Technical Assistance

The CWDC provides assistance to our network partners to advance talent development initiatives in their communities. Explore the sections below for specific opportunities to receive technical assistance from the CWDC. 

• Consultative Technical Assistance
  • 2023 Spring/Summer Modules - Learn More 
• Financial Technical Assistance

Consultative Technical Assistance

The following technical assistance (TA) modules have been created in an effort to streamline training and support offered through the CWDC to our talent development network partners. The intent of the CWDC consultative technical assistance modules is to:

• Build comprehensive skills and capacity for talent development stakeholders
• Create networks for ongoing support in adopting and implementing proven talent development strategies
• Support work across partners and stakeholders 
• Increase impacts across Colorado’s talent development system

The technical assistance modules currently open for applications are listed below. Please note the application deadlines and apply through the technical assistance portal. Email Tony R Smith, Senior Consultant for Innovation and Effectiveness, at tony.smith@state.co.us with any questions or needs.

Note: First time visitors to the technical assistance portal will be prompted to create a login. Please use the following steps to get started: 

• Use work email address as your username 
• Create a unique password
• Click ‘apply’ if you are interested in applying for a module. 
   

2023 Spring/Summer Technical Assistance Modules

My Colorado Journey Module: Implementing My Colorado Journey

Applications Closed - Module Ongoing

Learn how My Colorado Journey (MCJ), a free online state resource, makes it easy for educators and career counselors to walk alongside students and job seekers as they explore career, education, and training opportunities. This five-week module will demonstrate avenues for people to align personal aspirations with education and career pathways, explore Colorado’s top jobs, and tap into personal and financial support services. Don’t miss this informative introduction to Colorado’s one-stop shop for students, job seekers, and those who advise them.
Focused content will be provided for those who work with students and for those who work with adults who are unemployed or seeking to reskill, upskill, or next-skill.

Additional Details

General Training Modules (approx. 9 hours total):

• Session 1 - MCJ: The Why and Other Platforms
  • To include foundational info and a panel discussion (existing users)
• Session 2 - How to Get Started in your Organization with Using MCJ
  • Getting accounts set up, how to set up new users, and reporting
• Session 3 - How to Get Started with your Clients/Students
  • Navigating through profiles and resources
• Session 4 - Deep Dive into the MCJ Tools
  • Showcasing the 15 different tools available in MCJ to help clients be successful.  Includes content customization and more.
• User-Specific Sessions:
  • Educators (Secondary/Postsecondary Teachers, Staff, and Advisors):
    • Panel discussions to include best practices
  • Professional Users (Workforce Center Staff, Community Organization Advisors/Staff, Career Counselors):
    • Panel discussions to include best practices

Who should apply?

Any professional providing career advising/counseling/guidance to students, job seekers, community members, and the workforce who are interested in learning best practices, tools, resources, and guidance around the successful implementation of My Colorado Journey (MCJ) in their school or workforce organization are encouraged to apply.  Please describe your experience with MCJ in your application as directed by the application process.

Timeframe

Updated: February 2, February 16, February 23, March 2, March 9, and March 16, 2023; from 3 to 5:30 p.m.

This module will be offered remotely across the state and includes demonstrations of how to use MCJ, workshop time for individual deep dives into MCJ, and examples of how MCJ is currently being used in Colorado.

Past Opportunities & Resources

Click the drop down menus below to explore previous TA modules and training opportunities and related resources. 

2022-23 Winter/Spring TA Modules

Integrating Job Quality and Equity Into Business Services | Nov. - Dec. 2022

Job quality and equity are critical components of a thriving and robust state and local talent development ecosystem. Join this training to explore approaches to integrate job quality and equity into your core business services approaches. The virtual sessions will ground business services staff in approaches to accelerate local priorities informed by approaches that help to strengthen the availability of quality jobs within the local job market. 

• Session 1 - The What and Why of Job Quality - View Recording and Slides 
• Session 2 - Assessing the Quality of Jobs in your Local Labor Market and Adopting a Local Job Quality Strategy - View Recording and Slides
• Session 3 - Talking to Businesses About How Job Quality Impacts Current and Future Workers - View Recording and Slides
• Session 4 - Equipping Employers with Insights into the Worker Experience - View Recording and Slides

Sector Partnerships Module: Convening, Supporting, and Sustaining National Next-Gen Sector Partnerships (Training Series with the Institute for Networked Communities) | Nov. - Dec. 2022

The CWDC is contracting with the Institute for Networked Communities (INC), the national organization behind the Next Gen Sector Partnership model, to host a three session training series for regional sector partnership teams, new sector partnership conveners, or those interested in a reset/refresh. The training series will provide a refreshed understanding on the Next Gen model, what makes it distinct from other approaches, what success looks like, and what is required to build and sustain effective sector partnerships. Participants will learn from effective sector partnerships throughout the country, and will have access to monthly coaching calls with Institute for Networked Communities January-May 2023. 

Rework America Alliance - Activator Training Series (Skills-based Hiring Module) | February & March 2023

On behalf of the Markle Foundation and the Rework America Alliance, we invite you to attend an Activator Cohort Training to provide you with additional tools and resources in your ongoing engagement with employers. This training will help you become an Activator who drives the adoption of inclusive, skills-based practices in your community. An Activator enables employers in their community to leverage the abilities of current employees and expand their talent pools to increase diversity and productivity. Find more information on our upcoming Activator Trainings below. Learn more about becoming an Activator in this video.
 

My Colorado Journey Module: Implementing My Colorado Journey | February - March 2023

Learn how My Colorado Journey (MCJ), a free online state resource, makes it easy for educators and career counselors to walk alongside students and job seekers as they explore career, education, and training opportunities. This five-week module will demonstrate avenues for people to align personal aspirations with education and career pathways, explore Colorado’s top jobs, and tap into personal and financial support services. Don’t miss this informative introduction to Colorado’s one-stop shop for students, job seekers, and those who advise them.

Focused content will be provided for those who work with students and for those who work with adults who are unemployed or seeking to reskill, upskill, or next-skill.

Financial Technical Assistance

There are no funding opportunities currently accepting applications. This page will be updated as new opportunities become available.