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Twin Cities GMWC Sector Skills Academy Application Thank you for your interest in applying to participate in the 2018-2019 Twin Cities Greater Metropolitan Workforce Council (GMWC) Sector Skills Academy. Please refer to this Participant Overview document for additional background and details about the GMWC Sector Skills Academy. If you have any... read more →

Kysha Frazier and Marty Miles presented Benchmarking findings and potential ways to work with the local community at Atlanta CareerRise. The meeting included an overview of the ways Benchmarking an add value, efficiency and purpose to using organizational data. CareerRise also released a paper at the meeting, Job Training Programs... read more →

It wasn’t too long ago that I was a frontline staff member joining the WorkBOOST NYC ecosystem to help YearUp participants become financially secure. I remember being excited at the prospect of being able to offer the new financial security services into our program, but also being skeptical about how... read more →

“Our best job retention comes from those who have engaged in our financial coaching services. They have a financial goal fresh in mind and someone to hold them accountable.” Ben Rogers, Financial Coach — CitySquare, Dallas, TX If you talk to anyone providing workforce development services, you quickly hear their strong desire... read more →

Across the nation, nonprofit organizations are facing hard facts about their leadership bench: There are far more leadership opportunities than there are leaders ready to take the reins. Detroit is no exception. The City faces a significant need for a stronger pipeline of workforce system leadership talent for the same... read more →

This blog is the second in a five-part series co-written by Corporation for a Skilled Workforce and The Financial Clinic. Integration Has its Challenges, But It Can Be Done! Part 3 — What about roadblocks? The author, Dr. Seuss once said, “How did it get so late so soon? It's night before... read more →

This blog is the second in a five-part series co-written by Corporation for a Skilled Workforce and The Financial Clinic. Financial Insecurity: A Barrier to a Jobseekers Success. Part 2 - How to Integrate  The concept of integrating financial security strategies into a workforce development program sounds like a great... read more →

This blog is the first in a five-part series co-written by Corporation for a Skilled Workforce and The Financial Clinic. Financial Insecurity: A Barrier to a Jobseekers Success. Part 1 — Why to Integrate A young woman is enrolled part-time in community college and looking for a job to help pay for her... read more →

Integrating financial security services into workforce development programs can achieve more impact without requiring significantly extra cost and time. Corporation for a Skilled Workforce (CSW) and The Financial Clinic (the Clinic) have partnered to analyze the impacts of financial security services on workforce development programs, with results released in four... read more →

The board of directors of Corporation for a Skilled Workforce (CSW) is pleased to announce the hiring of Ryan Davis as President and CEO. Davis was selected after an extensive national search and will become the third CEO in 26 years, starting January 1, 2018. He succeeds Jeannine La Prad... read more →

As noted in a 2015 report prepared by Jobs for the Future for JPMorgan Chase’s New Skills at Work initiative, growth in some segments of the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) labor market remains strong, with 42,000 middle-skill job openings projected every year through 2018. These jobs are projected to pay an... read more →

New blog released! Written by CSW's Larry Good and Holly Zanville from the Lumina Foundation. The blog, 'Four Lessons Learned from the National Connecting Credentials Campaign' is a reflection on the five years of work so far in the Connecting Credentials project managed by CSW. Click here to read more and... read more →