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 Ann Arbor Police and fire departments put on Blaze and Blue camp, in partnership with the city, for girls aged 15 to 18
Learn how one Florida agency is leveling up employee satisfaction through flexible scheduling, rapid EMR onboarding, and a smart tiered response system
Under the new Public Safety Retention and Recruitment Act, Missouri firefighters, EMTs, police, and other first responders with six years of service can now receive full in-state tuition for degree programs related to public safety
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.
Find out if your metro has what is takes to win the Amazon RFP for its second headquarters.
The opioid epidemic challenges the workforce, but one Indiana mayor is hoping a new drug treatment center can keep jobs and improve recruitment.
The dreamers may lose their protection from deportation along with their legal permission to work, but lawmakers could act before DACA officially ends.
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.
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