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Workforce Professionals will have the opportunity to learn about LinkedIn, from one of their own. Kimberly Myers, CWP is a LinkedIn guru and Outreach and Resource Coordinator at WorkSource Pierce, County Washington. To achieve her goals, Kim leads social media initiatives and utilizes LinkedIn. Kim’s presentation will address questions like: What is LinkedIn and how […]

A new study estimates that, over the next decade, employers in nearly every state will face significant shortages both of workers with an associate degree or some college (nearly 800,000 workers) and of workers with a bachelor’s degree or higher (over 8.5 million workers), leading to nearly $1.2 trillion in lost economic output.  The labor

There are 29 million jobs that pay middle-class wages (between $35,000 and $75,000 annually). Nearly 40 percent pay more than $50,000 a year, according to the new study released jointly by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce and Civic Enterprises. The United States invests roughly $1.4 trillion in human capital development each

The U.S. Department of Labor announced the awarding of 149 Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program (HVRP) grants totaling $48.1 million. This funding will provide workforce reintegration services for more than 18,000 homeless veterans. The Department will award funds on a competitive basis to state and local workforce investment boards, local public agencies and nonprofit organizations, tribal

The International Association of Workforce Professionals presented it’s Ealton Nelson International Development Award to San-Quai Lin, Deputy Minister, Taiwan Ministry of Labor. The prestigious Ealton Nelson International Development Award is presented to an individual, group, or chapter who demonstrates outstanding commitment to and achievement in IAWP’s international development. Mr. Lin extended his sincere appreciation to

IAWP is pleased to announce that Janelle Guthrie, Communications Director for the Washington Employment Security Department, will deliver a live online training session on the Workforce Managers Communication Toolkit. Communication is one of the most important skills a manager can develop. Studies show front-line managers are the most trusted, most credible sources of information in

Want to expand your career advancement options and provide the best service to your workforce customers? One of the best ways to achieve both is to attain the Certified Workforce Professional (CWP) designation from IAWP. The CWP helps individuals stay abreast of ever-changing laws and regulations, trends in the workforce system, and prepare for the

Join Workforce Professionals next week, June 16-19th, for the 106th Workforce Development Conference in San Antonio, Texas. The conference is a comprehensive, multi-day conference offering educational training, continuing education and networking events targeting professionals from all walks of the workforce development community. Programs at the 2019 Workforce Development Conference target the needs of workforce boards, training