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Per Scholas is an American nonprofit organization based in The Bronx, New York City founded in 1995 [ 1] by John Stookey and Lewis Miller. [ 2] Per Scholas provides tuition-free technology training to unemployed or underemployed adults for careers as IT professionals. It has 21 educational locations throughout the United States as of 2023.
YWCA Chicago Club. YWCA Metropolitan Chicago is the oldest and largest women's organization in the region, with a mission to eliminate racism and empower women. For more than 140 years, YWCA Metropolitan Chicago has been committed to serving the evolving needs of women and families. [5] The Monroe Gallery at the YWCA started in 1961.
Northland Workforce Training Center in Buffalo. The department implements the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA or WIA). It operates a network of career centers (one-stop centers) throughout the state that offer a range of services, including job search assistance, resume writing help, and access to job training programs.
The Discovery Partners Institute ( DPI ), part of the University of Illinois System, conducts tech workforce development, applied research and business building in Chicago. [1] It is one of 15 Illinois Innovation Network (IIN) hubs, each of which is associated with one or more of the 12 four-year public universities in Illinois.
About. WDI is a statewide non-profit that works to grow and keep good jobs in New York State. WDI uses a range of tools - including ground level information, workforce expertise, and funding - to facilitate projects that build skills and strengthen employer's ability to hire and promote workers. WDI's work often fills gaps not covered by other ...
Workforce development, an American approach to economic development, attempts to enhance a region's economic stability and prosperity by focusing on people rather than businesses. It essentially develops a human-resources strategy. Work-force development has evolved from a problem-focused approach, addressing issues such as low-skilled workers ...
Career Pathways. Career Pathways is a workforce development strategy used in the United States to support workers’ transitions from education into and through the workforce. This strategy has been adopted at the federal, state and local levels in order to increase education, training and learning opportunities for America’s current and ...
The New York City Employment and Training Coalition is an organization of workforce development and training providers based in New York City. Members include community-based organizations, community colleges, unions and government agencies. Seeking to serve as the primary connection point for a fragmented workforce development system, it ...