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.
Waco’s police and fire chiefs are requesting a dedicated staff psychologist to support the mental health of more than 500 public safety personnel
The first 2,000 applicants also receive a free one-year NVFC membership with tools to support responder wellness and performance
What’s changed since last year?
Labor Day launched out of working-class pride. If Americans are working longer hours, here’s a few things they can do to observe as their forbears intended.
A new graduation requirement by Chicago Public Schools would withhold diplomas from seniors who don’t have a tangible post-graduation life plan.
Sims Municipal Recycling workers negotiated their first union contract in New York City, which authorizes raises, vacation time and medical improvements.
By 2020, SolarReserve’s solar thermal plant will power the South Australia government at a max. of $78 per MWH for 20 years and create 700 jobs.
The merit-based green card system would be designed to raise American wages. But policy experts say past immigration reform actions have failed to do so.
The fact that thousands showed up for warehouse jobs across the U.S. underscores both Amazon’s growth and how many people are looking for jobs and health benefits.
Without new school funding legislation, districts won’t get paid. The first payment to Illinois schools is due Aug. 10, 2017.
Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Cisco request about 80 percent fewer visas and pay skilled foreign workers nearly double than that of IT outsourcing companies.
Wisc. Gov. Scott Walker said the state’s $3 billion deal to entice Foxconn to build a manufacturing facility depends on how many workers it hires.
The opioid crisis is creating a workforce epidemic leading to labor shortage and workplace safety and performance challenges.
Amazon is often accused of being stingy. But with recent $1M donations, and by including a homeless shelter on a new campus, it may have found a cause.
In response to President Donald Trump’s transgender military ban, one Colorado police chief wants people to know, transgender applicants need apply.
A bipartisan bill and a lawsuit address the fate of the 2012 DACA program authorizing work and certain protections for immigrants arriving before age 16.
The National Academies of Science projects future U.S. workforce growth to come from immigrant children.
Expanding the CALPIA e-waste recycling program increases offender training and creates more school computers, without adding state agency costs.
A Massachusetts court ruled a worker with Crohn’s disease being treated with medical marijuana may sue her former employer for discrimination.
