national partners, Tennessee is receiving nearly $7 million dollars to strengthen high school achievement, boost postsecondary enrollment and directly benefit Tennessee high school students,â said Commissioner Penny Schwinn in a press release. âThese grants