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We’re pre-releasing the 2019 Workforce Development Conference program, to help you plan the best learning and networking opportunities to meet your particular needs. If you haven’t registered yet, please explore the program for the many reasons to attend. The conference is scheduled June 16-19 in San Antonio, Texas. For a copy of the program please […]

Creating a culture where employees are highly motivated and well supported in doing their jobs effectively is not only good for employees, it’s good for the bottom line. That according to a new analysis of employee survey data from more than 400 companies spanning multiple industries globally. Researchers found a direct relationship between highly engaged and

In honor of Older Workers Month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics provides new facts on this rapidly expanding area of our workforce. Employment For workers age 65 and older, employment tripled from 1988 to 2018, while employment among younger workers grew by about a third. Between 1988 and 2018, employment growth for women age 65

Blake Hastings, Senior Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas will present The Fed Looks Ahead examining the challenges and opportunities facing our communities and workforce when it comes to the changing business environment during the 2019 Workforce Development Conference in San Antonio, Texas. Mr. Hastings will delve into inflation and unemployment and what it means

Terri Pasternik, IAWP training and certification manager, recently contacted Certified Workforce Professional’s regarding recertification. To complete the rectification process, click here to go to the CWP Recertification Application. Complete the information, and fill out and attach your Education Journal (this can be found on our website) documenting your completed continuing education for the last 24 months,

Why did entrepreneur Elon Musk say artificial intelligence scares him more than nuclear warfare? Artificial intelligence is showing up in all our organizations. What is it we humans can do to differentiate ourselves in an increasingly automated workforce? Are you preparing your employees for this new reality by helping them increase their productivity and performance?

President Trump signed an Executive Order directing the federal government to take steps to strengthen America’s cybersecurity workforce. According to the White House, the United States currently has a shortage of 300,000 cybersecurity practitioners. Under the Cybersecurity Workforce Executive Order, the Department of Homeland Security will: Work with partners from around the federal government on several initiatives

Fertility rates in the United States reached another record low in 2017 as birth rates declined for nearly all age groups of women under 40 years of age, according to the latest birth statistics released by the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics. The statistics are featured in a new report, “Births: Provisional Data for

The 2019 Workforce Development Conference will feature a number of workforce and economic development leaders, including Greg Wilson of the Carl Vinson Institute, University of Georgia.  Mr. Wilson will discuss the critical role workforce development professionals play helping job-seekers find employment and businesses find talent in a tight labor market. This new paradigm in the workforce

New legislation has been introduced, the Gateway to Careers Act, to provide grants to support partnerships between community or technical colleges and workforce development partners like state workforce development boards, industry associations, and community-based organizations. The partnerships will support individuals who are unemployed or underemployed by strengthening job training and removing barriers that prevent them from