How one company works with colleges and tech firms to bridge the skills gap

More colleges and universities are partnering with tech companies to offer students training on digital skills that those firms and other employers are asking for. But there can be a gap between what employers want and what colleges provide. That's something Pathstream, a year-old company based in San Francisco, aims to address.  Pathstream partners with tech companies and colleges to develop certificates for adult learners on subjects like business and data analytics and immersive design. It also hosts the software-based instruction on its platform. We spoke to Lisa McIntyre-Hite, the company's vice president of partner strategy and innovation and a senior advisor at Entangled Solutions, to learn more about colleges' role in preparing students for the workforce, how Pathstream builds out its programs and the purpose of stackable certificates.