Posts by Ami Reese
Request for Proposals for Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act: Service Provider and One-Stop Operator and/or Title I Adult & Dislocated Worker Service Provider
To view the RFP, click here. Mission: To mobilize and integrate the leadership, services, and resources of the community to support workforce development This will be achieved by: More information can be located on these respective websites: To view the RFP, click here.
Read MoreRequest for Proposals to Offer a FAME Advanced Manufacturing Technician (AMT) Program as Part of an Industry Partnership
The South Shore INFAME Chapter (hereafter known as the “Chapter”) seeks proposals from post-secondary education institutions in the greater Northwest Indiana area to create a mutually beneficial education partnership modeled on the national Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education (FAME) program. FAME is an industry-led talent pipeline program that engages PreK-12 systems, community colleges, and universities…
Read MoreRequest for Proposals to Offer a FAME Advanced Manufacturing Technician (AMT) Program as Part of an Industry Partnership
The South Shore INFAME Chapter (hereafter known as the “Chapter”) seeks proposals from post-secondary education institutions in the greater Northwest Indiana area to create a mutually beneficial education partnership modeled on the national Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education (FAME) program. FAME is an industry-led talent pipeline program that engages PreK-12 systems, community colleges, and universities…
Read MoreRequest 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…
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