Sarasota FL. (September 29): CareerEdge Funders Collaborative, a southwest Florida workforce development non-profit, has arranged for Senator Marco Rubio’s staff to visit local Venice-based window manufacturer PGT Custom Windows + Doors, a subsidiary of PGT Innovations, on Wednesday October 4 in order to highlight the importance of supporting industry-led partnerships, apprenticeships and other work-based learning […]
CareerEdge has graduated its first Express Program, the Automotive Technician Program at Suncoast Technical College. The automotive industry is facing a shortage in skilled workers to fill vacant positions as mechanics. CareerEdge has stepped in to fill the gap and help train new employees for local car dealership Gettel Automotive. To read the full press […]
This year, the U.S. Census registered a rapid decline in African Americans in poverty, pacing well ahead of non-blacks in the city, and blacks elsewhere in Florida. CareerEdge has stepped in to assist with raising individuals out of poverty as a partner in the St. Petersburg 2020 Plan. The group launched in 2014 with 100 partners supporting […]
Below are Photos of CareerEdge 2017 Internship Reimbursement Program Participants:
United Way Suncoast and CareerEdge have partnered to create a college savings/ work experience program for low income high school students in Sarasota County. Employers who hire a paid intern can receive up to $1000 in reimbursement and the students get a valuable career experience. Students also are involved in a college saving program which […]
CareerEdge has recently partnered with the Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg to assess differently abled Pinellas County residents’ training and development needs. For more information, read a recent article in SRQ Magazine, here. Read the entire press release, here.
CareerEdge and Suncoast Technical College are teaming up again for a tuition-free Plumbing Technician course. The class will be 9 months long and will meet Monday -Friday 7:30am-2:15pm. An information session will take place in August for all interested applicants. See the flyer below for more information. To see the story in SRQ magazine, click […]
Automotive Technician Express Program 2018 After the success of the first cohort, CareerEdge worked with 6 local automobile dealerships to establish another Automotive Technician “Express” program at Suncoast Technical College. Nine individuals were hired by the employers and were enrolled in the night program at the college while working with their respective dealerships in the […]
Check out the 2017 Summer Newsletter Content Includes: CareerEdge Partnership with Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg Tuition Free Express Courses Tax Reform at Aspen Institute Bridges to Careers at Charlotte Technical College Plumbing Graduates CNA Graduates Partner Spotlight: Healthcare
Executive Director of CareerEdge and United Way Suncoast Sarasota Area President, Mireya Eavey, recently sat on a panel for the Aspen Institute to discuss tax reform and the effects it has on low-income families. The panel also included Alex Brill of the American Enterprise Institute and Frank Clemente, Executive Director of Americans for Tax Fairness. The […]
