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CTE Awareness Month Events Planned for Northeast Indiana
Providers of Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs will observe northeast Indiana’s CTE Awareness Month in May with signing ceremonies. Northeast Indiana Works and its partners designated the month in 2019. This will be the fourth year for the initiative. The onset of COVID forced the cancellation of awareness month activities in 2020. CTE programs teach specific career skills to high school students that prepare them for work after graduation or serve as a bridge to post-secondary...
Northeast Indiana Works Issues RFP for Service Delivery
Northeast Indiana Works has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for delivery of services in Economic Growth Region 3. The scope of the request includes day-to-day operation of Northeast Indiana Works' 11 WorkOne career centers. Deadline for proposals is May 8. The RFP may be found here. The budget template may be found here. Answers to questions regarding the RFP can be accessed here.
40 Middle Schoolers Try Hand at Elements of Manufacturing
Forty middle school students participated March 11 in Manufacturing Experience 2023 at the Amp Lab at Electric Works in Fort Wayne. The students got hands-on experience in soldering, 3D printing, circuitry and the basics of electricity. Attendees took home their soldering kits so they could continue practicing with them. The free day camp was made possible through a collaboration involving Northeast Indiana Works, the Don Wood Foundation, Fort Wayne Community Schools' Career Academy and the...
Steuben WorkOne Relocating to New Address in Angola
Beginning March 3, the Steuben County WorkOne Northeast career center will be at a new location. It is moving from 907 S. Wayne St., Angola, to the City County Building, 317 S. Wayne St., Suite 3F, Angola, IN. It will be open Tuesdays and Fridays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Services are also available at the DeKalb County WorkOne Northeast career center from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays Wednesdays and Fridays and from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Thursdays. That center is at 936 W. 15th St.,...
First “Make What You Love” Video Debuts on Social Media
Northeast Indiana Works has released the first video in a series designed to promote manufacturing careers to middle school students. "Students told us which social media they use most and gave us good feedback about the kinds of messages that would appeal to their age group," said Rick Farrant, director of communication at Northeast Indiana Works. "We wanted students to understand they could aim toward rewarding careers in advanced manufacturing right here in northeast Indiana." The videos...
Northeast Indiana Works Adds Apprenticeship Coordinator
Northeast Indiana Works has hired an apprenticeship coordinator to help develop apprenticeships and other work experience programs across all industries. The coordinator, Liz Burkhead, is a former WorkOne Northeast employment and training advisor who has also worked in the insurance and commercial real estate industries. Northeast Indiana Works is a registered apprenticeship intermediary and Burkhead’s primary focus will be on helping school districts and companies develop registered...
IN OTHER NEWS
State Jobless Rate Dips Slightly; Remains Below National Rate
Indiana’s unemployment rate in April was 3.0%, down slightly from 3.1% in March, according to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. The national unemployment rate for April was 3.4%. Indiana’s labor force participation rate increased to...
New Law Offers State-Funded Work Learning Opportunities
A new Indiana law will offer state-funded career training opportunities for high school students, WANE-TV reported. Under House Enrolled Act 1002, students in grades 10 through 12 will be able to apply for career scholarship accounts of up to...
Poll: Fort Wayne Named Top 10 Place for Remote Workers
The Wall Street Journal has released its list of the Top 10 Places for Remote Workers and three Indiana cities are mentioned, including Fort Wayne, according to Inside Indiana Business. The nationwide poll is based on the top 10 factors that people...
DWD Quickly Addresses Uplink Breach of Cybersecurity
The Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) has become aware of a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to some unemployment applicants' login email addresses and security questions in the agency's Uplink system. DWD...
Indiana’s JAG Students Garner $24.3 Million in Scholarships
The Indiana chapter of Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) announced that this year's graduating class earned more than $24,300,000 in scholarship money. Recipients included students from 48 Indiana counties. In northeast Indiana, JAG students...
Trine, Garrett High Collaborate On Advanced Industry Training
Trine University’s Trine Center for Technical Training (TCTT) and the Garrett-Keyser-Butler Community School District have entered into an agreement that will allow Garrett High School students to earn advanced industry training through the TCTT....