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Follow-Up on DOL Apprenticeship Grant Webinars

August 22, 2018

Thank you for joining the NIMS-WorkED Scaling Apprenticeships Through Sector-Based Strategies Webinars on Monday, August 13 and Tuesday, August 14. Please click here for a copy of the NIMS WorkED Webinar Scaling Apprenticeships Presentation and use this link to access the full Webinar Recording.

We hope that the presentation was informative and we are looking forward to connecting with those institutions looking to develop competitive proposals.

The NIMS-WorkED team is ready to help you compete by helping you with:

  • Apprenticeship Outreach and Technical Assistance
  • Implementing a new Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Model (NOT limited to NIMS certifications and advanced manufacturing)
  • Project Development and Grant Writing

We realize many of you posted questions in the Q&A box that could not be addressed during the duration of the presentation. The NIMS/WorkEd team will develop an FAQ document that will address the most common questions. We will share the FAQs with all the attendees in the next few weeks.

Please reach out to the contacts below to set up follow-up calls if you are interested in learning more.

NIMS:
DINA IGOE 703.278.2163
[email protected]

WorkED:
MASON BISHOP 703.272.7990
[email protected]

Missouri “Corrections Day”

April 10, 2018

WorkED Consulting participated in the recent Missouri Correction’s Day held at the State Capitol in Jefferson City. WorkED Consulting wrote a successful TechHire grant for State Technical College focused on helping incarcerated individuals receive pre-release career and training services to foster a better transition to education and employment outside of the correctional system.  In addition to State Technical College, other key partners include the Central Workforce Development Board, the Missouri Department of Corrections, Recovery Housing providers, and manufacturing employers.

Virginia Workforce System Unveils New Brand

January 10, 2018

The Virginia Board of Workforce Development and Virginia Community College System launched a new statewide workforce brand: Virginia Career Works. The branding effort, led by WorkED Consulting with a host of partners and associates, is bringing the Virginia Workforce System under a unified brand umbrella.
WorkED Consulting also supported the Virginia Board of Workforce Development with updating and modernizing state workforce policies under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.