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Workforce Update - January 2016
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Leslie Sisk, Chair
Tarrant County
Phil Neighbors, Vice Chair
Concho Valley
Ken Trevino, Secretary
Coastal Bend
David Setzer, Treasurer
North Central Texas
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To see all the news items posted on the TAWB website
click here.
Stacey Jones, economic development coordinator for the Sherman Economic Development Corporation (SEDCO), was recognized Wednesday at the Workforce Solutions Texoma board meeting for her contribution in organizing Texoma's first Manufacturing Day.
24,900 jobs added in December, 166,900 total jobs added over the year.
The governors of California, New York, Virginia, and Idaho are among those announcing new skill building proposals.
President Obama and his Administration announced two new proposals that would expand the Higher Education Act's (HEA) federal Pell Grant program, which supports low-income students pursuing postsecondary education with financial aid.
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Texas Association of B
usiness (TAB) Chief Executive Officer Bill Hammond will be the keynote speaker at the next TAWB Membership Luncheon on at February 1 at 12 pm at the Omni Austin Southpark Hotel.
At the helm of TAB, Hammond has worked aggressively and successfully to ensure a strong pro-business tax and regulatory climate in Texas. His proven track record of leadership in support of Texas business includes the aggressive pursuit of worker's compensation reform and building broad-based coalitions to successfully advocate for quality Pre-Kindergarten education, greater transparency and accountability in K-12 public education, and for much needed reforms to the state's higher education system.
The Luncheon is being sponsored by
Abrams Learning Trends, a company dedicated to supporting educators with innovative Pre-K through Grade 5 supplemental educational materials.
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TAWB is always on the lookout for information about your innovative programs that can be shared and duplicated by other local workforce boards through the TAWB website. Descriptions may be submitted in narrative forms, such as articles and news releases, or through the TAWB
Best Practices Form
that can be used to provide basic information about your program. Recent features include:
Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County's (Tarrant County) Building Successful Communities model is built on three goals: enhance economic vitality of the community, connect industry-specific businesses to solve common problems, and develop the future workforce to sustain industry growth. Tarrant County actively engages with recruiting representatives from businesses that have expanded or relocated to support with recruitment campaigns and targeted hiring events in six workforce centers, as well as at the Veterans Outreach Center at the Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base and community organizations around the county.
Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County partnered with Mansfield Economic Development Corporation, Mansfield Independent School District-Ben Barber Career and Technology Academy, and five manufacturing companies to form the Mansfield Manufacturing Partnership.
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TAWB has developed several sponsorships for companies and organizations looking to raise awareness of the services they provide, or simply to show your support of the Texas workforce system. For more information on
TAWB 2016 Sponsorships, contact TAWB Executive Director Greg Vaughn, (214) 620-9165;
greg.vaughn@tawb.org
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Workforce Development Resources
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This episode of NAWB's "Workforce Central" features Texas directors Frank Almaraz, Mike Temple and Mary Ross discussing the Texas model of workforce, how they integrate their services and the lessons for business, education and workforce development.
This report presents a process to identify and classify middle-skill STEM occupations.
The U.S. Department of Labor released its comments on the President's budget for Fiscal Year 2016. In 2014, Congress passed important improvements to the nation's job training system with the bipartisan Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).
Summary of workforce-related bills passed during the 84th Texas Legislature.
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Abrams Learning Trends is a small company on a big mission to ensure that all little learners are ready for kindergarten. That's why we're excited about our brand new program,
DIG! DIG balances developmentally appropriate skills and play to develop, inspire, and grow little learners on their way to Grade K.
Learn more about the newest Pre-K program on the market today!
Eastman Chemical Company
Chemical Company is a global specialty chemical company that produces a broad range of products found in items people use every day. With a portfolio of specialty businesses, Eastman works with customers to deliver innovative products and solutions while maintaining a commitment to safety and susta inability. Its market-driven approaches take advantage of world-class technology platforms and leading positions in attractive end-markets such as transportation, building and construction, and consumables. Eastman focuses on creating consistent, superior value for all stakeholders .
Frog Street
is a company built by early childhood educators. We understand that childhood is a period of rapid growth and incubation. With so much to learn and such a short time to do so, kids need what Frog Street has to offer. At Frog Street, we have made it our mission to help educators make the childhood journey both joyful and purposeful. At Frog Street, our exclusive focus is on the development of Infant, Toddler and Pre-K minds. We are dedicated to providing the very best programs and products based on current research and input from early childhood classroom educators that run the gamut from curriculum to professional development to parental engagement to assessment. For clear success in the Pre-K space, Frog Street is the curriculum of choice.
Xyte Inc
. has proven in the private sector and the military that placing the right person in the right job decreases turnover rate and increases job satisfaction and productivity. For over a decade, Xyte's proven technology has helped businesses to job match and manage the employee's life cycle. Xyte works with many workforce development boards, as well as the military and corrections to help fill the skill gap shortage.
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Texas Association of Workforce Boards
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