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.
State and local governments are pulling out all the stops to fill in safety gaps left by the federal government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Two options include work-from-home dispatchers and using data to drive staffing decisions
The founder of The Healthy Dispatcher explains why understanding your emotions, and those of others, is so valuable in the 911 call center
Awarded by the United States Department of Labor, the grant program will provide career development services at several Marion County Jail facilities.
The funds will develop innovative job-training programs focused on regional and industry-specific collaborations
The fund provides the support needed to enhance federally funded job and training programs and study these programs to identify and share best practices
The EPA awarded a $192,000 grant for a program that will offer free training for 70 local residents in careers that reduce environmental contamination
