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.
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
Children’s hospital, Philadelphia Fire Department team up to strengthen pediatric emergency training
A new partnership aims to boost fire department paramedics’ and EMTs’ confidence and skills in pediatric care, focusing on high-quality CPR, IV access and early recognition of critical symptoms
Ivy Tech Community College celebrated Veterans Day by educating local vets about college credits for armed services and college financial aid opportunities.
Flexjobs CEO shares how rural areas can take advantage of remote work opportunities growth when local governments nurture broadband, training and awareness.
Disabled workers have questions about how testing a return to work through Ticket to Work might affect their disability benefits. Ask Rusty has answers.
After the Northern California Wildfires, Sonoma County and local officials grapple with wildfire housing strategies.
Experts at EMS World Expo 2017 talk about first responder fentanyl exposure and advise on personal protective equipment. A free course is available.
The university study will examine the public health, economic and workforce impacts of the Chicago soda tax over a three-year period.
IBM may have ended their workplace telecommuting program, but a look at policies and trends prove that outsourcing and remote working are inevitable.
AARP Livable Communities wants to help communities get started on implementing bike infrastructure, which supports economic development and safer streets.
After EPA announces how it will end the Clean Power Plan, Bloomberg Philanthropies juices Beyond Coal’s work with states and cities to develop clean energy.
Through education and training, Dan Pease, CIO of Tulsa County, Okla., is leading IT to empower government in managing risks and reducing costs.
Trauma informed training addresses responses to trauma, enables mutual understanding between cops and community and could lead to replicable insights.
Praetorian Digital expands LMS platform and content library by acquiring EVALS, the leading tool for in-person skills development and tracking.
Some activists want negotiation to save the dreamers, others feel any deal to preserve DACA but strengthen immigration enforcement will ignite ICE.
The opioid epidemic challenges the workforce, but one Indiana mayor is hoping a new drug treatment center can keep jobs and improve recruitment.
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