Resources
TechHire Basics
- Requirements and Benefits for Participating in TechHire
Benefits and expectations for community leads. - TechHire 101
Use this FAQ style guide to get the lay of the land on all things TechHire - Community Lead Primer
Get an overview of activities for TechHire Lead Coordinators - TechHire Overview Deck
A great starter deck for TechHire presentations which gives a high-level overview of TechHire and the local ecosystem working to make TechHire a success
- Roles Guide
Get a sense of expectations for each role within a community, including the TechHire Community Lead, employers, training providers, and more - Collaboration Handbook: Fund for Our Economic Future
- The Difference between Backbones and Conveners in Collective Impact: Strive
- Setting a Common Agenda: FSG
- Participatory Asset Mapping: Advancement Project + Healthy Cities
- Employer Outreach Guide
Use this guide to help recruit employers to join your local TechHire effort - Employer Pitch Deck
Every good pitch comes with a Powerpoint deck. Modify this deck to your community specifics, then get out and start recruiting employers! - CEB Employer Playbook
Source and optimize the nation's technology talent - Making the Case for No Degree Requirement:
- Educator Activator Guide
Use this guide to help recruit education and training providers to join your local TechHire effort - Job Seeker Outreach Guide
- Asks and Benefits for TechHire Educators
Quick review of the asks and benefits of TechHire educators - Beyond Point and Click: The Expanding Demand for Coding Skills
Report from Burning Glass on the demand for coding skills - Potential Training Provider List: Course Report
- Building the Talent Pipeline: NIST
- Tech Jobs for All? Exploring the Promise and Pitfalls of Technology Training in the United States: JPMorgan Chase
A comprehensive report on tech training in the U.S. - Education Partner Tracker
Track all your local education and training partners using this simple Excel tracker
- TechHire Backbone Funding Guide
- TechHire Funding 101
Helpful information on available funding opportunities that can be leveraged for TechHire including Federal funding opportunities - Funding for the Backbone Organization: Strive
- Understanding the Value of Backbone Funding in Collective Impact
- Jobs for the Future: Diversifying Your Braided Funding Strategy
- Labor Market Data Tutorial
Make the best use of your labor market data and gain a deeper understanding of the skills and competencies that are in-demand in your region to prepare you for educator and employer outreach - TechHire Data Dashboard Overview
What you need to know about tracking data and what “counts” as TechHire
- Jobs for the Future: Six Effective Approaches to TechHire
- Creating Career Pathways in Colorado
- Arizona: Understanding Skill Needs of Technology Occupations
- TechHire Employer Spotlight: GE Digital, Rhode Island
- TechHire Employer Spotlight: National Interstate Insurance, Akron
- TechHire Employer Spotlight: Excella Consulting, Washington D.C.
- Understanding Local Workforce Systems: Urban Institute
The basics on how local workforce systems work - Technology Skills Gap Survey: Career Advisory Board
Survey on the technology skills gap in the U.S. - Raising the Floor: Sharing What Works in Workplace Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
2016 White House report on creating a more diverse, inclusive, and equitable tech workforce - Thinking and Doing: Workforce Development for a Modern Era
How new policies and practice can meet the changing needs of workers, businesses and their communities - Jobs for the Future: On the Job Training
National Fund for Workforce Solutions report on the value of on-the-job training - Swiping Right for the Job: How Tech Is Changing “Matching” in the Workforce
How tech is changing employer/employee matching from JP Morgan Chase
