Blog Post

The Colorado Workforce Development Council invites you to attend one of our Town Hall Meetings on November 8, 14 or 29, 2023, to discuss Colorado’s updated 2024-2027 Combined State Plan for implementing the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). 

In recognition of the value of non-degree pathways to the workforce, the CWDC and partners released the Quality and In-demand Non-degree Credentials framework.

Employer feedback is critical to ensuring that the CDIP list is made up of quality credentials that align with employer demand. The survey is open through Oct. 17.

A recent talent finance design workshop tasked participants to explore and develop new financial models that could enable more Coloradans—like paraprofessionals—to access education and training that results in employment in high-demand sectors. 

Registration is now open for the 2023 Healthcare Workforce Summit taking place on Oct. 26. Join the CWDC and partners for this no-cost hybrid convening to address healthcare workforce shortages.

During Workforce Development Month, the CWDC is highlighting resources that workers, employers, and communities have available to them to ensure their future prosperity in the workforce of today and tomorrow.

The Career Coaching Collaborative is helping New Americans understand, navigate, and gain appropriate U.S. training and experience to become credentialed in the State of Colorado.

The CWDC is soliciting information about acquiring a web-based software application that aids in the connection to and execution of work-based learning (WBL) opportunities. Responses to the request for information (RFI) are due Sept. 29, 2023.

Over 100 Colorado high school students as well as incumbent construction workers are enrolled in a free pre-apprenticeship certification training (PACT) offered by the Construction Education Foundation of Colorado (CEF).