Students
Available, accessible, and affordable education and training opportunities are imperative for all students. Tapping into existing programs, and filling in gaps to meet specific needs, is fundamental to the City’s success.
Highlights from
HUMAN INNOVATION DAY
Attendees from SLC Area High Schools participated in a day of touring Life Science facilities, panel discussions, and a visit to the BioHive Summit at the Salt Palace.
Here are what some students had to say about “What they enjoyed most or learned from the experience”:
“Being able to learn more about STEM, and have people come and talk about their experiences what pushed them into being successful with STEAM and STEM.”
“Everything! I mean it! Meeting the mayor and her telling me she is inspired by me from everything that happened today made me feel great! So I loved this field trip!!!”
“I greatly enjoyed the first labs we visited. It felt very empowering and made the future seem hopeful. It seemed there was a strong focus on how any of us could work there. ”
What are we doing?
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Salt Lake City has partnered with the Salt Lake City School District, STEM Action Center, BioHive, BioUtah, and others, to help better meet the community’s education-to-workforce needs. We are involving higher education and industry partners to define, refine, and customize training and education efforts.
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Salt Lake City plans to partner with the Talent Ready Pathways program to create localized opportunities for students to engage in the health care innovation industry. The City will create city-specific metrics to help guide the success of the program within Salt Lake City.
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Salt Lake City plans to survey industry businesses to identify positions that typically require higher education or certification that could be reassessed to include alternative pathways such as apprenticeships, internships, skills tests, etc. Survey results will be used to create a strategic plan on how to inform and motivate businesses to create more alternative pathway opportunities for employees.
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