IWD Celebrates Workforce Development Month, Abundance of Opportunity Across Iowa

Iowa Workforce Growth Communications
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Date: September 8, 2022
Contact: Jesse Dougherty
Phone: 515-725-5487
Electronic mail:  communications@iwd.iowa.gov

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IWD Celebrates Workforce Growth Month, Abundance of Alternative Throughout Iowa
Distinctive job openings, workshops, and digital providers creating alternatives to affix Iowa’s workforce

DES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa Workforce Growth is commemorating Workforce Growth Month this September by showcasing the various kinds of workforce applications and initiatives obtainable to Iowans. By way of native occasions, workshops, and entry to digital providers, the month can even reinforce the state’s precedence to assist Iowans discover the precise pathways to renter the workforce or jumpstart new careers.

IowaWORKS places of work throughout the state are highlighting Workforce Growth Month by internet hosting a variety of native occasions that showcase the training and coaching alternatives which are serving to Iowans be a part of the workforce. A full checklist of occasions and phone info will be discovered right here. IowaWORKS can also be underscoring its digital providers which are obtainable to any Iowan no matter they reside – together with in-depth workshops and one-on-one profession help obtainable on-line.

Iowa has made a variety of necessary workforce choices to gas the state’s continued financial restoration. Up to now in 2022, these efforts embrace:
 

• Launching the Reemployment Case Administration System (RCM), to supply one-on-one help with Iowans throughout week one among unemployment. So far, over 17,000 appointments have taken place and over 3,500 Iowans have reported discovering employment.
• Hiring Residence Base Iowa profession navigators, who’ve helped over 200 Veterans discover new careers right here.
• Saying greater than $36 million in new little one care grants to assist create over 5,000 little one care slots across the state. Further little one care grant funding to assist investments by employers shall be awarded this yr.
• Saying greater than $50 million in Registered Apprenticeship grants, together with new and progressive applications in well being care and training, and different high-demand occupations.  
• Offering greater than $10 million to assist scholarships and internship applications to assist at-risk youth, highschool graduates, and adults with new credentials or precious work expertise.
• Restructuring IWD to change into extra conscious of employer wants with the brand new Enterprise Engagement Division, which can conduct focused employer outreach and consolidate extra workforce applications within the fall.

“Iowa has made super financial progress over the previous yr, however our work is much from completed,” stated Beth Townsend, Director of Iowa Workforce Growth. “Right now is one of the best time to enter Iowa’s workforce. The extent of alternative Iowans have immediately is one thing we haven’t seen in a very long time and received’t final ceaselessly. IWD is well-positioned to assist Iowans take benefit by matching hard-working Iowans with the employers who’ve super alternatives open now.”

Job seekers can discover contact info for IowaWORKS places of work by clicking right here. IowaWORKS.gov additionally consists of detailed info on the over 80,000 job openings throughout Iowa. Employers can discover info on our enterprise engagement providers by contacting IWD at iaworks@iwd.iowa.gov or 1-833-469-2967. Job postings will also be despatched to iaworks@iwd.iowa.gov and shall be posted inside one enterprise day of receipt.

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