My day job involves a lot of writing, though it is mostly educational materials for the classes I teach. Sometimes, though, I contribute a little something to my community. To see an example of this, take a look here:https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/you-may-only-need-data-analytics-technician-bob-trapp
The point of this piece is to spark the discussion that will lead local employers to seek out my students. Though I teach at a community college, my students come out with awesome technical skills and can hit the ground running in the data and software world. Our program has a great reputation in the region, but technology changes. Some of our industry advisors wanted Data Analytics as a program, so that is what we are giving them.
During the early stage of a new Career and Technical Education (CTE) program, there is often a disconnect between employers and graduates. Part of my job is to help make those connections. Once established, the program will produce capable graduates that feed into the employment needs in the area.
As it says in my article linked above, community colleges around the country are starting programs for these day-to-day data workers. It’s just the way things are going. It will be no time at all until my little program will be a big program with multiple instructors and too many students. The people will look at it as though it is just another program and “of course you would have such a program; it’s normal”.