Workforce Readiness Directors in each Iowa chapter continue to serve as the point person for workforce readiness initiatives by working with their community educators, city and state leaders, and local businesses.
Mentoring experience hosted by SHRM Foundation to help participants build their network, sharpen their skills, and provide them outlets to share unique perspectives and ideas with experienced HR professionals: shrm.org/mentorship
Build Inclusive Workplaces with the Veterans at Work Initiative to attract, hire and retain members of the military community with a certificate program and digital toolkit: shrmfoundation.org/veterans
Getting Talent Back to Work initiative with a digital toolkit, self-assessment, and certificate program: www.gettingtalentbacktowork.org
In December, 2010, the IA SHRM Council signed a letter of support for the Iowa NCRC, an ACT based workforce skills credentialing system. Click here to see a copy of the letter.
DOL SUPPORTS INDUSTRY-CERTIFIED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS Employers are closer to being able to participate in industry-led, government-sanctioned apprenticeship programs separate from the federal and state registered apprenticeship system that many find cumbersome.
FUTURE READY IOWA REGIONAL SUMMIT SERIES Future Ready Iowa regional summits will bring together key stakeholders in education, business, economic development and community in ten locations across the state, to create local strategies that ensure all Iowans are future ready. Below is a link: www.futurereadyiowa.gov/summits