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ELS-Tec Group
Learners, educators, and industry partners in a live workforce-readiness session
ELS-Tec Group

Workforce Innovation & Technology

Building the infrastructure that connects learning, talent, and opportunity.

ELS-Tec Group partners with education, workforce, government, and industry leaders to create experiential learning programs and technology-enabled pathways from learning to employment.

Trusted collaborators

Partners across education, workforce, industry, and government

ELS-Tec Group
Lovable
CNI Solutions
FreeFuse
ASBCC
EnigmaSoft
The gap we address

Credentials show what people have completed. Employers need to see what people can do.

Too many learners graduate with certificates but limited evidence of applied capability. ELS-Tec closes that gap with experiential programs and infrastructure that make skills visible.

What ELS-Tec does

A four-part model for workforce readiness

Develop

Design workforce and experiential-learning programs grounded in real employer needs.

Measure

Capture participation, demonstrated skills, structured feedback, and growth over time.

Reward

Recognize achievements, milestones, and completed work with meaningful signals.

Connect

Strengthen relationships among learners, educators, employers, and workforce partners.

Solutions

How we help partners move from idea to impact

SecureCell Initiative

Experiential workforce-development program with real-world challenges.

Catalyst OS

Workforce engagement and experiential learning operating system.

Workforce Program Design

Career-pathway and experiential program strategy.

Strategic Partnership Development

Education–industry and public–private collaboration.

Pilot Implementation

Structured planning, delivery, and outcome measurement.

Technology & Innovation Consulting

AI strategy, secure systems, and modernization.

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How we work

A five-step process from discovery to scale

  1. 01

    Discover

    Assess goals, learners, and workforce context.

  2. 02

    Design

    Shape programs, challenges, and technology fit.

  3. 03

    Deploy

    Launch pilots with clear owners and milestones.

  4. 04

    Measure

    Track participation, skills, and outcomes.

  5. 05

    Scale

    Extend what works across cohorts and partners.

Who we serve

Built for cross-sector collaboration

K–12 & CTE
Higher Education
Workforce Organizations
Government Agencies
Employers
Economic Development
Nonprofits & Foundations
SecureCell participants collaborating on a hackathon challenge

SecureCell, experiential workforce development in action

SecureCell engages learners in real-world, project-based challenges that strengthen technical skills, teamwork, communication, and career readiness.

Participants
Active
Challenges delivered
Active
Partners engaged
Active

Verified metrics publish after cohorts complete and partners approve the numbers.

Programs in action

What experiential workforce readiness looks like on the ground

AI Hackathons

AI Hackathons

Team-based sprints where learners ship AI-powered prototypes against real-world briefs.

Cyber Challenges

Cyber Challenges

Live-fire security exercises that make defensive skills observable to employers.

Campus Programs

Campus Programs

Recurring on-campus experiences that turn coursework into portfolio-ready work.

Catalyst OS, an operating system for experiential learning

Catalyst OS helps education providers and workforce organizations extend traditional learning through recurring, project-based experiences. Participants apply what they have learned, build measurable portfolios, receive structured feedback, and strengthen connections with employers and industry partners.

Education
Challenges
Demonstrated Skills
Portfolios
Employers

Catalyst OS ecosystem, from learning to employment

Leadership

Multidisciplinary by design

Larry Nicholas

Larry Nicholas

Founder & CEO

Workforce Development · Partnerships

Joey Taylor

Joey Taylor

Chief Technology Officer

AI · Software Engineering · Secure Systems

Gabriel Morency

Gabriel Morency

Chief Operating Officer

Operations · Implementation · Customer Success

Julian Waddell

Julian Waddell

Chief Strategy Officer

Higher Ed · Entrepreneurship · Workforce Innovation

Partner With ELS-Tec

Let's build the next workforce pathway together.

Pilot a program, sponsor a challenge, or co-design an ecosystem strategy with our team.