We are pleased to be able to relaunch our regular webinar series with an informal conversation with John Weber and Ryan Thompson from the Ohio Department of Job & Family Services Office of Workforce Development. On Thursday, May 21st at 11:00 am we will hear some quick updates followed by a facilitated discussion about the state of workforce development in Ohio. Register here.
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We have updated and added to our list of links and you can find information and expertise from organizations based in Ohio or nationally. We added links to the Good Jobs Institute and Aspen’s Job Quality Toolkit. Check them out and let us know what other links we should add.
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“Investments in workforce are absolutely necessary in future stimulus packages. Unemployment filing is at an all-time high and could easily reach 20 percent, higher than even Great Depression era numbers. As we look to future packages that respond to our current crisis and its recovery, workers and businesses desperately need Congress to include vital investments in skills workers need to fill in-demand jobs today and to return to the workforce once our economy reopens.
On May 1st, members of the House of Representatives introduced Relaunching America’s Workforce Act (RAWA), Continue reading
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The National Skills Coalition has released a tool-kit for state policy advocates to consider during the Covid-19 pandemic. You can read it here.
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The Ohio Workforce Coalition has been selected to join SkillSPAN, a nationwide network of state coalitions working to improve state policy. Read the press release here.
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