Utah High-Demand Talent Portal -- Creation -- Purpose.

(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.