Building traction and delivering value since 2009, RITE has successfully:
Pioneered a demand-driven, employer engagement model that provides a regional framework for collaboration based on best practices in workforce development and from Collective Impact.
Developed deep collaboration with eight leading colleges and universities.
Served more than 6,000 students through IT career awareness, exploration, and immersive educational programming.
Delivered scalable programs and services designed to build the interest, skills, knowledge, experience needed to pursue IT Careers in Northeast Ohio.
Demystified the broad spectrum of IT roles and their requirements for educators and students.
Developed robust content for “trusted IT education and career information” used in RITE programs and available to partners.
Established a unified approach to data-driven action and collaborative approaches.
As the longest-running IT Industry Workforce Alliance in the country, RITE has been recognized by:
American Association of Community College Workforce Development Institute
Cleveland Plus – Workforce Development Award
Cuyahoga County Workforce Innovation Sector Partnership Task Force
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Community Development
Fund for our Economic Future Engage and Empower Committee
National Association of Workforce Boards
National Conference for Workforce Education
State of Ohio’s Office of Workforce Transformation and Department of Higher Education
