Newsletter April 2015
April 2015 Newsletter Content Includes: 2014 CareerEdge Outcomes Funding for Local Manufacturing Employers Internship Reimbursement Program Gulf Coast Community Foundation Indicators Unemployment Rated are Down
Entries by CareerEdge
Advocacy on behalf of SCF
I am very concerned about the impacts of Senate Bill 1252 on my community’s college, the State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota, and I urge you to not support this bill. The State College of Florida plays a central role in the higher education of our community. The college provides a low-cost start for many students […]
Negative Impact of SB 1252 on MTC
Negative Impact of SB 1252 on MTC If passed, SB 1252 will force Manatee Technical College to drop “college” from its name. This bill undermines the reasons for changing the name to college to begin with, goes against a local decision, confuses potential students, and creates undue financial burden on the college and community. […]
Customer Success & Employee Prosperity: Optimax Systems
Optimax Systems, based in Rochester, grew from a struggling startup to a major player in the optics manufacturing sector. Optimax achieves operational excellence by investing in cutting-edge technology, advancing its people, and sharing 25% of monthly profits with employees. Learn more from The Hitachi Foundation’s Good Work Blog: http://bit.ly/1EADgdu
Hire an Intern
CareerEdge was recently awarded funding to address industry skill gaps in this region, as well as to address the lack of experience & barriers students face while enrolled in higher education institutions. CareerEdge is proud to announce the launch of a first-of-its-kind internship program to eliminate barriers for students while helping them obtain the necessary […]
Newsletter March 2015
March 2015 Newsletter Content Includes: TDL Tampa Bay Internship Management Workshop IT Workforce Needs Hiring an Intern
New partnership to offer warehouse and distribution certifications
By Michael Pollick Published: Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at 5:05 p.m. CareerEdge Funders Collaborative of Bradenton and St. Petersburg College have formed a new joint venture aimed at getting 300 workers certified to work in supply-chain jobs in the next two years. The new deal for would-be workers is called “TDL Tampa Bay,” or “transportation, […]
New partnership targets 300 supply chain jobs
BY: BUSINESS OBSERVER March 04, 2015 CareerEdge Funders Collaborative in Manatee County and St. Petersburg College have formed a workforce-training partnership aimed at supply chain management jobs. The partnership, TDL Tampa Bay, targets the region’s growing transportation, distribution and logistics workforce, according to a release. The program will serve employers and workers throughout the Tampa […]
CareerEdge and St. Petersburg College Partner to Provide Supply Chain Management Workforce Training
March 2, 2015 (Sarasota, FL) – CareerEdge Funders Collaborative and St. Petersburg College (SPC) have partnered to provide training to strengthen the region’s growing transportation, distribution and logistics (TDL) workforce. The partnership, TDL Tampa Bay, is funded through a grant CareerEdge received from Jobs for the Future. CareerEdge has been awarded $220,000 to train 300 […]
MISSION STATEMENT
Our mission is to provide an exceptional labor force to a region’s growing industries by leveraging community assets and forming high-performing workforce partnerships.
