- (1) There is created the Utah High-Demand Talent Portal within Talent Ready Utah.
(2) The purpose of the talent portal is to:
- (a) connect Utah employers with qualified, trained, and educated talent from higher education institutions;
- (b) provide students within the Utah System of Higher Education with high-demand and high-wage employment opportunities;
- (c) connect recent graduate job seekers with high-demand employment opportunities in Utah;
- (d) provide a platform to post high-demand job openings;
- (e) highlight skills and qualifications needed for high-demand jobs;
- (f) integrate with workforce development, work-based learning;
- (g) support career pathway development and promote long-term workforce alignment; and
- (h) utilize matchmaking software strategies to intuitively match employers with students across the Utah System of Higher Education.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 8, 2025 Special Session 1