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DEW outlines sector strategies, apprenticeships and targeted grants to close skill gaps
Summary
Director Stanton described DEW's sector strategies—regional data teams, employer engagement and apprenticeship/grant pilots (EvolveSC, apprenticeship grants) designed to align training with in‑demand jobs and boost placements for veterans and other priority groups.
Stanton told committee members the State Workforce Development Board led a sector strategies initiative to identify growth industries (manufacturing, healthcare, IT, construction, logistics), create four planning regions and align training with employer demand. She said the approach combines public agencies, tech colleges and employers to create a talent pipeline rather than only local ad‑hoc efforts.
Stanton described specific programs: a 'Back to Work' boot camp for homeless jobseekers with a roughly 75% placement rate, a second‑chance program in partnership with the Department of Corrections with similar placement results and EvolveSC grants aimed at employer‑driven credentialing. On EvolveSC she said it required training provider, employer and local workforce board partnerships and “led to an industry recognized credential and had businesses attached to the training who were gonna give you a shot at employment.”
