UCSC Silicon Valley Professional Education: Teaching the Region. Building the Workforce.
We are in the midst of a global restructuring of the semiconductor supply chain and training enough people to meet demand is going to be a challenge. Read more about the shifting global industry shifts in PK Agarwal’s latest blog from UCSC Silicon Valley Extension.
A software technology mentorship panel with more than 100 years of shared experience offer some practical advice about how to get ahead in the industry.
FROM THE DEAN’S DESK By most measures, it is a great time to be in the job market. On the … More
Just about every sector of consumer products and industry will be influenced by the IoT revolution creating many jobs in diverse industries. Learn more about the new UCSC Silicon Valley IoT specialization.
Oswald Campesato, UCSC Silicon Valley Extension instructor and author of more than 30 technical books, has developed much of our AI curriculum.
“This place teaches you more about startups than anywhere else. Every day I learn something new.”
“A network engineer’s key job is to keep the network up.”
“IT, in the age of cloud, requires a very diverse set of skills including virtualization, networking, security, storage, and programming … More
“Business needs to see inside the black box.”
“The cumulative effect of this innovation will continue to change society.”
“If it’s viable, it will grow.”
“The key is really cross-platform development.”
“It’s been a tight market—even in this (EDA) niche.”
“Every company is…transitioning their workforce into the age of AI.”
“Not everybody will be working directly in AI.”
“AI Frontiers is a great opportunity for our students.”
“Hadoop is a critical foundational skill.”
“I work with a company where every day they help connect people.”
“We tend to think of apps as small, little things, but actually they’re very powerful and very fast.”
Programmers need to code with an audience.
“Being classified as security was actually keeping us away from getting the job done.”
We need to ground our policy decisions in cross-disciplinary research—especially in an era of such ideological polarization.
“We know you need the most up-to-date information in the palm of your hand.”
“This is the place everyone should go to learn cutting edge technology.”
A UC Santa Cruz Live in Silicon Valley Alumni Event
“I needed some place to start if I was going to get a new career. Once I got the certificates, I … More
“This is where we’re going to make difference in human health.”
Congrats to Software Quality Assurance and Testing instructor Alka Jarvis who has recently earned top commendation for her years of … More
“It’s the people you meet who can help you succeed in the competitive job market.”
Between her undergraduate, graduate degree and now her professional certificates, Sudha Shankar has pursued her education on three different continents. … More
