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 pressure to fill the vacant positions ahead of the World Cup is coupled with a need to reduce the number of overtime hours that put a large dent in the city budget this year
The $2 million includes a $15,000 bonus per hire, a $15,000 bonus for existing officers not to quit and bonuses of $5,000 each to officers who refer successful job candidates
Lateral hires at the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office will now receive 240 hours of leave, while new detention cooks can earn a $10,000 bonus under revised policies
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.
Wages and benefits costs were up .8 percent in first quarter 2017. Compensation for state and local government workers also grew 0.6 percent.
Our grant editors have compiled the steps you need to take to find—and be awarded—school safety communications grants.
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.
A cybersecurity expert offers a soup-to-nuts IoT security guide for every organization, individual and device with confidential data to protect.
A special Police1 collaboration with Louisiana State University explored policing in the post Ferguson era by analyzing police officer views and feelings.
CarsonWatch is trolling HUD Secretary Ben Carson, who is currently on a listening tour.
How cities, counties and towns can use agreements and alliances or merge governments and workforces to save money, improve services and better compete.
The Trump budget promised to make deep environmental cuts across the Federal government, and the impact on Colorado workers could be huge.
After meeting with President Trump, Irish leader Enda Kenny reportedly advised Irish immigrants in the U.S. to clear up minor civic violations.
