In January, St. Philip’s College, one of the Alamo colleges, joined Grow with Google’s Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Career Readiness Program to train Latino students. New Mexico State University also joined the HSI program the same month.
A few weeks later, Morton College in Chicago, Ilinois, announced its participation in the program to train 200,000 Latino students in digital skills by 2025. By March, the University of Houston Downton revealed it is one of 35 colleges and universities across the country to offer the Grow with Google HSI Career Readiness Program to help students prepare for the workforce.
Last week, the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) announced that Grow with Google has launched at UTEP. 84% of UTEP’s 24,000 students are Hispanic, and half are the first in their families to go to college.
“We are excited to bring the Grow with Google Career Readiness Program to our students,” said Gary Edens, Ed.D., vice president for student affairs in a statement. “The program will enhance our students’ digital and professional skills, leading to greater economic mobility. We are thankful for Google’s investment in our student’s future.”
UTEP and Grow with Google are partnering for the HSI Career Readiness Program to prepare students to pursue digital-skills-based jobs through career workshops and counseling, programs about design thinking, project management, and professional brand building.
With a $2 million investment from Google in the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU), funding will be distributed among participating institutions based on criteria that include career center need, school size, and program enrollment.
The program is being implemented at UTEP’s University Career Center, which will offer the Grow with Google Career Readiness learning modules, a digital skills curriculum comprised of in-person and online experiences.
Students will have opportunities to grow their skills through a series of curated content that includes career development opportunities, professional brand training, and digital skills workshops. The program will also offer continued support for recent alumni to help them prepare for their next internship or land their next job.
“UTEP is proud to work with Google and other leading Hispanic-serving organizations to advance access to digital skills and workforce training in the Hispanic community,” said Betsy Castro-Duarte, the director of the University Career Center in the same statement. “UTEP’s commitment to student success in the area of professional development will only be strengthened by this partnership.”
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