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Leaders convened the Northwest Region Opportunity Now Talent Summit held at Colorado Mountain College to discuss strategic workforce planning in construction, healthcare, and tourism for counties, including Eagle, Grand, Jackson, Pitkin, Summit, Routt, and Park. Read our Key Takeaways.

Explore a new report developed by ColoradoFWD on the primary source verification process found in behavioral health and direct care, and key considerations for how a state or sector-based verifiable credentialing system can better meet the needs of employers and workers while streamlining existing processes and saving employers time and money.

The Colorado Workforce Development Council recently held its May 2025 meeting in Pueblo. It was a productive two days focused on strategic discussions and planning for Colorado's talent development system, connecting local insights with statewide vision.

Beginning July 1, 2025, My Colorado Journey is evolving to focus on what customers use most: enhanced career pathway exploration and open access program finder tool. Both customer and professional user accounts will retire and no longer be available after June 30, 2025.

The webinar and accompanying data report aim to enhance transparency and usability of workforce information, advance the objectives of the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA) State Plan, and promote informed consumer choices for all Coloradans.

Older Americans Month Highlight: Supported by the Vital Careers Training Support grant from the Colorado Workforce Development Council (CWDC), this stimulus-funded initiative helps older adults rejoin the workforce while addressing a critical need in Colorado’s early childhood education sector.

Read CWDC key highights and takeaways on the May 16, 2025 South Central Opportunity Now Regional Talent Summit focusing workforce shortages in agriculture, healthcare, and technology in 11 southwestern Colorado counties: Alamosa, Archuleta, Conejos, Costilla, Dolores, La Plata, Mineral, Montezuma, Rio Grande, Saguache, and San Juan.

On April 29, 2025, the CWDC convened Colorado's local workforce board leaders for a Skills-First and Learning and Employment Records (LERs) Roundtable.

CWDC Managing Director Lee Wheeler-Berliner and Senior Consultant of Sector Partnerships & Industry Bobbie Wolfe share their highlights and key takeaways from the Western Region Opportunity Now Talent Summit on May 12, 2025. The Summit focused on three critical sectors: construction, healthcare, and early childhood education for counties including Delta, Garfield, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Mesa, Moffat, Montrose, Ouray, Rio Blanco, and San Miguel.