TechForce: Powering Our Youth [RR 798]

TechForce Foundation is a national charity committed to powering technical careers so communities thrive. We are LIVE at AAPEX 2022 with members of the TechForce Foundation to discuss their critical role in engaging with the next generation of technicians . Lisa Evans, Chief Development Officer Keishawn Smith, Student and Advocate for TechForce Jennifer Maher, Executive Director <a href="http://techforce.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">techforce.org</a> Key Talking Points <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">The TechForce Network is an online social community and career hub that connects GenZ and Millennials in a way </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400">they want to connect –</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400"> using the TechForce app or online network to find information, explore the career, discover schools, get scholarships, find apprenticeships and jobs, and flex their talents – all in one place.  TechForce collaborates with every willing school, company, association, and nonprofit across all sectors to identify solutions that help future and working techs navigate the career pathway, successfully getting them from pipeline to placement.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Food, shelter, and transportation- all involved in the automotive industry</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Over the next five years, auto, diesel, collision, and aviation combined will need 1 million new technicians to keep up with demand. Last year alone, our tech schools only graduated in auto 29,000 students</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Networking at AAPEX- CEO’s, executives in corporate companies, manufacturers etc </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">TechForce was able to give out 1.6 million in scholarships last year and 17 million total since its inception </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400"><span sty