L.A. TECH TALENT PIPELINE
ABOUT US
TECH PATHWAY
COMMUNITY INVESTMENT
The L.A. Tech Talent Pipeline, our partnership with L.A.
“TECH CORNER” CAREER FAIR
TEACH THE TEACHERS SERIES
Mayor Eric Garcetti, connects low-income, diverse students
A part of the L.A. Cash For College program, that gives up to 10,000 lowincome high school seniors each year an opportunity to meet with tech employers, engage with brand experiences and hear from career panelists.
Employer-led professional development workshops to discuss industry trends, best practices, and tangible curriculum enhancements that teachers and faculty can implement in their classrooms.
tours, classroom guest speakers, immersive workshops),
TECH4GOOD
internships and job placements. As part of our partnership
Employee volunteer engagement opportunities such as company tours with Q&A panels, classroom guest speakers, career fairs, hackathons, business plan competitions, mentorship, job shadowing, internships and job placement.
Tailored tech career pathway programming for foster, justice-involved and housing-insecure youth.
to careers in the fast-growing technology sector. In 2017, we worked with more than 60 of L.A.’s top tech employers to connect more than 4,000 diverse, traditionally underrepresented high school and community college students to work-based learning opportunities (company
with Mayor Garcetti, Bixel Exchange placed more than 100 low-income students at paid summer internships at L.A.’s top tech companies in 2017, including Snap Inc., Boingo Wireless, mitú and Tastemade. Bixel Exchange, the Center for Innovation and Technology
TECH FINDINGS
at the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce, was
L.A. TECH TALENT CHALLENGE
launched in 2013 to connect the region’s growing
A partnership with L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti to place 200 low-income students in paid tech internships.
technology sector to the diverse and talented individuals in L.A. Our mission is simple: we help create tech career
OPEN DOOR PROJECT
A partnership with LinkedIn and Deloitte to gather data on the L.A. tech workforce industry trends and skills gaps. Employers convene to validate the findings and create feedback loops with educational partners.
pathways for underrepresented youth with the goal of creating a more prosperous and inclusive Los Angeles.
OUR PARTNERS INCLUDE:
19
COMMUNITY COLLEGES
30 HIGH SCHOOLS TECH 60+ L.A. COMPANIES
In 2017, we engaged more than 4,000 students and 60 companies: 1% Native American/ Native Hawaiian 10% African-American
12% White
42% Women
Student Diversity
59% Latino
18% Asian
95%
Low-Income
85%
Community College
8%
Home-Insecure
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Gender
7%
Foster Youth
58% Men
3%
Justice-Involved
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