Program Partners See Student Growth In Tech Knowledge, Skills

Press release from TechCorps:

July 13, 2021

Elyria, Ohio –– When seven Lorain County organizations came together to pilot a summer technology education program for high school students, their hope was to give students the tools and confidence they need to pursue in-demand technology careers.

On Wednesday, July 21 at 11am, representatives from Community Foundation of Lorain County, Elyria City Schools, Lorain City Schools, Lorain County Community College, Lorain County Urban League, Oberlin City Schools and OhioMeansJobs Lorain County will visit Student WEB CORPS (SWC) where 16 Lorain County high school students are in their fifth week of web development and deployment in a simulated business environment.

The students are building websites for various mock small businesses including a computer repair shop, software development company, dog walking/sitting company and bike rental/repair shop. Technology professionals from Bendix, headquartered in Avon, Ohio and Austin Powder, headquartered in Beachwood, Ohio serve as the business owners of the mock businesses and meet with the students weekly to provide feedback on their websites.

“These students are really into what they are learning, and their attendance has been nearly perfect. Our program partners and sponsors will have an opportunity to see how these students have developed not just their technical skills but their professional skills too,” said TECH CORPS Instructor Zavier McLean. “It’s been exciting to see the transformation as each student has been awarded a professional role, learned how to perform the role’s duties and then come together as a team to service their mock clients.”

Student WEB CORPS is a TECH CORPS program. This summer students in Elyria and Cleveland are participating in the Student WEB CORPS program.

This press release was produced by TechCorps The views expressed here are the author’s own.