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Nevada Works outlines grants, hubs and new youth and apprenticeship programs
Summary
Mel Stewart, CEO of Nevada Works, briefed the commission on the agency's role as the local workforce board for a 13‑county region, described federal grants including the Good Jobs Challenge and Apprenticeship Building America awards, and previewed plans to expand career hubs, a youth hub and apprenticeship intermediaries.
Mel Stewart, CEO of Nevada Works, told the Washoe County commission on April 28 that the regional workforce board is using federal funding and several grants to expand job placement, youth services and apprenticeship supports across 13 counties.
Stewart said WIOA federal funding forms the backbone of local workforce operations but is insufficient alone; Nevada Works has supplemented those…
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