Author: Charlotte Works Staff

17 Oct Enhancements make Youth Business Connector easier for employers, educators to connect

Posted at 13:35h in Youth by Charlotte Works Staff

The Youth Business Connector (YBC) is a web-based clearinghouse developed through a collaboration among employers, schools and community organizations that are working together to build career education partnerships in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg area. Through relevant career education opportunities and experiences, local employers build a future pipeline...

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19 Sep Congratulations! They’ve landed!

Posted at 16:34h in Success Story by Charlotte Works Staff

Charlotte Works congratulates the following clients on recently landing new jobs!   Montoya Adams landed a position as a business systems analyst with AIG. Her first day was August 25. She was a client of both Charlotte Works and the Division of Workforce Solutions (DWS) back in 2012....

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19 Sep Springing into WIA Classroom Training: Start now for 2015!

Posted at 16:21h in Training by Charlotte Works Staff

“Spring semester” is a deceptive title: spring semester at your local college or university actually begins in January. So although the temperature is still warm, it’s time to think about the winter. Admission deadlines at many institutions are rapidly approaching. Through the Workforce Investment Act (WIA),...

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19 Sep September workshops: What are you doing the next two weeks?

Posted at 16:12h in Workshops by Charlotte Works Staff

Hopefully, we’ll see you at the Employer Engagement Center on West Morehead Street! We’ve got all kinds of great workshops to help ramp up your job search for the fall: This week: September 22 - 26  There are still seats left for sessions on On-The-Job Training grants, resume...

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19 Sep Workforce by the Numbers: Filling the IT gap

Posted at 15:58h in Careers by Charlotte Works Staff

Mid-skill employment opportunities ripe in information technology Charlotte Works is pleased to continue a new feature, Workforce By The Numbers, which will spotlight workforce research from around the region. Data and analysis will be provided through our partnership with the Charlotte Chamber.   Like healthcare, information technology (IT)...

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19 Sep SNAP site has vision, heart for service

Posted at 15:37h in SNAP Sites by Charlotte Works Staff

“We’re there to serve – that’s our vision,” says Sheila Johnson, program director of the Southwest Community Development Corporation (SCDC) and manager of the Charlotte Works' SNAP (Share Network Access Point) site at Nations Ford Community Church. “You have to have the heart of a servant. You...

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19 Sep “Ultimate Upfit Makeover” for Charlotte’s NCWorks Career Centers

Posted at 15:30h in News by Charlotte Works Staff

Two local N.C. Division of Workforce Solutions (DWS) offices and Charlotte Works have collaborated for the past six months to radically improve local job-searching through an “Ultimate Upfit Makeover.” Out with sparse cubicles, clunky furniture, dingy tile flooring, slow computers and long lines of clients! In with new...

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15 Aug Congratulations! They’ve landed!

Posted at 16:00h in Success Story by Charlotte Works Staff

Charlotte Works congratulates the following clients who’ve recently landed positions! Francine Black had been unemployed for four months before coming to Charlotte Works in May. She says staff immediately assured her that she was on the right track toward re-employment. “I was not just another unemployed client,”...

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15 Aug Workforce boards: Leaders in creativity

Posted at 15:54h in Policy by Charlotte Works Staff

The signing of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) into law last month was a major triumph for those of us in the workforce development field. The bipartisan bill will push more accountability and connectivity of regional workforce resources across our nation. Yet, for...

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15 Aug Workforce By The Numbers: Mid-skills healthcare jobs offer career opportunities

Posted at 15:25h in Careers by Charlotte Works Staff

Charlotte Works is pleased to introduce a new quarterly feature, Workforce By The Numbers, which will spotlight workforce research from around the region. Data and analysis will be provided through our new partnership with the Charlotte Chamber.   The term skills gap has sprung up so often...

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