Request 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…

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Request 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…

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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…

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Request 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…

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Notice 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…

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CENTER 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…

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Industry 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…

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WorkPlace 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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