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Nominations for IAWP Officers President Elect and Vice President as well as four Directors at Large positions (2 one-year terms, 2 two-year terms) are set for Friday, March, 1st 2019 at 5:00 PM EST. To submit a nomination, please complete all sections of the nomination form here AND attach required documents. Incomplete nominations will not be reviewed by the Nominations Committee. […]

Former prisoners have a better chance of getting hired if a job application doesn’t include questions about criminal history, according to new employment research from Case Western Reserve University. In fact, the practice known as “banning the box” (as in, the box job applicants are asked to check to indicate criminal convictions) increased employment of

The International Association of Workforce Professionals invites nominations for it’s Workforce Innovation Award. All that’s needed for consideration is to successfully demonstrate extraordinary innovation that directly or indirectly impacts systems, customers, or professionals within the workforce system. For example, this might include, implementation of a new system or process, developing an innovative program, creating a new

Older workers tend to feel more stress than younger workers when their employers don’t provide them with the support and resources needed to do their jobs well, according to a new Portland State University study. The study, is part of a larger project aimed at improving employee health, safety, work-life balance and well-being. The research team

A third of the U.S. workforce doesn’t feel qualified for their job Over half of U.S. employees have a colleague they feel isn’t qualified for their job One in three employees turn to Google or YouTube for help, rather than ask a coworker When it comes to job training, employees are feeling underqualified and unsupported.

The Workforce Innovation and other awards will be presented during the 2019 Workforce Development Conference in San Antonio, Texas, June 16 – 19, 2019. IAWP day, will be held on June 15th. IAWP presents Workforce Innovation Awards in three categories: Innovation in Workforce Systems – recognizing individuals, groups, and organizations for extraordinary innovation that directly

Nomination Chair, Cheryl Brown invites members to submit nominations for IAWP Officers President Elect and Vice President as well as four Directors at Large positions (2 one-year terms, 2 two-year terms). Please see the minimum qualifications for both officers and directors at large here and the duties of each position are available here. Hard working, dedicated leaders are needed as IAWP

Nona Mallicoat has served as the Strategic Operations Manager with the Employment Connections Division of the Washington Employment Security Department, for more than 12 years. Nona was recently interviewed by Leah Wolfe of the Washington Chapter and here’s what she had to say about IAWP, her career and more. How did you first got involved with

Companies are faced with increasing change, disruption, and market competition, and most of them have skills gaps that may threaten their ability to prepare for the future of work, according to a whitepaper just released by the Association for Talent Development’s (ATD) Public Policy Advisory Group. The whitepaper, Bridging the Skills Gap: Workforce Development and the

Faced with a significant number of employees at or nearing retirement, and the resulting loss of valuable older workers, U.S. employers are rethinking their approach to managing the retirement patterns of their workforces, according to a new survey by Willis Towers Watson: a advisory, broking and solutions company. The 2018 Longer Working Careers Survey found