(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.