Workforce Development

  • Prairie Portraits: Kellee Mikuls

    Prairie Portraits: Kellee Mikuls

    The Prairie Portraits series features founders, funders and community builders from Nebraska’s innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem.

  • SPN Exclusive: An early look at MCC’s completed $3 million biotech lab

    SPN Exclusive: An early look at MCC’s completed $3 million biotech lab

    As part of Metro Community College’s new biotech program, the college invested in a lab to train students that is based on real bioscience labs. The workforce development program is supported by industry partners in Nebraska, who have been impressed with how MCC has listened to companies and their needs.

  • Skate pads to career launch pads: The Bay partners with MCC to build job pipelines for young adults

    Skate pads to career launch pads: The Bay partners with MCC to build job pipelines for young adults

    The Bay, a Nebraska-based nonprofit, is piloting programming with Metropolitan Community College. The goal is to enable early professionals to explore career pathways and gain credentials without the pressures of attending college. This comes as The Bay continues the construction of its new facility and skate park in Benson.

  • Using data to grow Nebraska’s tech workforce

    Using data to grow Nebraska’s tech workforce

    In order to grow the tech workforce in Nebraska, we need to understand more about who the current tech workers are. The soon-to-be-launched Nebraska Tech Workforce Dashboard will provide a detailed look at the state’s tech talent that anyone can access.

  • Millwork Conversations w/ NTC Executive Director Shonna Dorsey

    Millwork Conversations w/ NTC Executive Director Shonna Dorsey

    Omaha startup community veteran and NTC executive director Shonna Dorsey discusses her career path and passion for tech workforce development in Nebraska at Millwork Conversations.