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How Colorado is Supporting Older Workers
Workforce Challenge: Jobseekers at several Pikes Peak Workforce Center events had mentioned challenges with finding positions as an older worker. In conjunction with its already popular Beyond Age (55+) workshops, the Center created the Beyond Age Job Fair in August of 2024. Workforce Solution: The Center sent out a newsletter containing the benefits of hiring […]
Apprenticeship Successes from the Lake County Workforce Development Board
The Lake County Workforce Development Board has successfully created a vibrant pipeline of talent with partners and sponsors of Registered Apprenticeship Programs, addressing critical workforce challenges and providing opportunities to make good jobs more accessible to populations that have been underrepresented in the workforce. In partnership with the National Institute for Work and Learning and FHI360, the Youth Development Practitioner […]
Workforce Development Month 2024: EmployIndy’s Site Visit Success
Celebrating Workforce Development Month and EmployIndy’s Advocacy Efforts Every September, we celebrate Workforce Development Month to recognize, honor, and publicize the contributions of our nation’s workforce development professionals. Throughout the year, we’ve received countless messages, writeups, and articles about your work and the success of your organizations. We are proud to share these as a […]
Meet Barry
Workforce Success Story Submitted By: South Central WorkForce Council Workforce Challenge Barry worked as a heavy machine operator and heavy equipment maintenance technician with a road construction company for nine years. When the struggling company was sold and the new owners decided to make cuts, Barry found himself unemployed. He searched for work for over […]
Meet Teresa
Workforce Success Story Submitted By: Spokane Area Workforce Development Council Workforce Challenge Teresa dropped out of high school her freshman year. Her family had lost their home; her mother began using drugs; and Teresa didn’t have much motivation to continue on in school. At just 16, she said she started making the wrong decisions. “I […]