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.
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Funding is available for continuing and improving distance learning, amping up cybersecurity measures, cyberbullying prevention and more
While each state’s reopening schedule and requirements may vary, there are best practices for local governments to follow when reopening after COVID-19 stay-at-home restrictions lift
Program participants will receive IT training in a workforce field that is in high demand, increasing their ability to find quality and lasting jobs
A survey-based study released aims to keep Millennials happy and reduce turnover by uncovering important aspects of keeping them in the workplace
$2.4 million in funding to expand construction training program to for infrastructure projects including rehabilitation of city’s public housing
State Street commits $20 million and 1,000 Jobs to workforce development initiative with launch of its Boston Workforce Investment Network
The challenges SEIU faced organizing janitors in 1990 have only gotten more widespread. So have the tactics it took up to meet them
The Colorado Supreme Court found that the federal prohibition on pot makes the drug unlawful even though marijuana use is legal in the state
New research from the Center For Business and Economic Research suggests businesses near a public bus system can save millions of dollars per year
The American Federation of Teachers and its New York City chapter announced a $500,000 initiative to fund career and technical education in five cities
Local governments would be prohibited from setting local minimum wages or other employer requirements under a new Michigan bill
Car washes in New York City must get licenses to operate thanks to a new bill combating labor violations.
Dozens of firefighters descended on Capitol Hill to talk about cancer, post-traumatic stress disorder and respiratory diseases contracted at ground zero
With more baby boomers retiring, public employers are hiring at a rapid rate
London’s digital technology sector is growing faster than both the London and wider UK economy and will continue to do so for the next decade
All of the nation’s biggest metro areas have experienced job growth since the depths of the Great Recession, but some are outperforming others
Operation AmeriCorps will support 50 AmeriCorps members over two years; $1.6 million investment in the community to end homelessness
The Workforce Investment Board of Herkimer, Madison and Oneida Counties will be getting a $500,000 federal grant to help inmates reintegrate into society
