SWFL Businesses Asked To Complete Technology Skills Gap Survey

Regional Technology Partnership and CareerSource SWFL Release Technology Skills Gap Survey

Employers asked to identify types of technology training and certifications needed

ESTERO, Fla. (April 23, 2018) – The Southwest Florida Regional Technology Partnership (RTP)  and CareerSource Southwest Florida request the assistance of employers, who utilize technology, in Lee, Collier, Hendry, Charlotte and Glades counties to complete their Information Technology Skills Gap Survey.  Career Source Southwest Florida has recently been awarded a grant to identify gaps in technology related certifications and provide technology related training and testing in southwest Florida.

Businesses participating in this survey will help identify the types of technology training and certifications needed by their current and future employees. The grant includes funding for training and testing for both employed and unemployed technology professionals as well as end-user training resulting in certifications. Certifications will be offered in 2018 and will be available to workers in the aforementioned counties.

To participate in the survey, go to www.SWFRTP.org.  Completion of this survey does not guarantee access to funding to survey participants. For questions regarding the grant and funding of information technology related training, please contact Peg Elmore, CareerSource Southwest Florida Director of Business Services at pelmore@careersourcesouthwestflorida.com.  Question regarding the survey may be submitted to Tina LaFreniere, Executive Administrator, RTP, at tinalafreniere@swfrtp.org.


About Regional Technology Partnership

The Southwest Florida Regional Technology Partnership (RTP) was chartered in 2008 and is the only group dedicated solely to the growth of the technology cluster in southwest Florida. The nonprofit organization is a member of Lee County’s Horizon Council and is comprised of technology companies and technology users, economic development groups and higher education institutions. Through its strategies of catalyze, cultivate and connect, the RTP produces educational seminars, career forums, professional networking events and the only regional awards program dedicated to technology development and implementation. Membership and sponsorship information is available at www.swfrtp.org.