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Youngstown State leads regional hub for Ohio’s Broadband and 5G Sector partnership

By Youngstown State University Youngstown State University
Lt. Gov. Jon Husted (center) delivers an address on the state’s Broadband and 5G Sector Partnership Grant as well as new telecommunications workforce readiness programs at Youngstown State University in 2021.
Lt. Gov. Jon Husted (center) delivers an address on the state’s Broadband and 5G Sector Partnership Grant as well as new telecommunications workforce readiness programs at Youngstown State University in 2021. Oct. 18, 2021 Mahoning Matters

Ohio Lt. Governor Jon Husted, who serves as the Director of the Governor’s Office of Workforce Transformation, announced today that Youngstown State University was selected to lead the regional hub to help expand Ohio’s Broadband and 5G Sector partnership across all of Team Neo’s 18 county footprint.

“YSU is thrilled to lead the Northeast Ohio Broadband and 5G Node with an impressive consortium of partners and we look forward to growing 5G and Broadband training and access to these high demand jobs across our 18-county region,” said Lindsey Ekstrand, Director of YSU’s IT Workforce Accelerator.

How will YSU lead the 5G partnership?

YSU’s Northeast Ohio node partners include Ashland University, Cleveland State University, Cuyahoga County Community College, Lorain County Community College, North Central State College, Cuyahoga Valley Career Center and the Cleveland Cuyahoga Workforce Board.

“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,” said Ekstrand.

The regional node will bring together industry, academia and workforce organizations across the region to help minimally serve 100 newly trained students and 25 regional employers.

“The State’s playbook on workforce development has been a key to helping the workforce ecosystem assemble partners, programs and strategies to quickly address industry needs in new ways,” said Jennifer Oddo, Vice President Division of Workforce Education and Innovation. “Working in harmony with other academic institutions, the workforce community, all while leveraging generous state support continues to demonstrate that Ohio knows how to build a workforce. We thank our state leaders and regional partners, including Team Neo, for the swift and innovative thinking to support this fast-growing industry.”

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