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Workforce Solutions Capital Area on May 31 announced a plan to offer 1,000 free training scholarships to local workers.
The nonprofit workforce development organization intends to help recent graduates and other Central Texans train for new roles in manufacturing, technology and other thriving sectors.
Workforce Solutions Capital Area announced its “Hire Local” plan this week, which includes 1,000 free training scholarships for Central Texas residents. These scholarships are available for recent graduates exploring post-high school career plans or others looking to upskill in their current careers.
Local officials announced a new plan Tuesday to address Central Texas’ rapid growth, which has widened the gap in the number of available jobs and the workers qualified to fill them.
State of play: Austin Mayor Steve Adler and leaders from Workforce Solutions Capital Area announced the launch of the “Hire Local” plan, which will initially provide 1,000 free training scholarships to local residents.
The city of Austin is digging into a plan to help residents fill numerous positions with 1,000 scholarships for those trying to climb up in their careers.
Khalyl Woodson is a recipient of the scholarship that’s part of the “hire local” plan the city is teaming up with Workforce Solutions on.
There’s a new way to fatten your annual paycheck by thousands of dollars, and if you live in Travis County you could qualify. It’s part of a larger effort to fill a variety of new local job openings with local workers.
Workforce Solutions Capital Area publicly launched its “Hire Local” plan on Tuesday morning, alongside Austin and Travis County leaders. It also announced 1,000 new scholarships available for its workforce training programs.
These higher paying jobs are important, as right now many people cannot afford to keep living in Austin due to the increasing cost of living. Austin Mayor Steve Adler thinks this new effort will help people get the skills to get hired for the new jobs coming to the area, rather than companies hiring people from out of state.
Workforce Solutions Capital Area announced a plan to bring higher-paying jobs to Austin residents while helping local companies close the “skills gap,” or the need for more highly qualified employees, in the area May 31.
The Hire Local Plan will encourage Austin-area employers to fill their employment pool from residents with the help of WFS, which will provide training and certification programs to local workers through support from Travis County and the city of Austin.
For child care providers in Central Texas, providing quality care during a pandemic and a labor shortage makes for a twofold challenge as limited resources and rising costs impact care.
To support our providers, Workforce Solutions Capital Area and Austin Public Health hosted curbside pickup events for providers to receive at-home testing kits for COVID19 and gloves at no cost on March 4 and 5 at the Rosewood-Zaragosa Neighborhood Center.
Over the two days, we distributed 6,840 boxes of gloves to 127 providers. Austin Public Health provided 5,130 testing kits for centers located in zip codes with the highest transmission rates. The 127 providers care for 7,981 children across Travis County.
One of the providers was Annie Sabetti, development director at Trinity Child Development Center. Her 11 staff provide care for 48 children.
“The cost of gloves and other supplies is a lot for us right now so we are always on the lookout for anything the community can give back to us,” Annie said.
“Our center provides affordable child care to families in East Austin. We have a lot of families receiving scholarships. We were about to order more gloves, so I was excited when I heard about this event,” said Annie.
For Sharon Knight, director of Tarrytown Children’s Center, rising costs related to staff turnover has become a challenge for her 12 staff to care for the 54 children at their center.
“I am thrilled that Workforce Solutions helped us out. Child care has been so difficult—last year, we went through 24 staff members,” Sharon said.
“Our extra expenses to hire and onboard staff have been phenomenal. The fact that Workforce Solutions helps us out with all of these supplies makes a huge difference in how we can serve our families,” said Sharon.
Tarrytown Children’s Center is a 4-star rated provider in the Texas Rising Star program, the highest rating available.
The Texas Rising Star program is for child care providers who meet quality requirements that exceed the state’s minimum licensing standards and that are designed to enhance the intellectual, physical, and social development of children in care. In return for their commitment to quality, providers receive numerous benefits including enhanced reimbursement rates, learning materials and equipment, child development college course scholarships, and more.
“I love having these guys as mentors and working with them,” Sharon said. “The work that TRS does to support the interactions between teachers and children, how they support us in providing a foundation for the children is absolutely critical.”
Workforce Solutions Capital Area is committed to supporting providers in Austin who care for the children of our region’s workforce. By providing care in a safe and nurturing environment, Austin’s child care providers are helping to develop a future workforce that is skilled and productive. Learn more about how we support child care providers.
For Career and Technical Education (CTE) month, Workforce Solutions Capital Area (WFS) partnered with Pflugerville ISD and Pflugerville Chamber of Commerce on Thursday for the 10th annual Pflugerville R.E.A.L World event.
The big picture: Juniors and seniors from all PfISD high schools were bussed to the event to meet and to network with representatives from industries that are in high demand, such as IT, construction, and robotics, to learn more about local companies, post-secondary opportunities, and apprenticeship programs.
How WFS helped: Amber Warne, our director of upskilling and advancement, served on a panel to discuss apprenticeship opportunities, and our career education and outreach specialists led workshops on resume writing, interview prep, and more.
