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2013 Highlights
2013 was the first full calendar year for the Convergence Technology Center acting as a National ATE Center. It was a busy twelve months of conferences, professional development, special projects, and meetings. Lots of meetings. We decided to take a moment to reflect on last year and asked some of our grant partners to…
Read MoreGraduates on the job
All of the hard work the National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) undertakes is designed for one single end goal: give students the skills they need to land good jobs in an IT industry in dire need of qualified workers. We asked some of our Convergence College Network (CCN) partners to connect us with recent graduates. …
Read MoreOctober conference preview
By the end of 2013, National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) staff will have directly attended twelve conferences around the country (including eight which we have hosted or co-hosted). Three of those twelve are scheduled for late October. Below is our busy itinerary for the month. If you’ll be attending any of these events, we hope…
Read MoreInterLink job market report
Every year when students enter our programs, they want to know if there are jobs waiting at the end of the education pipeline. One of the tools we use is a job survey report that is produced by InterLink, a nonprofit alliance of business, education and government whose purpose is to provide information about future…
Read MoreA tree grows in Texas
The Convergence College Network (CCN) began with the National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) and just a handful of partner colleges. Back then the CCN was called the Mentored College Network. But as the CTC added more and more colleges, it became necessary to rethink the model. Rather than mentor each college one-on-one, the CTC…
Read MoreWelcome to the National CTC Blog
It’s my pleasure to welcome you to the National Convergence Technology Center’s new blog. This endeavor has been discussed for a long time in our offices, but we finally have the manpower to make it a reality. More and more, social media isn’t just a gimmicky diversion, but an important digital tool. It’s our hope…
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