TechGirls is a comprehensive, customized program that equips young innovators with the technical skills needed to thrive in the 21st-century workforce. Targeted skill development enables them to be part of a competitive and innovative workforce. TechGirls participants attend leadership clinics, tailored STEM talks, workshops on career options, project planning, and higher education opportunities. The core tech training includes taking one of several challenging courses taught by Virginia Tech’s faculty.
Community Action Project training results in activities that contribute to home economies and address global challenges through technology. The projects reinforce and support the skills and linkages acquired during the program, encourage other youth leaders in TechGirls home communities to pursue careers in STEM, and promote community engagement.
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The TechGirls program:
- Improves participants’ ability to enter tech fields and gain access to higher education.
- Connects TechGirls with tech professionals in mentoring relationships.
- Enables participants to implement a concept/idea/model learned during the program in their home country.
- Increases access to resources and networks that support their interests and educational goals.
- Increases virtual and real-time collaboration on ways to solve real world problems
- Increases commitment to community engagement and participation.
- Equips participants for implementing follow-on activities in their home communities that support their future academic and professional goals in the technology field.