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West Central Wisconsin Workforce Development Board Launches New Website to Help Businesses and Workers
Jan 30 2023New Website Will Help West Central WI Workers Get Back to Work
MENOMONIE, WI -- West Central Wisconsin Workforce Development Board, aka West Central Works, recently launched a newly designed website, created by Golden Shovel Agency, to further strengthen its online presence and foster workforce development in the West Central W...
The Connector Editor Highlight – Deb Nichols
Jan 23 2023The members of the Chamber’s Workforce Development Committee take time to help curate and edit the monthly Connector. This month we are highlighting Deb Nichols.
Deb Nichols is the Director of Business Services for West Center Wisconsin Workforce Development Board. She has worked in the field of advocacy and servant leadershi...
Hot Jobs and Employment Resources in Polk County
Jan 23 2023Click Here to Download Flyer
Workforce Resource Inc. is an Equal Opportunity employer and service provider functioning under an Affirmative Action Plan. If you have a disability and need assistance to access services or need information in an alternative format, including language assistance or translation, contact our EO Officer, Kathy Talfor...
The Department of Workforce Development's Office of Skills Development (OSD) is again accepting applications!
We have designed our grant offerings into a single grant opportunity, "Industry Sectors Worker Training Grants." This grant program is designed to help fund the development of innovative and collaborative customized worker training programs.
Key features of thi...
Hot Jobs and Employment Resources in Polk County
Jan 12 2023Click Here to Download Flyer
Workforce Resource Inc. is an Equal Opportunity employer and service provider functioning under an Affirmative Action Plan. If you have a disability and need assistance to access services or need information in an alternative format, including language assistance or translation, contact our EO Officer, Kathy Talfor...
Gov. Evers, DWD Announce Youth Apprenticeship Offerings, 14 New Occupational Pathways for Students
Dec 22 2022Gov. Tony Evers today announced that Wisconsin high school juniors and seniors heading back to school this fall will have 14 new occupational pathways that local employers can support, thanks to ongoing modernization efforts by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD).
“We have to make sure our kids have apprenticeshi...
$12 Million in Grant Funding Awarded to Wisconsin Home and Community-Based Services Professionals
Nov 3 2022First wave of awards will bring innovation and enhancement to the state’s direct care workforce
Today, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) awarded $12 million to 43 organizations that will focus on improving home and community-based services for people who are elderly or have disabilities. Awards will reach all 7...
Registered nurse and Oshkosh native Mackenzie Summerville and her fiance spent more than a year looking for their first home.
In August, the couple finally had an accepted offer — after placing nine offers, many of which were above asking price, on different homes. They moved into their new home i...
Mental Illness is Delaying Young Adults from Entering the Workforce. A New Program Can Help
Nov 2 2022The last few years have been heavy for potential candidates entering the workforce, and a new program aims to help future workers — not through a training program alone, but also by addressing mental health needs head on.
The Career EXCELerate Wisconsin Project is a collaboration of Rawhide, Goodwill and Fo...
With the help of a $15 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor, Wisconsin will continue to chip away at the state’s child care crisis.
Quality Jobs, Equity, Strategy Training Disaster Recovery National Dislocated Worker Grants (QUEST DWG) are intended to support unemployed and underemployed individuals in critical industries. Wisconsi...
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), today announced $8.3 million in funding to support K-12 school health service staff in schools throughout the state. This first-of-its-kind funding will support hiring and retention for school nurses and health staff in K-12 schools and provide funding for school nurses to pursu...
Exciting Initiative Increases Support for Workforce Training, Development and Hiring Initiatives
Eau Claire, Wisconsin – September 8, 2022 - Momentum West, a regional economic development organization covering ten counties in West Central Wisconsin, is partnering with the West Central Wisconsin Workforce Development Board (West Central Works) to launch a business an...
