Youth Invited to 3rd Annual Porter County Event to Explore Apprenticeships and Skilled Trades

Event Welcomes High School Students, Recent Graduates, and Young Adults to Explore Careers in the Trades VALPARAISO, IN — The Center of Workforce Innovations (CWI) and the Construction Advancement Foundation (CAF) are making final preparations for the 3rd Annual Porter County Construction & Skilled Trades Day on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at the Porter County…

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CWI, CAF Announce 2025 Construction & Skilled Trades Days 

Hands-On Career Exploration Events Return to Lake and Porter Counties  CROWN POINT, IN — The Center of Workforce Innovations (CWI), in partnership with the Construction Advancement Foundation (CAF), is proud to announce the dates for the 2025 Construction & Skilled Trades Days. The 9th Annual Lake County Construction & Skilled Trades Day will take place…

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CWI Highlights First-Year Success of Career Readiness Program

Building Indiana Business – 07/02/2025 The Center of Workforce Innovations announced the early achievements of Bridging the Gap to Student Success, a transformative program helping high school students across Northwest Indiana prepare for meaningful careers. Powered by CWI’s READY NWI initiative and supported by a $1 million grant from the Indiana Commission for Higher Education,…

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CWI Solidifies Role as Northwest Indiana’s Premier Workforce Intermediary through Success of READY NWI and Bridging the Gap

VALPARAISO, IN — The Center of Workforce Innovations is proud to announce the early achievements of Bridging the Gap to Student Success, a transformative program helping high school students across Northwest Indiana prepare for meaningful careers. Powered by CWI’s READY NWI initiative and supported by a $1 million grant from the Indiana Commission for Higher…

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CWI serving as Career Champions in “Bridging the Gap to Student Success” 

Valparaiso, IND. (October 17, 2024) —Beginning this fall, the Center of Workforce Innovations is looking to change how Northwest Indiana students see their occupational futures with the launch of “Bridging the Gap to Student Success.” The new program, made possible through a $1 million grant from the Indiana Commission for Higher Education, assists high school juniors…

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