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The Salt Lake Chamber · Speaking on Business: Ogden-Weber Technical College This is Derek Miller Speaking on Business. Utah is blessed with many great universities, colleges, and technical schools. One of those is Ogden Weber Technical College led today by President & CEO James Taggart, who tells us more. JAMES TAGGART: Ogden-Weber Technical College has [...]
The Salt Lake Chamber · Speaking on Business: Salt Lake Community College This is Derek Miller Speaking on Business. Salt Lake Community College now serves more than 60,000 students on 10 campuses, and online. College President Deneece Huftalin is here to share information about a recent change. Deneece Huftalin: Salt Lake Community College now has [...]
The Salt Lake Chamber · Speaking on Business: Utah System of Higher Education This is Derek Miller Speaking on Business. Education is vital to our state’s future, and the Utah System of Higher Education is focused on ensuring that everyone succeeds, including our state’s growing diverse populations. Here’s Laís Martinez, Assistant Commissioner for Equity, Diversity, [...]
As we complete week five of the legislative session, bills are moving fast through committees and onto the House and Senate floors for votes. One bill of business importance is HB 60 S2, Vaccine Passport Amendments, as it would prohibit an employer from requiring proof of immunity status in employment. After discussion in the House [...]
We have reached week three of the legislative session and continue to make progress in policy discussions with legislators. There was some policy debate on SB 139, Prescription Cost Amendments, sponsored by Sen. Vickers, and it is viewed as a patient friendly bill. It would make prescription drug costs, even those recouped through a pharmaceutical coupon, [...]
The Substitute Teacher—Business Connection, a new initiative of the Salt Lake Chamber, was created to encourage Utah businesses to help address the substitute shortage facing our state. Many school districts are struggling to find the substitute teachers necessary, and many employers have a workforce available to assist. To help facilitate this, the Chamber is [...]
The Salt Lake Chamber advocates for strong education and workforce programs by promoting rigorous educational standards and effective job training systems, all with a goal to preserve the strength of Utah’s greatest economic resource: its workforce. The new economic landscape is one where skill gaps are present and unemployment is extremely low. A current [...]
Utilized by more than 80,000 students and Utah residents, the Keys to Success app serves as Utah's leading college and career readiness resource. Through partnerships with the Department of Workforce Services, the Utah System of Higher Education, and local industry, Keys to Success creates a communal platform for both students and organizations to participate in [...]
Education has always been the gateway into the workforce. Whether it be trade school, college, or apprenticeship, completing the route results in a diploma or certificate that serves as verifiable proof of a skill. But what about types of education that don’t result in those documents that aid employment? “There are people who do work-based [...]
Utah’s economy is prospering. Even in times of recessions and pandemics, the state has remained prosperous, largely because of Utah’s commitment to creating a skilled workforce. Giving employees the skills they need to succeed is not only the most important part of the hiring process, but also a crucial step in strengthening our overall workforce. [...]
