Vermont HITEC
- www.vthitec.org
- 802-872-0660
Vermont Healthcare Information Technology Education Center (HITEC) exists to create employment opportunities for underemployed and unemployed Vermonters in the fields of health care, information technology and advanced manufacturing by providing them with the necessary education and training — tuition-free — that leads directly to guaranteed jobs. Through the use of its innovative ITAR model in workforce development, this nonprofit has secured more than 400 job commitments from area employers, educating and placing 350 unemployed and underemployed Vermonters in new jobs. Another 50 are in the pipeline.
The model encompasses every aspect of workforce development, including recruitment, selection, curriculum development, education, training and employment and mentoring of people in quality jobs. Opportunities exist to expand Vermont HITEC's model on both the state and national level. HITEC is currently working with Dealer.com and Fletcher Allen Health Care of Burlington; and Hypertherm of Hanover, New Hampshire, to expand its ITAR model to create workforce development institutes within these organizations, and to serve their industries' needs.
Through its Vermont Information Technology Partnership program, HITEC provides local college and high school students internship opportunities to complete IT project work in industry prior to graduation.