Entries by CareerEdge

CareerEdge Offers Tuition-Free HVAC Installation & Maintenance Fast-Track Training

August 21, 2020 in /by

Local heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) companies are partnering with CareerEdge and Suncoast Technical College (STC) to offer a free fast-track HVAC Installation and Maintenance program which will launch in September.  This training provides a gateway job for individuals to enter a career with upward mobility opportunities to earn higher wages with benefits. The tuition-free […]

CareerEdge Offers Tuition-Free HVAC Installation and Maintenance Fast-Track Training

August 20, 2020 in /by

Graduates are guaranteed jobs with the participating employers at an average starting wage of $15 per hour. Local heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) companies are partnering with CareerEdge and Suncoast Technical College (STC) to offer a free fast-track HVAC installation and maintenance program, which will launch in September. The training addresses the needs of […]

CareerEdge Brings Nearly $600,000 To Bolster Regional Workforce Development

August 20, 2020 in /by

This year, CareerEdge raised $592,280 from 12 different organizations including financial institutions, county government, private foundations – both local and national. With their support, CareerEdge will continue its efforts to improve the workforce climate in Sarasota and Manatee counties. CareerEdge helps workers advance into higher-skill/higher-wage careers, while providing employers with the workers they need to accelerate […]

COVID-19 presents challenges for Sarasota workers

August 19, 2020 in /by

From those who lost their job to essential personnel who must work in-person during a public health crisis, coronavirus is taking its toll on local laborers. Like many workers in Florida, and in the restaurant industry in particular, Walter Higdon found himself out of a job after new regulations and health guidelines related to COVID-19 […]

Barancik Foundation Awards CareerEdge Funding to Help Shape the Future of Our Workforce

August 18, 2020 in /by

COVID-19 has dramatically impacted our economy, but the momentum of workforce development programs in our region remains strong. Through partnerships with 100 local businesses, CareerEdge has funded 329 internships for students to apply their knowledge outside the classroom this year. Internship outcomes from recent annual evaluation include: 94% of employers reported the internship added value […]

Cutting-edge workforce group hits milestone

July 27, 2020 in /by

Through the recession of 2008-09, the most common method of addressing unemployment and underemployment issues in a community in Florida was through a hodgepodge network of workforce boards. Those entities looked at hiring and retention issues from the perspective of the employee, or potential employee. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, but Mireya Eavey […]

Gulf Coast Community Foundation Awards CareerEdge Funding

July 9, 2020 in /by

CareerEdge, the workforce development initiative of the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce, has received a $125,000 grant from Gulf Coast Community Foundation to bolster its work in training and upskilling the local workforce. This grant extends the decade-long partnership between CareerEdge and Gulf Coast Community Foundation, which was a founding funder of CareerEdge and continues […]

CareerEdge Awards $157,209 In Grants to Help Local Employers Train 164 Employees

June 1, 2020 in /by

CareerEdge Funders Collaborative, the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce’s workforce initiative, awarded $157,209 to train 164 employees at Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Habitat for Humanity, Sarasota/STC Construction Students, Atlantic Mold & Machining Corp., and State Farm, George Quarterman. The total employer investment among the four companies for their employee training is $518,905. Incumbent worker training increases […]