Workforce Boards across the nation are engaged in innovative approaches to help orchestrate public and private sector resources for workforce development. The objective is to make it easier for businesses to attract and develop the employees they need and for individuals to upgrade their skills -- increasing their value as members of the workforce.
Build Your Community Network: Providing Services to the Unemployed
Check back soon for Summit Next Steps and to add your Faith Based or Community Organization to the Directory. Contact Jennifer Stasch to discuss how you can be involved in the Faith Based Community Organization Initiative. jstasch@workforceboard.org 847 699-9195
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Youth Indicator Report October 2008
STEM Report (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Skills)
The Workforce Board of Northern Cook County has issued this publication for the purpose of providing specific information on north/northwest Cook County's growing need to increase the quality of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) skills of its current and future workforce. Employment projections demonstrate that the jobs of tomorrow will require higher STEM skill levels supported with lifelong learning.
Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Request for Proposals
CLOSED Request for Proposals in the North Area of the Local Workforce Investment Area
CLOSED Request for Proposals to Provide Title I Services in the Far Northwest Area of Cook County
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Article: Impact of a Maturing Workforce in the Metropolitan Chicago Region
Article: Going Green
The online Young Adult Resource Directory. Use this interactive research tool to compile information on youth-focused career and employment preparation programs, as well as social and educational services. <Youthfutures Website>
Service providers who are interested in adding or updating a listing in our database, please complete the Youth Services and Activities Survey.
The Workforce Boards of Metropolitan Chicago