Workforce & Economic Advancement

What do we mean by Workforce Development?

Our education efforts include:

• Working with K-12 schools and colleges and universities to help students with career exploration
• Working with educators to help them understand the needs of local business
• Connecting both groups for job shadowing and internship opportunities.
• These efforts span white collar, high tech, manufacturing and trade opportunities
• Assist with regulatory barriers that prevent schools and businesses from working together. For example coding opportunities not available in all K-12 schools and hiring former trades people to teach in the schools, etc.

Our community efforts include:

• Working with not for profits and agencies in providing people looking to re-enter the workforce with job skills. (these efforts are similar to those with our education efforts)
• Working with Rensselaer County One Stop to assess what gaps exist

Our attraction efforts include:

• Insuring there is positive messaging on the quality of life in Rensselaer county so our members will have resources when recruiting out of the area
• Assisting with messaging out of the area to recruit new employees
• Working with local colleges and universities to insure they serve as a pipeline to our members