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About Us
Kool Nerd Connect is a career education company that increases diverse students’ awareness of high-growth industries and their associated in-demand careers.
As employers are struggling to find workers, Kool Nerd Connect aims to have our diverse students become candidates for employment in high demanding careers.
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A snapshot of the impact of the workforce skills gap
Over 600 responses from business professionals
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There are more jobs available than unemployed people.
Challenges
Today, Employers are facing the growing challenge of finding a skilled and diverse workers to fill open positions – especially in the areas of science, technology, engineering, mathematics [STEM].
At Kool Nerd Connect we address this problem by increasing middle and high school school students’ awareness of and interest in pursuing in-demand careers.
Our Solution
To address this challenge, Kool Nerd Connect offers industry-career awareness courses to increase diverse students’ awareness of and interest in pursuing in-demand careers.
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Our Approach
Through our A.C.E.D. model, Kool Nerd Connect assists diverse students to prepare for in-demand careers by providing:
✓ Awareness: provide students industry-career courses to increase their awareness [A] of and interest in in pursuing in-demand careers
✓ Connection: provide students with CO-OP exposure that connect [C] with employers
✓ Education: provide students educational [E] development to assist with their post-secondary pursuit
✓ Diverse Employment: cultivation of diverse [D] employees to meet employers’ recruitment demands
Our Clients
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MEET KOOL NERD KADEEM!
Kadeem is our student intern guiding you through our courses as you explore new careers.
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