mobility Archives — Workforce Solutions Capital Area

A Letter to the Mobility + Infrastructure Sector Partnership

Dec 19, 2024 | Blog

From Tamara Atkinson, CEO at Workforce Solutions Capital Area As we close out 2024, I wanted to take a moment to express my sincere gratitude for your incredible support and dedication to the Mobility + Infrastructure Sector Partnership this year. Your hard work and...

How local leaders in Austin and beyond are using ‘infrastructure academies’ to address their workforce needs

Nov 14, 2024 | Blog

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...

Council OKs contract for new academy to train ‘workforce of the future’

Oct 14, 2024 | In the News

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...

City approves $5M to bolster planned Austin Infrastructure Academy

Oct 11, 2024 | In the News

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...

US Conference of Mayors Supports Local Workforce Development Efforts and the Austin Infrastructure Academy

Aug 2, 2024 | Blog

The United States Conference of Mayors passed a resolution supporting the implementation of workforce development programs for infrastructure projects in cities and towns across the country similar to the Austin Infrastructure Academy. It further resolves that these...

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A Letter to the Mobility + Infrastructure Sector Partnership

How local leaders in Austin and beyond are using ‘infrastructure academies’ to address their workforce needs

Council OKs contract for new academy to train ‘workforce of the future’

City approves $5M to bolster planned Austin Infrastructure Academy

US Conference of Mayors Supports Local Workforce Development Efforts and the Austin Infrastructure Academy

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