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Greenville Region Workforce Collaborative

Joining the National Fund in 2011 through a SIF grant, the Greenville Region Workforce Collaborative (GRWC) serves Greenville County and intends to build collaboration with the surrounding counties that make up the labor shed. The collaborative will focus on transportation fabrication within the advanced manufacturing sector, based on a strong manufacturing presence in its region and the sector’s strong growth outlook.

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National Fund Welcomes Increased Employer Support for the Skills for America's Future Initiative

06/08/2011
| BY National Fund Staff

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

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National Job Training Partnership Welcomes President’s Announced Expansion of Skills for America’s Future

Employer engagement and leadership is critical to success of public and private job training initiatives

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June 8, 2011
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Congressman Visits Workforce Central, Meets with Displaced Workers

05/10/2011
| BY National Fund Staff

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).

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Report Recommends Sector Focus as Best General Approach to Workforce Development

03/30/2011
| BY National Fund Staff

We were pleased today to listen in on an analyst call hosted by Root Cause regarding the Social Issue Report on Workforce Development produced by Social Impact Research (SIR), Root Cause’s independent research arm.

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Discussion with Workforce Central

02/08/2011
| BY National Fund Staff

Recently, we sat down with Jennifer Riggenbach from Workforce Central, the Regional Collaborative in Central Wisconsin, to discuss what her collaborative does and the impact that its having in rural Wisconsin.

Pretend we're a potential supporter of the collaborative. Give us your elevator speech about what your collaborative does.

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Employer Engagement in the National Fund for Workforce Solutions

Each regional collaborative in the National Fund for Workforce Solutions invests in local workforce partnerships that organize key stakeholders, mobilize service providers, and secure local resources to help workers to gain the skills they need and employers to access the skilled labor they need. Critical to their success is engaging employers as active partners. This report, based on interviews with the coordinators of workforce partnerships, details how they identify and meet employer needs and what challenges they face in doing so.

NFWS National Evaluation Presentation

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Evaluation
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December 7, 2008 - 19:00
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National Fund for Workforce Solutions - San Diego
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NFWS National Evaluation Presentation

Promoting from Within: A Profile of Partners in Careers and Workforce Development

Partners in Career and Workforce Development

Partners in Career and Workforce Development, led by Partners HealthCare, addresses labor shortages in nursing and other technical health care occupations by creating a range of learning opportunities for entry-level and incumbent employees who are capable and motivated to advance in health care. It brings Partners’ diverse pre-employment and career development efforts under one umbrella, making them more accessible to entry-level workers and their supervisors.

Linking the Neighborhood to World Class Employers: A Profile of the Boston Health Care and Research Training Institute

Boston Health Care and Research Training Institute

The Boston Health Care and Research Training Institute is a partnership of eleven health care employers, one union, three community colleges and training agencies, ten community organizations, and the Boston Private Industry Council to improve employment opportunities and career paths for Boston residents, leading to jobs paying family-supporting wages.

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The National Fund for Workforce Solutions is a partnership unprecedented in its scope. Nearly 300 funders are investing millions of dollars in local communities to help get people back to work and ensure that American businesses are able to compete. The economy is changing rapidly, as traditional jobs disappear and knowledge-based jobs, such as health care and precision tooling, take their place. That is leaving nearly 80 million Americans without the skills required to succeed.

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