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.
Decision restores Department of Education grant funding for teacher preparation, a tool to ‘address the serious teacher shortage crisis’
Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Josh Hawley have introduced a bill aimed at expanding mental health support for police officers, firefighters and EMTs
Goldfeder, Bashoor, Moore-Merrell, Leeb and other leaders urge firefighters to reach out to elected officials about the importance of National Fire Academy programs
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
U.S. DOT awarded $9.5 million in grants to 19 projects in 13 states to help train skilled workers and support careers in the public transportation industry
The program will teach participants skills that will be in an increasing demand over the next decade
To gauge the impact of minimum-wage increases compare the minimum wage to the wage in the middle of the income distribution, known as the median wage.
The event, dubbed Beta City and set for Oct. 1, will allow attendees to have hands-on interaction with the region’s entrepreneurs
STEM diversity is truly a national issue. Census data reflects that the U.S. STEM workforce is 74% male and 69% White
Kansas City’s minimum wage will rise to $13 an hour over about four and a half years under an ordinance that council members approved
It marks a local trend toward employer-sponsored clinics that local school districts and other employers have begun
The grant will be used for career pathway programs for students in grades K-12 and continue through the community college and university levels
