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.
St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer’s plan includes a 4% across-the-board raise for firefighters to help recruit and retain staff amid hundreds of vacancies
New York City’s mayor-elect plans to redirect mental health, homelessness and outreach duties to a new civilian agency under a $1.1B proposal
Mayor Eric Adams has allotted $17.8 million this fiscal year for NYPD hiring; the funding will increase to $318.5 million by 2029 under the proposal, which aims to hire more than 5,000 officers
The course will be used to train thousands of contact tracers being hired by the state of New York
The most recent employment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows a loss of roughly 980,000 jobs in the government sector in April
Blackboard Learn now meets the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program’s rigorous safety and security standards
The program is aimed at adults without college degrees who are working in hospitals, nursing homes, grocery stores, and as employees in public safety, sanitation, and the delivery and manufacturing of personal protection equipment
The federal government’s “fast and direct” financial aid for small businesses is proving to be anything but
Several local governments have implemented hazard pay and stipends for first responders and other front-line workers during the COVID-19 pandemic
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
The new law provides for two types of leave for employees impacted by COVID-19
Among households making less than $50,000 per year, the percentage is even higher.
Social service agencies say they won’t be able to fill the gap, making increased homelessness and more hospital visits among the biggest concerns.
Though often short on details, which presumably will come later, Brown outlined a variety of proposals to make Buffalo a technology-savvy, inclusive community.
Some of the money could also pay for an expansion of career counseling and skills training for people in jail or recently released from jail.
A bill working its way through the Alabama Legislature seeks to limit city governments’ use of occupational taxes to address revenue shortfalls
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