Local Workforce Plan 2020-2024 Draft Available for Public Comment
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Employer Training for LGBTQ Employee Inclusion Set for Dec. 12
Please join us for a special employer training focusing on creating welcoming spaces for LGBTQ employees. Our presenter will be Karis Agnew, field director for PROMO, Missouri’s statewide organization advocating for LGBTQ equality through legislative action, electoral politics, grassroots organizing and community education. Karis, who spoke at the WIOA Inclusion Forum in Joplin in October, will reviewRead More
Registration for Third Annual SWMO Apprenticeship Forum Now Open!
Join us for the 3rd Annual SWMO Apprenticeship Forum Friday, November 15th from 9:30am to 12:30pm Holiday Inn, Conference Center in Joplin, MO This year’s forum includes presentations from SUZANNE RICHARDS with the Missouri Registered Apprenticeship Program, TRACE LAUGHERY with the US Department of Labor – Office of Apprenticeship, TRACY ROBERTS, Human Resources Director with Mercy Hospital, DR.Read More
Fourth Annual Inclusion Forum Award Winner Selected!
Congratulations to Logan’s Roadhouse of Joplin for receiving the WIOA Partners Southwest Missouri Inclusion Award this past Thursday during the fourth annual Inclusion Forum coordinated by partnering agencies of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act . The award recognizes outstanding performance of inclusion in the areas of recruiting, hiring and retaining employees with disabilities and/orRead More
2019 Inclusion Award Nominations
Nominations Now Being Accepted for Inclusion Award If you know about a business in Southwest Missouri that has gone above and beyond to recruit, hire or retain people from minority groups, it’s time to nominate them for the second annual WIOA* Partners Southwest Missouri Inclusion Award! Last year’s recipient was the Joplin Olive Garden. FinalistsRead More
Official WIOA Plan Modification June 2019
Official WIOA Plan Modification June 2019 Consistent with the “sunshine” provisions of WIOA sec. 107(e), the Workforce Investment Board of Southwest Missouri posts the “SW WIB Local Plan Modification” for public comments. Any public comments concerning the plan may be sent to Sherri Rhuems, Executive Director at publiccomment@sectorready.org.
2019 SW MO Economic Profile & Targeted Industry Analysis
The WIB recently completed a preliminary examination of the region’s economy and targeted industries to help inform its upcoming four-year operations plan. The report examines population and job trends, population characteristics, underemployment, commuting patterns, industry and workforce characteristics, and more. Individual counties and partner regions are also examined, including those within the service areas ofRead More
Underemployment Examined in SW Missouri
The provision of labor market information is one of the many business services available to employers through the local workforce system in Southwest Missouri. Oftentimes businesses are in search of wage information in an effort to remain competitive and ensure their recruiting is effective. The Workforce Investment Board is able to provide detailed and timelyRead More
Competitive Workforce
The WIB is committed to filling skill gaps and creating opportunities for Southwest Missouri’s workforce to score and enter vibrant, family-supporting careers. More >
Growing Businesses
The Business Solutions Center has the workforce ideas to help your business grow with the most value-added package of HR services available locally. More >
Regional Prosperity
Workforce and economic development partnerships integrate across channels and boundaries so the entire Four-States region can prosper. More >
