Access to Training Grants Providing Entry to Strong IT Career Paths to End
Indianapolis unemployed and dislocated workers can access training in information technology careers through a local job training grant called PriorITize that will end this summer. The program has helped more than 215 individuals pay for training and find employment since it began in 2010. - March 08, 2013
PriorITize Announces Upcoming Training and Experiential Opportunities: Career-Advancing Training Available at No Cost to Qualified Candidates
Recruiting is now underway for participation in a local job training and work experience opportunity called PriorITize. This career advancing training focuses on careers in Information Technology. Upcoming training opportunities incude Electronic System Technician, Cisco CCNA, Certified Associate Project Management and Project Management Professional. Training is available at no cost to qualified trainees. - January 10, 2013
EmployIndy Appoints Corporate Officers, Executive Committee Members and New Board Members
EmployIndy, Marion County’s local workforce development organization, is pleased to announce the appointment of the 2012-2014 corporate officers and executive committee members and two new members of the board. Kathy Reehling will serve as chairman of the board. Bridget Boyle will serve as... - January 09, 2013
Youth Employment Services Plans to Enroll 4,000th Youth in 10 Years of the Program
Youth Employment Services (YES) will continue to serve young people across Indianapolis for a tenth year with funding from Lilly Endowment. The Endowment has supported EmployIndy’s YES program since its inception in 2003. Over the last nine years, YES has helped more than 3,800 disconnected... - January 09, 2013
WorkOne Indianapolis Connects Unemployed and Underemployed with Community Resources
Unemployment and underemployment bring many challenges to people in Indianapolis each year. Challenges often extend beyond those associated with searching for a new or better job. Securing safe housing, dressing for a job or an interview, and even putting food on the family’s dinner table may... - November 22, 2012
WorkOne Indianapolis Helps More Than 150 Find Jobs Through Hire Fair for Healthcare Workers
More than a quarter of jobseekers attending WorkOne Indianapolis’s Healthcare Hire Fair found a job. The event, which was hosted at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on August 27, 2012, connected qualified healthcare workers to local hospital and medical facility hiring managers. About 500 job seekers... - November 16, 2012
EmployIndy’s YouthBuild Program Continues to Help Indy Youth
YouthBuild Indy will continue through 2015 under the guidance of EmployIndy with support of a $1.1 million YouthBuild grant from the U.S. Department of Labor. EmployIndy was selected as one of 74 programs to receive funding in 2012. EmployIndy has received funding for the program since 2007. Since then, YouthBuild Indy has prepared more than 140 young people for better careers. - November 16, 2012
PriorITize Expands Skills of ESTs Through Level 2 and Level 3 Training and Certification
Career-advancing training is available to Electronic Systems Technicians (EST) with industry experience through a local job training and placement initiative called PriorITize. Central Indiana employers can recommend employees who would benefit from additional knowledge in network set-up, including... - November 16, 2012
EmployIndy Expands Employer Tools to the Web
EmployIndy today announced the launch of a new website that will give employers 24/7 access to tools and information to help start, develop and expand their business and grow their workforce. Indianapolis employers can visit www.WorkOneBusinessSolutions.com anytime to use the employer toolbox, find... - June 22, 2012
PriorITize Expands Skills of ESTs Through Level 2 and Level 3 Training and Certification Career-Advancing Training Available at No Cost to Employers and Employees
Career-advancing training is available to Electronic Systems Technicians with industry experience through a local job training and placement initiative called PriorITize. Central Indiana employers can recommend employees who would benefit from additional knowledge of electronic systems skills. Training is available at no cost to employers and qualified trainees. - June 22, 2012
EmployIndy Awards More Than 100 Local Nursing Students Scholarship to Complete Degrees
Ivy Tech Community Community College nursing students will have one less stressor this semester. EmployIndy enrolled 90 students working toward their Associate of Science in nursing (ASN) at Ivy Tech Community College into training through the Health Care Careers Initiative. Students enrolled in... - January 11, 2012
EmployIndy Appoints Chief Financial Officer
EmployIndy announced the appointment of Monty Combs as chief financial officer. Mr. Combs will oversee the budgetary, accounting and financial reporting practices of EmployIndy and direct the audit, financial monitoring, and resolution process of sub-recipients. Mr. Combs brings with him... - January 07, 2012
EmployIndy Appoints New Board Members
EmployIndy, Marion County’s local workforce development organization, is pleased to announce the addition of ten new members to the board of directors: Bridget Boyle, Kristy Cook, Andrew Elsener, Michael Huber, Christina Nash, Doug Poe, Yvonne Rice, Kaye Walter, Maureen Weber, and Dennis... - January 06, 2012