Indiana's Employer-Led Tech Talent Engine
Built by Indiana technology employers, in service of the workforce that powers every sector of our economy — from advanced manufacturing and life sciences to financial services, healthcare, and logistics.
The Talent Gap Is the Constraint
Indiana’s technology sector is growing faster than its talent pipeline. National research shows employers see $1.47 returned per $1 invested in apprenticeship, with stronger long-term retention than traditional hires. But most career-changers don’t have a path that pays them while they retrain. Most high schoolers face a binary choice — four-year college or nothing. And 93% of Indiana’s tech workers are employed outside tech-sector companies — across manufacturing, life sciences, healthcare, financial services, and logistics — meaning national tech workforce data plays out very differently in Indiana than the headlines suggest.
Of Indiana jobs requiring post-secondary education by 2031
Of Indiana high school graduates earn a college degree
Of Indiana’s tech workers are employed outside tech-sector companies
Average employer return per $1 invested in apprenticeship
Salary cost of replacing a single departed employee
How We Work
Three pillars of work, all in service of one outcome: a tech workforce Indiana employers can actually hire from.
Build
Apprenticeship pathways through the Indiana Career Apprenticeship Pathway (INCAP). High school and adult tracks. Real paid work with Indiana technology employers, alongside structured training that produces job-ready talent and credentials that travel.
Convene
Employer-led conversations on workforce strategy. The Talent and Workforce Advisory Board, the Founders Roundtable, and program partner convenings — all designed to put employers in the lead seat where they belong.
Inform
Indiana-specific research on the state’s technology workforce. The 2025 AI & the Indiana Workforce Report and ongoing analysis of how AI, apprenticeship, and employer demand are reshaping the labor market.
INCAP: Indiana Career Apprenticeship Pathway
INCAP is modeled on Switzerland’s dual-education system — the framework that has produced one of the world’s most resilient and employer-aligned workforces. We adapted it for Indiana, with high school and adult pathways that put apprentices on payroll with Indiana technology employers from day one.
Fall 2026 launch cohort: Eight Indiana employer partners across healthcare, financial services, professional services, and consulting — placing apprentices in IT Support, Project Coordination, Software Development, Cybersecurity, and other high-demand roles.
IU Health · First Internet Bank · Tenon · InGen
M2N · UnityTek · Reveal Risk · TechIndiana
Who Leads This Work
TechIndiana is led by Dennis A. Trinkle, Ph.D., founding President & CEO — a four-decade builder of organizations at the intersection of technology, talent, and human potential. The work is supported by an operations team and an advisory board of Indiana technology employers being assembled through 2026.
Building for the Next 250 Years
July 4, 2026 marks 250 years of America. It also marks a once-in-a-lifetime moment to permanently shape what Indiana’s next 250 years of tech workforce looks like. Ten Indiana technology employers will be permanently recognized as Charter Founders — the inaugural class of leaders who built the state’s technology talent pipeline.
TechIndiana
A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization registered in Indiana.
9800 Crosspoint Blvd, Suite 200 · Indianapolis, IN 46256
info@techindiana.org · techindiana.org
All contributions are fully tax-deductible