Posts by Ami Reese
Request for Proposals (RFP) for A Special Young Adult Project funded through Department of Labor – Growth Opportunity Grant
Center of Workforce Innovations (CWI) as a 501(c)(3) and on behalf of the Northwest Indiana Workforce Board Inc. (Board) is issuing this Request for Proposal (RFP) to solicit proposals from experienced providers to deliver career and training services for 100 young adult ages 18-24 living in Gary Indiana who have been engaged in any stage…
Read MoreRequest for Proposals (RFP) for Legal Services
Center of Workforce Innovations (CWI) is a 501(c)3 workforce development organization in theNorthwest Indiana counties of Jasper, Lake, La Porte, Newton, Porter, Pulaski, and Starkegoverned by a Board of Directors. CWI is a multi-faceted organization serving as an intermediary to convene community andindustry groups to facilitate solutions, provide data and labor market information, offerinformation about…
Read MoreNotice of Public Comment – WIOA Local Plan Modification
The Center of Workforce Innovations and the Northwest Indiana Workforce Board, are accepting public comment for the next 30 days on modifications to their four-year local plan required by The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) of 2014. WIOA is designed to help youth, job seekers and businesses. The comprehensive four-year local plan, in partnership with…
Read MoreNWI LIFE: FIRST NEXTGEN EXPO EVENT PROVIDES EMPLOYMENT RESOURCES FOR OVER 300 YOUNG ADULTS
By: Aubrey Thomson Last Updated: May 4, 2022 With the changes in the job market over the last few years, workers have had to think about job searching differently. This has proved to be especially challenging for young adults who are new to the workforce, so Center of Workforce Innovations decided to do something about it. “Given…
Read MoreCENTER OF WORKFORCE INNOVATIONS POSTS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR firms that provide audit and tax preparation services.
Center of Workforce Innovations (CWI) is seeking bids for audit and tax preparation services. We receive grant funds primarily from the state (Indiana) and Federal Government (DOL). Total grant funds expended, either primarily as the administrator or secondarily through sub-providers is expected to be $15,000,000.00 (Fifteen Million dollars). We have sub-providers for adult education and…
Read MoreIndustry Zoom Cafe for Small Business, Hospitality, and Retail
Virtual PresentationPresented by Eric Teremuende Eric Teremuende will facilitate this virtual Zoom Café that will allow for an informal discussion on tackling the worker shortage and why thinking out of the box for talent recruitment and retention strategies is imperative in the new world of work in order to move forward productively and successfully. About…
Read MoreWorkPlace Innovation Series with John Brandt
Join us at Dynasty Banquet Hall-4125 Calumet Ave.–Hammond, IN Keynote Address: NINCOMPOOPERY Terrible customer service, idiotic business processes, and soul-crushing management practices — surrounds us. We lose time, patience, and profits as stuck-in-the-past organizations actively prevent us (and our customers) from getting the value we (and they) deserve. Can’t anybody change this? Drawing from his…
Read MoreCENTER OF WORKFORCE INNOVATIONS POSTS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF AN ADULT EDUCATION WEBSITE
CWI is issuing this Request for Proposal (RFP) to solicit interest by experienced entities for thepurpose of the design and development to solicit proposals from experience web-developingentities (Developers) to design and create a website for the Adult Education program. Thisproject is funded through Adult Education as part of the Adult Education and Family LiteracyAct (AEFLA).…
Read MoreCENTER OF WORKFORCE INNOVATIONS POSTS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR THE REDESIGN OF THE WORKONE NORTHWEST INDIANA WEBSITE
CWI is issuing this Request for Proposal (RFP) to solicit interest by experienced entities for thepurpose of the redesign and development, including desired functionality, of its WorkOnewebsite, currently found at: http://www.gotoworkonenw.com. You can access the full RFP here. Questions relating to this RFP may be submitted prior to the deadline of Friday, April 8, 2022. Questions…
Read MoreCENTER OF WORKFORCE INNOVATIONS POSTS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR Case Management Training
CWI is issuing this Request for Proposals (RFP) to solicit interest by experienced entities to provide Case Management training to the staff serving as Career Advisors/Case Managers. You can access the full RFP here. Questions relating to this RFP may be submitted prior to the deadline of March 18, 2022. Questions must be in writing and…
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