Nov 14, 2024 | Case Studies, Employers, Mobility, Infrastructure & Skilled Trades
Building off a 2018 Brookings report that profiled the newly launched DC Infrastructure Academy, this piece aims to further contextualize and demystify what these academies are attempting to do by focusing on a new example in Austin, Texas. The details matter for how...
Nov 1, 2024 | In the News, Mobility, Infrastructure & Skilled Trades
The Other Ones Foundation, or TOOF, cut the ribbon on a vocational skills center that will serve the homeless population in Austin. The John Paul DeJoria Vocational Skills Center opened Friday at the Esperanza Community. Its goal is to “host a new approach to...
Oct 14, 2024 | In the News, Mobility, Infrastructure & Skilled Trades
City Council on Thursday approved a $5 million contract with Workforce Solutions Capital Area to start and manage the Austin Infrastructure Academy for 12 months. In addition to job training, the contract with Workforce Solutions includes the provision of child...
Oct 11, 2024 | In the News, Mobility, Infrastructure & Skilled Trades
Austin City Council held a meeting Thursday to go over multiple items focused on various aspects of city improvements. The City Council also approved an interlocal contract with Workforce Solutions Capital Area to create the Austin Infrastructure Academy. The...
Oct 11, 2024 | In the News, Mobility, Infrastructure & Skilled Trades
The yet-to-open Austin Infrastructure Academy just received a $5 million boost from the city. The funding — which will be overseen by Workforce Solutions Capital Area and go towards workforce training, childcare services and job placement assistance — was...
Sep 4, 2024 | In the News, Job Seekers, Mobility, Infrastructure & Skilled Trades
Around two dozen people experiencing homelessness will soon have the opportunity to become certified in heating and air conditioning maintenance through free training offered by Austin Community College (ACC). The training is the result of a partnership between...
