YSU to lead regional hub for Ohio's broadband and 5G sector partnership
Youngstown State University has been selected to lead the regional hub for Ohio's broadband and 5G Sector partnership.
According to the release, Ohio Lt. Governor Jon Husted announced Monday that YSU will lead the partnership across the 18-county footprint for Team NEO.
The Northeast Ohio partners include Ashland University, Cleveland State University, North Central State College and a number of other institutions.
“Our collective goal is to promote and provide technical training and career readiness for individuals to thrive in fast-growing occupations like cell tower, fiber optics and broadband technicians, 5G engineers and support roles like sales and customer service,” Lindsey Ekstrand, Director of YSU’s IT Workforce Accelerator said.
The regional node aims to bring industry, academia and workforce organizations across the region to help serve trained students and employers.
