What: Nordstrom teams up with an historical Black US university in order to train its future technologists.

Why it is important: It is not only about training and recruiting future talents, but also use this initiative as part of the Nordstrom socially responsible branding.

Nordstrom has inked a partnership with Morehouse College in Atlanta (Georgia) to sponsor a course and a mentorship program. Nordstrom leaders and staff will be teaching classes and mentoring students from this historical Black college. Interestingly, the course sponsored is Tech Product management, in order to train specialists in the use of technology in retail and product management.

Inside Retail sees this initiative as notable for two reasons:

-    It is a smart way for Nordstrom to fill in related positions and create a talent pool on its own,

-    It also allows Nordstrom to champion social inclusivity at the same time.

Companies are increasingly creating made-to-measure courses in partnership with academic institutions in order to train new people and make sure they will be filling in actual needs and positions.

Nordstrom partners with Morehouse College