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City employees praise pilot upskilling program for boosting morale, internal promotions
Summary
Participants and managers in a city pilot upskilling program said the initiative raised morale, built an internal promotion pipeline and produced concrete credentialing outcomes, including at least one participant earning a CDL that enabled promotion opportunities.
Participants and managers in a city pilot upskilling program described the effort as a boost to morale and a pathway to promotion.
Speaker 1 (program participant) said the staff who took part "have been really satisfied" and that the program showed "their work and job experience could count," allowing employees to advance without returning to school. "So I think that's increased morale as well," they added.
The program drew praise from managers as well. Speaker 2 (manager) said the training "opens a window where the ceiling goes up for them," allowing supervisors to see which…
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