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🌟 Discover first hand what the Job Start scheme holds with insights from our JP Corry team members, Hannah and Marcus! Dive into the video below for an inside look and uncover the opportunities awaiting you. #JPCorry #JobStart #OpportunityAwaits #CareerGrowth

✅ 90% of voters support providing access to digital skills training for workers throughout their careers so they can adapt to new technologies at work. ✅ 82% want increased funding for support services to help people finish skills training programs -like career counseling, childcare, and transportation assistance.    ✅ 91% want the creation of closer partnerships between training providers and businesses to train people for the jobs that businesses need to fill.    ✅ 91% want to ensure people have access to data that tells them which training programs and credentials will help them reach their employment goals. via National Skills Coalition

Following last month’s announcement of an unprecedented joint venture to create job and economic opportunities for Camden residents as part of Cooper’s $3 billion expansion, George E. Norcross III, the chairman of the Board of Trustees of Cooper University Health Care, announced that Cooper has begun an outreach program to Camden residents to sign up for job training opportunities. "When Camden’s renaissance began just over a decade ago, it was clear there were three things that needed to be done for the city’s future: dramatically improve public safety, expand access to high-quality education options and create economic opportunity for city’s residents,” said Norcross. “Programs like this unprecedented partnership with the Carpenters, as well as Camden Works, which disseminates a weekly listing of all job openings for every public and private city employer, are an important part of ensuring that Camden once again becomes a place where people not only want to live, but where they can start a well-paying career.” Click here to read more: https://ow.ly/tIZk50TMxhm

"It can be a challenge to re-enter the workforce after taking a prolonged career break for personal reasons (caregiving responsibilities, significant illness/disability or immigration to Canada). As part of our DEI strategy, we’ve created the Career Re-Entry Program – designed to provide flexible, part-time work for candidates, while Enbridge gets to tap into an overlooked demographic of talented professionals. Learn more about the program: https://ow.ly/S6oC50U81Y8

The Local London sub-region is the fastest growing part of the capital and has huge potential for inclusive growth that benefits all our boroughs’ residents. Yet, unemployment in our sub-region tracks higher than the national and London averages. Our first year Local Skills Improvement Plan progress report offers insights into ongoing initiatives and opportunities for involvement and highlights exciting changes already underway in training and education in our sub-region, including: 🌟 Responses to the LSIP by individual education and training providers. ✨ Local Skills Improvement Fund activity around green and digital projects. ⭐ Chamber of Commerce collaboration. Anyone invested in skill development and implementation efforts and how these support the wider economy in Local London will want to have a read and get involved in developing training that meets career needs. https://shorturl.at/htiZq London Borough of Barking and Dagenham London Borough of Bexley London Borough of Bromley Enfield Council Royal Borough of Greenwich London Borough of Havering Newham Council London Borough of Redbridge London Borough of Waltham Forest

Next up, attendees heard from Burnley College’s Cameron Barker-Allan on what the future workforce are looking for from employers. Cameron spoke of his own personal experiences in employment as well as his peers, plus the key things employers can implement today to increase their appeal to the younger generations entering the workforce - including the seemingly overlooked importance of rethinking your job titles when recruiting (including avoiding putting all support roles into the ‘admin’ category), and rewording things to appeal to a younger audience. There was a stress on meeting the non-negotiables for many entering the workforce - including a sense of responsibility from day one, a decent level of pay, and the ever-divisive ability to work from home. He also opened up the discussion of degree apprentices - how many roles in our local companies could fit the criteria and make use of the LEVY funding? #ChamberAssembly #ElectionSpecial #EmploymentLaw

THREE REASONS TEENS DON'T CONSIDER CAREERS IN THE TRADES. At FSG we spend a lot of time talking with service leaders about the challenges of bringing young people into our industry. Of course the problem is not just in foodservice-related trades, it is societal and even global. So we need to look across organizational boundaries for information and ideas. Here is a very focused (short) article from the NAHB (National Association of Home Builders) that I think really hits the bullseye. See if you think that I'm right. https://lnkd.in/gpMapsri

I read the 298 pages of the Federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act so you don't have to... Here's what you need to know 👇 The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act or (WIOA) is the primary funding driver for a majority of the workforce development programs in the state. It has 5 main buckets which encompass almost all of the workforce development programs and services offered. Those buckets are: 1. Workforce Development Activities 2. Adult Education And Family Literacy 3. Wagner-Peyser Services 4. Vocational Rehabilitation 5. General Provisions WIOA is geared to serve jobseekers AND businesses. Jobseekers: - Unemployed/Underemployed - Seeking training - Facing barriers to employment (e.g., English as a second language, low income, recidivism, homelessness, basic skills deficiency) Businesses: - Placement Services - Job posting - Candidate screening - Events (job fairs, recruitment events, etc.) - Training Services - Incumbent Worker Training - Quick Response Training - Apprenticeship - Work-based learning - Other Services - Rapid Response/Layoff Aversion - Labor market research - Human Resource services - Federal Bonding and Work Opportunity Tax Credit This is a 50,000 foot overview of WIOA, what it is, and who it serves. There are additional programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training (SNAP E&T) --> food stamps and, the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) Welfare Transition Program. These have different funding sources but also utilize WIOA programs to help people get to a place of safety and stability. If you want more detail, I wrote an in depth article here: https://lnkd.in/gzS9v7JA

The updated South West Local Jobs Plan is now live! In the South West our priorities for outcomes with employment, skills and participation are: 1.     Address complex barriers with a person centred approach 2.     Use existing programming and incentives 3.     Industry and Jobs exposure, apprenticeship, traineeship and training uptake 4.     Employer support for staff attraction and retention These priorities are identified using information gathered through the South West Local Jobs Taskforce and are an integral part of Employment Project Fund and Local Recovery Funding opportunities for the region. If you are interested in learning more about the four new priorities that support employment, skills and participation activities across the South West check out the plan at https://lnkd.in/gQywxhxJ Workforce Australia Local Jobs is funded by the Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations.   #southwestlocaljobsplan #localjobssouthwest #employmentprioritiessouthwest

Did you know that the Pacific Mountain Workforce Development Council has identified Hospitality as an Industry Sector of focus? This is a big deal. It means that they can bring all sorts of training and resources to your restaurant or hotel. Want to upskill your employees? Provide industry recognized certifications? Connect with apprenticeship resources? Click the link below. It's very exciting. Overview_Hospitality_1113.pdf (pacmtn.org)