MAXX Potential - A Unique Approach to Apprenticeship
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The document outlines a program designed to address the tech skills gap by training aspiring technologists through real work experiences, particularly in entry-level roles such as QA/testing and software development. It highlights the struggles of both companies in finding qualified tech talent and individuals looking to gain practical skills and experience. The program connects apprentices with employers, offering a pipeline for hiring while ensuring quality work is completed through experienced staff oversight.
MAXX Potential - A Unique Approach to Apprenticeship
- 2. The tech Skills Gap is real companies have too much technical work and not enough trained and vetted people to do it. aspiring technologists struggle to gain required real-world experience, while paying thousands for credentials and empty promises.
- 3. A market of band-aids waiting for a cure Domestic Consulting and Staffing Firms are expensive Offshore Consulting Firms are hard to manage Interns and In-House Training drain overstretched tech teams Nonprofit Apprenticeships off-load risk on partners Schools offer classes & certifications, not skills and experience but accessible but affordable (ish?) but teach needed concepts but are tuned to company needs but offer real experience
- 4. What We Do: train technology professionals by doing real work
- 5. The best of every option local affordable teaches key concepts flexible to partner needs gives real world experience
- 6. It takes dozens of candidates to create your easiest hiring decision Our Career Lab Program 4 Levels of Apprenticeship 1 Fully-Vetted New Hire
- 7. Here’s how we do it: 1: We take on entry-level work that can be outsourced or offshored, and give it to carefully selected apprentices looking for tech careers 2: Our experienced staff makes sure it’s done right while also teaching key fundamentals 3: Our partners get needed work done, with a bonus talent pipeline (hire our Apprentices at any time!)
- 8. What types of Entry-Level Work can we do? • QA/Testing – Test script development and execution – Accessibility, usability, multi-device, and browser compatibility testing – Functional, regression, load and stress testing • Security Operations, Data Transformation and Application Maintenance – Bug fixes and enhancements – Tier 1 support – Data and content migrations, ETL • Software Development – Website development, operations and maintenance – Basic native mobile application development
- 9. Who are our Apprentices? ● They come from all walks of life; ● Share our work ethic, values and are passionate about both technology and continuous learning; ● Are in demand. . .and doing great things at companies like:
- 10. Who are our partners? ● Large enterprise clients ● Digital agencies and consulting firms ● Small businesses and nonprofits A diverse set of customers and projects accelerates our apprentices’ learning
- 11. We would be grateful for the opportunity to discuss how MAXX Potential can work for you. Struggling to find the technical talent you need? For more information, contact: Kim Mahan, founder/ceo 804-745-6486 kim@maxxpotential.com