Entries by CareerEdge

Gulf Coast Community Foundation Awards CareerEdge $125,000 to Train and Upskill Local Workforce

Gulf Coast Community Foundation Awards CareerEdge $125,000 to Train and Upskill Local Workforce Sarasota, Fla. (July 19, 2021) CareerEdge, the workforce development initiative of the Sarasota Chamber of Commerce, will continue its workforce efforts thanks to a $125,000 grant from Gulf Coast Community Foundation.  This grant award extends the 11-year-long partnership between CareerEdge and Gulf […]

Bank of America Grants $50,000 to CareerEdge

Bank of America Grants $50,000 to CareerEdge Bank of America recently awarded CareerEdge, the Sarasota Chamber of Commerce’s workforce initiative, $50,000 to continue its efforts in workforce development, specifically with its Fast-Track training programs. CareerEdge will use the funding to expand its Bridges to Careers Fast-Track programs to provide foundational training with industry-recognized credentials for 75 participants, […]

Bank of America Awards CareerEdge $50,000 to Continue Its Workforce Development Efforts

Bank of America Awards CareerEdge $50,000 to Continue Its Workforce Development Efforts Sarasota, Fla. (June 21, 2021) – Bank of America awards CareerEdge, the Sarasota Chamber of Commerce’s workforce initiative, $50,000 to continue its efforts in workforce development, specifically with its Fast-Track training programs.   As a founding investor and 11-year participant on the CareerEdge Funders […]

CareerEdge Fast-Track Trainings Add Ready-to-Work Employees to Local Industries

CareerEdge Fast-Track Trainings Add Ready-to-Work Employees to Local Industries Sarasota, Fla. (July 8, 2021) – CareerEdge, State College of Florida (SCF), and Suncoast Technical College (STC) collaboratively partnered to help 44 local individuals graduate from the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Automotive Lube, Electrical, and Marine Outboard Fast-Track training programs. The first-ever evening CNA training was […]

Chamber Hires Vice President to Take Charge of CareerEdge Initiative

Chamber Hires Vice President to Take Charge of CareerEdge Initiative Kristi Hoskinson has been selected to lead the CareerEdge initiative of the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce as vice president. The mission of CareerEdge is to provide an exceptional labor force to a region’s growing industries by leveraging community assets and forming high-performing workforce partnerships. […]

Electrical Graduate Thankful for Opportunity to Participate in Tiny House Project

Electrical Graduate Thankful for Opportunity to Participate in Tiny House Project In November 2020, CareerEdge launched a training to assist Suncoast Technical College Students gain hands-on experience in building an eco-friendly tiny home. Students from several of STC’s Industrial Technologies Programs, including Construction, Drafting, Electrician, HVAC, and Plumbing have been participating in a first-of-its-kind project […]

CareerEdge Hires Kempton Research and Planning to Launch Manufacturing Skills Gap Study

CareerEdge Hires Kempton Research and Planning to Launch Manufacturing Skills Gap Study Sarasota, Fla. (June 7, 2021) – CareerEdge, the Sarasota Chamber of Commerce workforce initiative, has hired Kempton Research and Planning to perform a Manufacturing Skills Gap Study, similar to the study that was spearheaded by CareerEdge in 2012.  At that time, there were […]

Study: Wages Increase 12 Percent Within First Year for ‘Bridges to Careers’ Participants

Study: Wages Increase 12 Percent Within First Year for ‘Bridges to Careers’ Participants Additionally, in 2020 CareerEdge trained 184 workers and assisted 523 workers in earning raises. CareerEdge’s annual independent, third-party evaluation found that its “Bridges to Careers” participants saw an average wage gain of 12 percent after the first year of training. A comparison […]