There hasn’t been enough discussion about introducing data center education to community colleges and trade schools as a way to solve the industry’s growing talent gap. Narrowly focused recruiting efforts, poor transparency across the industry, and minimal promotion of how great it can be to work in data centers has led to a labor shortage.
Incorporating data center education into college curricula is a cost-effective option for closing the talent gap because, instead of relying on third-party partners, upskilling existing workers, or poaching employees from direct competitors, we’ll be able to grow new data center professionals.