Workforce Development
Workforce Development is a key priority for local and state government agencies focused on enhancing their communities’ skills, employability, and productivity. By investing in training programs, education, and job placement services, governments can help create a robust labor force that meets the demands of evolving industries. This directory offers articles on workforce development and related topics, like economic development, which examines strategies for fostering job creation and attracting business investments to stimulate regional growth.
Senate Bill 466, passed by the House, would allow job training credits to count toward Firefighter I Certification and grant EMS agencies a grace period for state reporting
The Desk Trooper Program allows drivers to work remotely with an FHP trooper if they get into a minor crash on Central Florida Expressway Authority’s 125 miles of tolled roads
Under the new policy, recruits must hold a high school diploma or GED and have three years of full-time work experience
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CDP can deploy 50 one- to four-hour, post-disaster training modules to public safety and emergency management agencies at their home bases in 24 hours.
Officials hope the app, Pokket, will keep people out of jail and help them better acclimate to life outside a cell. Twelve other jurisdictions are part of the $148M national criminal justice reform initiative.
Oakland Police Department applicants are being asked if they are sexual assault victims.
The DOJ grant-funded site provides resources to employers to support victims of workplace harassment and domestic violence. It was funded under VAWA, set to expire Dec. 7, 2018.
ICMA’s annual conference for local government professionals focused on resilience, community engagement, inclusion, workforce, smart cities and more.
Understand how to manage local government compensation from conducting a compensation analysis to how to manage salary compression issues.
Learn about work space escape, defense and medical treatment strategies taught in active shooter training.
The SLGE 2018 survey report finds more local governments are offering a flextime program to recruit and retain top talent.
ICMA’s annual conference for local government professionals will focus on resilience, community engagement, inclusion, workforce, smart cities and more.
The numbers of women candidates running for office at the federal, state and local levels in 2018 are unprecedented and far exceed the 2016 election cycle.
The waste collection and disposal provider to local governments and others nationwide will pay for allegedly encouraging the hiring of illegal labor at a West Texas subsidiary between 2003 and April 2012.
Technologies like cloud computing and CRM systems have increased the workforce trend for remote employees or digital nomads.
The AWS Public Sector Summit offered client lessons learned and best practices for implementing wide-scale culture change during cloud migration.
2018 tariffs on solar panel imports are reduced U.S. solar jobs, but under-priced foreign panels also hurt the U.S. solar industry workforce.
Selections for Connecticut’s Clean Energy RFP include 52 MW of fuel cell, 200 MW of offshore wind and upwards of 4,000 jobs.
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