Grants and Contributions:
The expected outcomes of Community Workforce Development Program are: .• Funding recipients’ stakeholders and project participants’ improved awareness of community plan to transition workers to employment opportunities in growth areas .• Improved participating employers’ knowledge of training plans to meet their organizational needs .• Jobseekers and workers have access to training and wraparound supports to pursue new job opportunities .• Project participants gain access to work placements with employers in local communities, including wraparound supports and wage subsidies .• Project participants have improved work-related skills after participating in training and work placements .• Re-employment and deployment of workers to emerging and growth areas .
The program supports communities to develop a local plan that identifies a range of high potential growth organizations in different sectors and industries. It subsequently fosters connections between employers facing shortages of skilled workers and training providers to develop and deliver training and work placements to upskill and reskill jobseekers to fill jobs in demand.