THE WORKFORCE WIRE
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Welcome to the Workforce Wire, your monthly connection to all things workforce development and EPG!
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Program Launch - Career Pathways For All! |
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Employ Prince George’s (EPG) is revolutionizing workforce development programs in the southeastern Maryland region by bringing its acclaimed customized program design to immigrants and refugees in Prince George’s County via the launch of the Career Pathways for All (CPFA) Program. This development introduces a new approach to meeting the needs of the international talent and job seeker pool in the local area.
The CPFA Program is Employ Prince George’s inclusive workforce development programming that provides immigrants and refugees with free customized career counseling, occupational skills training, and supportive services to obtain livable wage careers. CPFA aims to break language and cultural barriers by bridging the gap and developing relationships within Prince George’s County’s immigrant and immigrant servicing communities.
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Want to love your job? Apply with us.
Our growing team loves what we do, and you will too.
Employ Prince George’s is a highly respected nonprofit organization working within the workforce development, community development, and economic development industries. Our team members are diverse and innovative-thought leaders who have become community assets.
EPG is seeking professionals who can grow with us, think outside the box, and follow through to the implementation of strategic goals. At Employ Prince George's, we firmly believe that, with the right team, we can impact the world. If you are a dynamic individual looking for a rewarding career in the community, we’d love for you to join us! Together, in partnership, we can work to better the lives of those around us.
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Y.C.C. Virtual Summer Work Experience |
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Are you a recent high school graduate or young adult, age 18-24, residing in Prince George's County? Apply today for the Y.C.C. Virtual Summer Work Experience Program!
Apply Today! This partnership is presented by EPG, KEYS, YCC, and our Washington/Metropolitan employer partners.
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May you enjoy the celebrations of Father’s Day with your children and father! Sending warm greetings on Father’s Day to our Employ Prince George's Family and Community! |
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Workforce & News Highlights |
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The mask mandate in Prince George’s County, Maryland, will be lifted Friday May 28 at 5 p.m., County Executive Angela Alsobrooks said in a news conference Wednesday. Masks will still be required on public transport and in schools, childcare and health care settings.
Alsobrooks made the announcement after touting the latest numbers on the pandemic, which found the county in its best place in more than a year. She said the COVID-19 positivity rate in Prince George’s County is now at 1.9%.
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Two-thirds of Americans over 25 don't have a bachelor’s degree or higher. A Harvard study uncovers inconsistent efforts to give these workers skills for economic mobility and calls for improving the problem. |
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Greater Washington is making progress in attacking the racial and gender diversity problems that plague its innovation ecosystem. And there’s still a long road ahead.
That’s the consensus among the region’s investors, business leaders, entrepreneurs, and organizations working to diminish the equity gap and increase access to capital to businesses owned by women and people of color.
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Employee Highlight - Employ Prince George's |
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Bryan Morgan
Finance Coordinator
Employ Prince George's
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Meet Bryan Morgan, the Finance Coordinator for Employ Prince George’s. Bryan has been managing workforce grants for over 11 years and is renowned at the State Office of Fiscal Administration where he is affectionately referred to as “the whiz kid.” Bryan earned his nickname after creating Anne Arundel’s accounting system and enabling it to braid WIA (at the time) and other funding as well as manage |
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such esoterica as pooling, accruing, FIFO’ing, and cash forecasting. Considered groundbreaking at the time, many of these best practices have since been adopted in most other Maryland workforce areas.
Bryan brought his puzzle-solving skills to EPG very shortly after we launched in the summer of 2018 and has been instrumental in keeping our spending compliant with grant requirements on what will be at least 21 different funding sources this year. After co-authoring EPG’s initial accounting system Bryan has been instrumental in setting up and helping program directors manage their budgets, ensuring bills get paid, grant reports are submitted, obligations are tracked to prevent overspending, and information is captured and managed to empower grant spending and prevent misspending.
According to the CFO, “all of our money has strings attached, and braiding our funding strengthens our programs but runs the risk of those strings getting tangled. Bryan’s knowledge, skill, and hard work are crucial to EPG maximizing its resources, not losing money, and staying in the good graces of our grantors and auditors.” Thank you Bryan for making it possible to manage the millions of dollars that fuel our programs!
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The Maryland Workforce Association is going virtual for this year's conference with their Summer Series Event, on June 15th, July 20th, and August 17th!
The Raising the Bar Conference 2019 was the best one yet, with 50+ high-quality workshops and over 1,000 workforce professionals in attendance. The 2021 event will be EVEN BETTER.
If you missed out on the opportunity to network, discuss innovative solutions for the industry and entertain in-depth conversations, consider sponsoring, exhibiting, or attending in 2021. Register below to attend!
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If you’re dreading a return to the office, it’s not just you: About 1 in 4 workers currently working from home due to the coronavirus would prefer to stay fully remote, according to a March survey of more than 1,000 U.S. workers.
Some people say they’d willingly take a pay cut to continue to punch in remotely. And 42% of workers said they plan to start job-hunting if their company ends its remote work policy, according to a Prudential survey of 2,000 adults in the U.S. who’ve worked from home during the pandemic.
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It can take a big push to make a drastic change. And when it comes to people’s work lives, there has been perhaps no greater disruptor than the COVID-19 pandemic. Many got laid off or were suddenly allowed to do their jobs from anywhere. Some got sick, while countless others worried about their safety.
However they got there, the global health crisis has caused people to take stock of their careers — and then take a leap they might not have had the freedom or courage, to make otherwise.
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If you have been working from home, would you prefer to continue doing so? |
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Bi-Weekly, Employ Prince George's provides a listing of trending and current jobs hiring immediately in Prince George's County. |
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This episode of The Workforce Wire features a discussion between three successful black business owners taking their seats at the table. Join us as we speak with Korey Neal, President of K. Neal Truck & Bus Center, Delegate Darryl Barnes (District 25), President of Men Aiming Higher, Inc. & Barnes International Ltd., and Laurie Sayles, President & CEO of Civility Management Solutions (Civility MS) about their experiences and challenges as Black entrepreneurs. |
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Stay Tuned for Season 3 - Coming Soon! |
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Monthly, Employ Prince George's provides workforce data covering salary, wages, occupations, and employment in Prince George's County. |
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