Newark, NJ, Aug. 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) today announced a new initiative designed to support students, alumni, and professionals looking to advance their careers in the technology industry. technology. In partnership with SkillStorm, the tech talent accelerator whose popular platform is used by a growing number of universities across the country, NJIT will provide access to training courses leading to an industry-recognized certification in Salesforce.
“Education and training play an important role in helping industry and government organizations across the state prepare for an increasingly dynamic and technology-driven economy,” said Dr. Deirdre Letson-Christofalo, vice president of professional and corporate education at the New Jersey Innovation Institute , which NJIT founded in 2014 to deliver innovative products and services in healthcare, entrepreneurship, defense, and professional education. “Our collaboration with SkillStorm is designed to ensure that NJIT continues to provide the career-oriented technology skills that today’s workforce needs.”
Employer demand for Salesforce skills continues to accelerate: Salesforce expects demand for its platform to lead to the creation of five million new jobs by 2026. Designed to help employers proactively find what they need talent, NJIT’s partnership with SkillStorm will enable students to earn the SkillStorm Salesforce Administrator Certification. Students earn this in-demand credential through online, asynchronous and instructor-led training courses.
“NJIT has a long track record of partnering with industry and government to provide innovative research and insights that strengthen the state’s technology workforce,” said Joe Mitchell, COO of SkillStorm. “As businesses prepare for a massive increase in demand for Salesforce skills, NJIT sets an example for the way higher education institutions can support employers by developing talent for today’s most in-demand technology field — and creating a stronger state economy in the process. .”
NJIT’s current enrollment is over 11,900, and welcomed the most diverse entering class in the school’s history in 2021. NJIT is home to 130 research institutes, centers, and specialized labs, including VentureLink, the largest high-growth startup incubator of New Jersey.
For more information, visit njit-catalog.skillstorm.com.
About SkillStorm
SkillStorm builds the elite tech force for organizations in need of highly skilled, specialized technology talent. By hiring, upskilling and deploying professionals to work on advanced technologies and platforms such as Pega, Salesforce, AWS and ServiceNow, SkillStorm empowers companies with a ready domestic tech workforce . An innovation and opportunity accelerator, SkillStorm provides US businesses and government agencies with fully formed and trained teams with all the necessary experience, skill sets, certifications, and clearances, either directly at its client sites or working from its own delivery centers. Visit www.SkillStorm.com to learn more.
About NJIT
One of only 35 polytechnic universities in the United States, the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is an R1 (most elite) Carnegie Classification research university that offers more than 125 undergraduate and graduate degree programs and prepares students to become leader in the technology-dependent economy of the 21st century. NJIT is a catalyst for applied research and innovation that improves lives and develops the economy. Ranked #14 in the nation on Money’s Best Colleges list and #1 in the US by Forbes for upward economic mobility of low-income students, NJIT is also among the top 100 colleges and universities nationwide for on its mid-career income. graduates, according to PayScale.com. NJIT is ranked No. 33 nationally by The Princeton Review as a Best Value College and rated among the top 50 public national universities by US News & World Report.
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