KXAN Sally Hernandez sits down with David Olson with Workforce Solutions Capital Area, who talks about how the organization is hosting a hiring event to employ veterans.
Category: In the News
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Vocational skills center for homeless opens at Esperanza Community
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 homelessness services” by offering vocational training and services, according to a joint release from TOOF and JP’s Peace, Love & Happiness Foundation.
According to TOOF, the services offered at the vocational center are some of the fastest-growing and high-paying trades, as identified by the Workforce Solutions Capital Area (WFSCA).
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Report: Texas workforce to add 144k jobs by 2028
A new report projects Texas will add 144,000 jobs in the next four years. Pearson, a multinational corporation that creates digital learning materials and assessments, released its Skills Map of the United States.
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Hiring Red, White & You! Job Fair giving employment opportunities for veterans
KXAN Will DuPree and Avery Travis sit down with Anna Baker, the TX Veterans Commission Veteran Employment Services Director, and Isaac Marquez-Diaz, an army veteran, who talk about employment opportunities available for those who served in the military.
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¿Buscas trabajo? La feria Texas HireAbility 2024 ofrece oportunidades laborales para personas con discapacidades
El 17 de octubre, Workforce Solutions Capital Area llevará a cabo la Feria de Empleo Texas HireAbility 2024 en Austin, Texas. Este evento conecta a personas con discapacidades a oportunidades laborales y capacitación gratuita. Asistirán diversos empleadores enfocados en la inclusión laboral y la accesibilidad.
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Workforce Solutions hosting job fair for Texans with disabilities
The “Texas HireAbility Job Fair” will connect Texans with disabilities with local job opportunities.
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Council OKs contract for new academy to train ‘workforce of the future’
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 care services and job placement assistance for mobility and infrastructure related positions. Council approved the contract unanimously with Council Member Natasha Harper-Madison absent.
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City Council approves food plan, cadet housing study, construction contract, more items
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 Academy will provide workforce training, and childcare services, plus job placement assistance for Austinites in construction, skilled trades, and operations.
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City approves $5M to bolster planned Austin Infrastructure Academy
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 approved by the City Council during its Oct. 10 meeting.
In March, the council directed city staff to lay groundwork for a program to bolster workforce development in the city, which resulted in the Austin Infrastructure Academy.
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Job fairs seeking workers with disabilities, manufacturing experience
Workforce Solutions Capital Area is helping to promote a pair of career fairs to help connect local workers with prospective employers, including those looking to fill thousands of manufacturing and skilled trades jobs needed locally in the coming decade.