7 new technology education programs have been created at Connecticut’s public and private colleges and universities.  Grants were awarded to business-higher education partnerships as part of an initiative to rapidly increase the competitiveness of the state’s postsecondary institutions and meet growing business demand for tech skills.  The Connecticut State Colleges and Universities will collaborate with businesses through the Capital Area Tech Partnership and the Southwest Connecticut Tech Partnership.  Faculty will directly work with various partnerships to analyze jobs and skills demand data and develop a refreshed program with cross-cutting digital skills built off of the success of the newly released Foundations in Digital Analytics micro-credential backed by Connecticut businesses.  The program is a partnership of the New England Board of Higher Education, the Business-Higher Education Forum and the Connecticut Office of Workforce Strategy and the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development.