(Harrisburg, December 14) – Flanked by legislators and various business and workforce supporters of Pennsylvania’s Industry Partnership program, Governor Tom Corbett signed copies of Senate Bill 552, at the state Capitol yesterday.
On December 12th, the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness held a discussion with local and national healthcare stakeholders highlighting New York as a national model for how cities and states can address their healthcare workforce training needs through private and public sector partnerships. The Jobs Council in conjunction with New York City, New York State, and other organizations has developed a framework for accelerated training and placement of
The reach and impact of the National Fund continues to grow, according to the findings of the Third Annual Evaluation Report, conducted by Workforce Learning Strategies and Program and Policy Insight, LLC. The findings of this independent evaluation show the National Fund continues to make progress towards its goals. The Fund has made great progress, despite the poor economy, in organizing, supporting, and developing a national network of funding collaboratives dedicated to investing workforce partnerships that help low-income individuals obtain and advance in
Central Iowa Works director Jane Fogg received the following email from a participant in their Financial Services Academy. As Jane mentioned in her note to NFWS, Mr. Burkland was a long-time unemployed worker and "was able to make the right connections and prove his skill attainment because of the Financial Services workforce partnership's training." Here's Mr. Burkland's full email:
On Friday, September 9th NFWS' executive director, Fred Dedrick, appeared on "In Business with Margaret Brennan" which airs on Bloomberg TV. Dedrick reacted to President Obama's proposal of the American Jobs Plan and suggested that in order to get more people working now that the private sector and private philanthropists should also take leadership and start investing in jobs.
Mr. President, there has been a lot of advice and suggestions given by economists, academics, and think tanks about improving the economy and creating jobs in America.Many of these are good ideas, but some would take years to get even some of the 25 million unemployed Americans back to work.
On August 16th, Laura Harmon of Greenville Works testified at a field hearing held by the U.S. House of Representatives' Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. Held in Greenville, SC, the Subcommittee looked for input from communities about local solutions to education and workforce needs.
A common refrain heard in discussions regarding the nation’s job shortage is that there are millions of job openings, but employers cannot find workers with the right skills to fill them.With 25 million Americans looking for full time work how is that possible?
The Pennsylvania Fund for Workforce Solutions recently shared highlights of a conference call on federal workforce policy joined by Senator Robert P. Casey, Jr. (D-PA) with over 100 Pennsylvania businesses and other Industry Partnership advocates. Among the discussion topics, Senator Casey updated participants on the effort to reauthorize the Workforce Investment Act and strengthen support for "Sector" initiatives.
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) called a news conference to push for the passage of his bill, the SECTORS Act. The bill would ensure that workforce training efforts meet the needs of high-growth, regional industries in Ohio and across the country.
For Immediate Release
Brown Outlines Path for Passing SECTORS Act—Which Cleared the House During the Previous Congress—During Upcoming Consideration of Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Reauthorization Bill
The National Fund for Workforce Solutions has a unique approach to workforce development. They provide grants to regional funder collaboratives that organize public-private partnerships to prepare workers and job seekers for careers and they do it with the deep involvement of employers. The model they've created is locally driven. It's unique to every region of the country where the National Fund works and every industry sector. But the strategy is always the same.
We were pleased recently to sit down with Michelle Gilliard from The Walmart Foundation for this month's Investor Profile. The Walmart Foundation is a National Investor.
Can you describe Walmart's involvement and interest in workforce development initiatives?
Fred Dedrick, Executive Director of the National Fund for Workforce Solutions, issued the following statement today welcoming the President's announcement of increased support for the
In a high rise building in the heart of downtown Seattle, Susan Crane, Executive Director of SkillUp Washington, is in her 13th floor office increasing coordination and building linkages between workforce partners.
U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy recently visited Workforce Central to meet with displaced workers and learn about the successful public-private partnership Workforce Central has built. This is a summary of his visit (which was also covered here).
The following commentary appeared in the April 4, 2011 edition of Modern Healthcare (pdf download). In it, Larry Beck and Pamela Paulk, leaders at competing hospitals in Baltimore, MD, discuss how building and supporting the health care workforce can provide a platform for competitors to collaborate on a common challenge.
For our Investor Profile this month, we talk with Microsoft. The globaltechnology company supports the National Fund through its Unlimited Potential program. Andrea L.
We were pleased recently to sit down with Michelle Gilliard from 
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For our Investor Profile this month, we talk with Microsoft. The global technology company supports the National Fund through its Unlimited Potential program. Andrea L.
Recently, we sat down with Jessica Mosier from the 
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