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.
FEMA reversed a months-long freeze after determining key courses were critical to local and national emergency response efforts
USBP says more than 34,000 people sought agent jobs from January through April, a 44% jump over the same period last year
The 1–10 rating system sounds objective, but it’s vulnerable to personal bias and apathetic evaluators, while lacking any actionable path for growth
Mayor Rahm Emanuel dismissed a city commissioner after an investigation uncovered sexist and racist emails circulating within the department.
Chicago Federation of Labor president Jorge Ramirez announced the purchase of the Chicago Sun Times, and his role as the newspaper’s chairman.
A pregnant ambulance driver fell asleep at the wheel and went off a Georgia road, killing a patient. The EMS nation is abuzz about working conditions.
Grads may find work or high salaries, but not affordable housing in the same place. Find out which cities offer jobs, or better shots at the American Dream.
When Bridgeport landed as the 2017 #5 best place for recent grads to get a job, we wondered what else comes along with a ‘middleweight’ city’s rebirth.
Sheriff blasts Mass. bill that would ban out-of-state prisoner work for ignoring existing regional agreements and targeting a U.S. Mexico border wall.
The Appalachian Regional Commission needs outreach technical assistance for its POWER grantees, which focus on workforce development in coal country.
In just a few short months, the program has hired eight transitioning veterans into healthcare systems and more than 30 applications are in process.
Gaston County, N.C., employees have cleaved to the county wellness program and the results show a drop in more than 13,000 annual sick hours in two years.
Our grant editors have compiled the steps you need to take to find—and be awarded—school safety communications grants.
Wages and benefits costs were up .8 percent in first quarter 2017. Compensation for state and local government workers also grew 0.6 percent.
Communities can easily find out if their housing markets offer public employees, like teachers and first responders, affordable homes.
The Department of Homeland Security announced it would start inspecting tech companies for abuses of the H-1B worker visas program.
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A special Police1 collaboration with Louisiana State University explored policing in the post Ferguson era by analyzing police officer views and feelings.
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