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 New Britain police, fire and EMS departments are hoping to recruit more women and people of color through a free hiring workshop
GO Virginia was created in 2016 by state lawmakers to administer grants from the Virginia Growth and Opportunity Fund
Both San Antonio and Chicago recently unveiled programs meant to incentivize higher education and jobs training for out-of-work citizens
During the pilot program, state and private funding will be used to connect 130 pre-trial detainees to jobs in the community or classes at community college
California’s state workers generally believe their work matters, but management doesn’t recognize good work or hold employees accountable for results
Local governments and public agencies are optimizing the latest data technology resources to make smarter decisions and improve workforce efficiency
The $42 million grant program was created to restore benefits to 1,200 bus drivers and matrons that were eliminated last year
Workforce Investment Now trains low-income, underserved residents in the communities affected by the rail system’s expansion so they can work on the project
An EMS Chief lays out a strategy to prevent overworking medics
The strike comes as teachers in Seattle have gone six years without a cost-of-living pay increase
The city is training non-professionals to provide mental health help to people who work with parents of small children, the unemployed poor and young people
Participants in the wellness program get a flu shot, enjoy three wellness events annually and have a 10 percent reduction in insurance premiums
A federal judge has struck down as unconstitutional a suburban New York town’s law banning day laborers from soliciting for work on public sidewalks
In the latest estimates the department is about 57 percent white, 33 percent black, 8 percent Hispanic and 78 percent male
Dayton was the first Ohio city to make employees eligible for up to six additional weeks of paid parental leave after the birth or adoption of a new child.
That concept usually refers to city employees who have a difficult time finding a home they can afford to rent or buy
The plant would make fuel from oils and fats derived from plants and animals
One of the subplots of the Illinois budget standoff will take center stage with an attempt by House Democrats to restore legislation to prevent labor unrest
Faced with declining rural populations, Kansas decided in 2011 to offer incentives to people who move to a rural county with population losses
