May 10, 2018 | Blog, Success Story |
Bathu Do has lived in Austin since October 2014. During her years in Austin, Bathu has advanced her career in project/program management and strategy. She then recently decided to purchase a home. Unfortunately, a few weeks after closing on her house, she was let go...
Apr 19, 2018 | Blog, Success Story |
Each year, Workforce Solutions Capital Area hosts the Child Care Directors Symposium, an educational event for child care providers in Austin and Travis County to connect and share ideas. This year, one of the attendees was St. George’s Episcopal School in Austin. St....
Mar 19, 2018 | Blog, Success Story |
A desire to work with her hands and gain skills and confidence is what brought Savannah Marvets into the plumbing and pipefitting industry. Today, she is a member of Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Union 286 and close to completing her apprenticeship program and...
Feb 21, 2018 | Blog, Success Story |
Will and Yvonne Baca are the owners of William Baca Insurance, an independent agent with The Farmers Insurance Group. William Baca Insurance has been in business in Travis County since 2014, and many of the employees on the team were hired with assistance from...
Jan 8, 2018 | Blog, Success Story |
Maria Peru is a single parent who wants to do the best she can for her three boys. However, beginning her career was a struggle without a GED or work experience. Difficulty finding child care, and also reliable transportation, only increased her challenges. Despite...
Aug 29, 2017 | Blog, Success Story |
For Colton Head, gaining confidence and becoming more assertive are important steps toward achieving real life work experience. To reach those steps, he began participating in the Vocational Rehabilitation program with the Texas Workforce Commission, and it was here...
