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Commerce outlines workforce strategy: Operation Intern, technical skills grants, RWIP and a talent-attraction platform
Summary
Commerce presented a multi-part workforce strategy — internships, training grants, regional projects and a candidate marketplace — and described a new cross-agency subcabinet to unify goals and data.
Katie Ralston Howe, Deputy Commissioner and workforce director at the Department of Commerce, briefed the task force on a multi-pronged workforce strategy the department is implementing to recruit, train and retain workers across North Dakota.
Howe said Commerce’s recent assessment found more than 80 workforce programs across nine state agencies and no single, obvious entry point for job seekers or employers. "We have more than 80 workforce development programs across more than 9 agencies," she told the committee, adding the study led to 13 recommendations organized into four categories: strategic vision, customer focus, awareness and engagement, and information-tracking and sharing.
Key programs described
- Operation Intern: a long-running Commerce wage-match program for internships and apprenticeships. Employers may receive up to $5,000 per intern with dollar-for-dollar match; the program is highly subscribed…
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