NEWS & EVENTS
NAWB Forum — March 23-26, 2019
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Secretary Acosta visits St. Louis WIB Directors Group
Secretary Acosta was in the St. Louis area visiting businesses, training institutions and visiting with our St. Louis Regional WIB Directors Group (LWIA 24, LWIA 22, St. Louis City, St. Louis County, St. Charles County, plus Jefferson and Franklin counties in Missouri).
Gov. Pritzker Signs Executive Order Strengthening Workforce Training in Growing Industries
Belleville, Ill. — In another step to put state government on the side of working families, Governor JB Pritzker signed an executive order ensuring workforce development funding is directed to growing industries that will create the jobs of the future, standing with elected officials, educators and students at Southwestern Illinois Community College in St. Clair County.
ISBE and ICCB Hold Perkins Listening Sessions
From Illinois workNet.com... SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) and the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) will host a series of regional meetings to present information and gather input on how to strengthen career-connected learning for...
CWP Targets Training, Development and Marketing to Help Build Connecticut’s Manufacturing Workforce
by Timothy Blonsky — Advanced Manufacturing Coordinator, Capital Workforce Partners Capital Workforce Partners (CWP) is the regional workforce development board in North Central Connecticut; our objective is to help individuals overcome barriers to employment and...
Partnerships fuel workforce education
by Heather Mullinix, Tennessee Crossville Chronicle Tennessee College of Applied Technology at Crossville not only offers a path to a postsecondary degree or certification, it also offers career development and workforce training opportunities for local industry and...