Essential Service Awards: Meet 2016 Winner “Pretty” Marble
When you walk by the Grab-n-Go at Muskegon Community College, there will probably be a group of students hanging around. Not because they have the best pizza in the town, …
2017 Annual Report Highlights Collaboration
Collaboration key to solving the region’s workforce challenges The 2017 fiscal year found West Michigan Works! continuing to grow, change and improve as a regional entity. A focus on cost-cutting …
Addressing the Skills Gap When Unemployment is Low
During times of low unemployment, there is a critical need to upskill the current workforce to meet the growing talent needs of employers. Skilled Trade Training Fund grants address the …
Training Funds Help Upskill West Michigan Employees
Hastings manufacturer, Flexfab, leveraged workforce training funds to help cover the cost of long-time employee Kevin Trahan’s certification in Managing Industrial Networks for Manufacturing. Tapping into available training funds “helps …
MiCareerQuest 2018: Join us in preparing students for the future!
MiCareerQuest is a unique, hands-on career exploration event that exposes over 9,000 West Michigan middle and high school students to exciting job opportunities in high-demand industries. Kids, teachers and guidance …
West Michigan Employers Receive Record Amount of State Funds
Influx of training dollars critical during times of low unemployment The Talent Investment Agency for the state of Michigan announced today its Skilled Trades Training Fund (STTF) awards for FY …
Medical Assistant Apprenticeship Program Receives National Recognition
The Medical Assistant Registered Apprenticeship Program in West Michigan is helping health care providers fill a critical shortage of talent and has been saluted as national Promising Practice by the …
Regional Workforce Agency Announces Leadership Team
Board will look to innovative solutions to meet employer demand and provide job opportunities for all West Michigan Works! announced this week the nomination of the agency’s workforce board chair …
Manufacturing Day 2017 Introduces Students to Local Manufacturing Opportunities
Discover Manufacturing, a partnership between West Michigan Works!, education providers, economic developers and manufacturers, celebrated Manufacturing Day on Friday, October 6. The national initiative started in 2012 to expose middle …
Michigan Construction Foundation Releases Latest Report on State’s Construction Workforce
The Michigan Construction Foundation (MCF) recently released Michigan’s Construction Industry: By the Numbers that reports on Michigan construction industry labor data. “We are focused on finding more workers for construction employers,” says …