The Austin Infrastructure Academy, born out of a partnership looking to tackle workforce demands, affordability and infrastructure needs in the city, officially launched Wednesday morning with a career fair to connect industry employers with anyone in Austin looking for a new career.
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How a new Infrastructure Academy could help meet Austin workforce gaps, deliver high wages
Since 2022, Mayor Kirk Watson has been wrestling with a challenge. The good challenge, as he calls it, of a booming city: how to tackle affordability and infrastructure.
As more people moved to Austin, he wondered, how can he make it so more families keep more money in their pockets?
As the growing city’s new infrastructure projects ballooned — spanning to $25 billion in projects with the renovation of the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, Interstate 35 expansion and Project Connect — a parallel goal emerged: to help Austinites “make a living making Austin.”
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Central Texas Healthcare Partnership: Poverty Simulation with Texas State University
This month, over 110 nursing and radiation therapy students at Texas State University participated in a Poverty Simulation—an immersive experience designed to deepen empathy, understanding, and compassion for individuals facing economic hardship. Through the support of our incredible community volunteers and faculty, students stepped into the shoes of those navigating the challenges of poverty.
This experience helps future healthcare professionals recognize the social determinants of health and reinforces the importance of delivering equitable, patient-centered care.
“This opened my eyes to what many families face every day. I will carry this perspective into every patient interaction,” said one student participant.
Texas State University is a member of the Central Texas Healthcare Partnership. The partnership was founded in early 2018 under the leadership of three Central Texas healthcare industry leaders: Baylor Scott & White Health, Ascension Seton, and St. David’s HealthCare. Learn more about how the CTHP is leading workforce development in the Central Texas healthcare industry.
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Austin infrastructure career fair to be held March 26 with launch of workforce initiative
Central Texans interested in starting or advancing their roles in infrastructure-related fields are invited to a regional career fair hosted by Workforce Solutions Capital Area on March 26. -
Austin’s Talent Advantage
Known as the “Silicon Hills,” Austin, Texas has emerged as a vital tech center and thriving hub for innovation. Drawing world renowned tech giants like Apple, Amazon, Dell, and Microsoft, and burgeoning startups, the Austin region boasts a vibrant music scene and cultural charisma, attracting both businesses and people that are seeking a dynamic and hip place to live, work, and play.
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Infrastructure Academy celebrates launch with career fair
Workforce Solutions Capital Area is set to launch the Austin Infrastructure Academy with a career fair at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 26. The event will be held at Workforce Solutions Capital Area’s north location in Austin. The academy aims to connect local talent with opportunities in Austin’s expanding infrastructure sector. -
Austin Infrastructure Academy set to launch with career fair
The new Austin Infrastructure Academy plans a launch event later this month to introduce its training programs and publicize its goal of boosting the region’s workforce in the infrastructure and mobility sectors. -
Austin Infrastructure Academy tees up spring launch as billions in transit projects progress
The Austin Infrastructure Academy will host its inaugural expo event later this spring to build up a local pipeline of infrastructure workers to support billions of dollars’ worth of mobility projects underway.
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Nursing academy aims to fill healthcare shortage in Central Texas
On Tuesday, Workforce Solutions Capital Area hosted a nursing academy for high school juniors and seniors in Central Texas at South University’s Austin campus.
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Meeting the demand: new program builds pipeline of skilled workers to Austin’s construction industry
Texas Construction Career Pathways, a program run by Texas Climate Jobs Project, offered Travis County residents an opportunity that trains individuals in the construction industry and prepares them to join the workforce within unionized building and construction trades.