2021 Idaho Workforce Development Luncheon

Description

The Lewis Clark Valley Chamber of Commerce welcomes Wendi Secrist, Executive Director of Idaho’s Workforce Development Council, to share tools and resource for Idaho employers to find, attract and train workers for your businesses. Director Secrist will share opportunities that are available to Idaho employers such as grants for training new and existing employees with the skills needed for your businesses and introduce the “career pathways” partnerships that employers can establish with their local school districts to promote a viable future workforce.
 
Among other valuable information, during the lunch program you will learn:

• How the Idaho Workforce Development Council coordinates a variety of resources for employers to create and train their workforce 
• How to qualify for grants to train new and existing employees 
• The benefits of apprenticeships for an employer and resources to establish apprenticeships.
• Best practices for businesses to engage with education institutions to support the development of skilled employees
• A clear roadmap to useful websites and key contacts to help your business best utilize various existing valuable resources to help with your short and long-term workforce needs