CareerEdge Receives Sarasota County Schools’ Outstanding Business Partner Award

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CareerEdge Receives Sarasota County Schools’ Outstanding Business Partner Award

CareerEdge Funders Collaborative, the workforce development program of the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce, recently received recognition from Sarasota County Schools. The 2022 Outstanding Business Partner Award, which comes from the Commissioner of the Florida Department of Education, recognizes outstanding business partners that support students through their work with individual schools or school systems. To read the full article, click here.

CareerEdge workforce efforts produce $3.8 million impact

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CareerEdge workforce efforts produce $3.8 million impact

CareerEdge Funders Collaborative, the workforce development program of the Sarasota Chamber of Commerce, made a $3.8 million regional economic impact in 2021, according to its 2021 Evaluation Report. To read the full article, click here.

CareerEdge’s Workforce Efforts Result in $3.8 Million Economic Impact

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CareerEdge’s Workforce Efforts Result in $3.8 Million Economic Impact

CareerEdge Funders Collaborative, the workforce development program of the Sarasota Chamber, made a $3.8 million economic impact in the local region in 2021. Its 2021 Evaluation Report details the results of its programs with cumulative data demonstrating its impact in local workforce over 11 years. To read the full article, click here.

CareerEdge Reports $3.8 Million in Economic Impact from Workforce Efforts

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CareerEdge Reports $3.8 Million in Economic Impact from Workforce Efforts

CareerEdge Funders Collaborative, the workforce development program of the Sarasota Chamber, made a $3.8 million economic impact in the local region in 2021, according to its 2021 Evaluation Report. The report details the results of its programs with cumulative data demonstrating its impact in local workforce over 11 years. To read the full article, click here.

CareerEdge to Open Applications for Grant Funding on March 1

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CareerEdge to Open Applications for Grant Funding on March 1

CareerEdge will open its annual application process for its Upskilling Workers grant funding on Tuesday, March 1, soliciting plans from manufacturing, healthcare, insurance, skilled trades, and automotive employers in Manatee and Sarasota Counties.  To read the full article, click here.

Tiny Home Becomes a Hands-On Training Tool for Sarasota Students

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Tiny Home Becomes a Hands-On Training Tool for Sarasota Students

You know the saying, “Teach a man to fish and feed him for a lifetime”? Today’s version could go something like, “Teach someone plumbing skills and they’ll always have a job.”

Take 20-year-old Randall Herrera. He’s one of almost 200 students at Suncoast Technical College in Sarasota who learned all about what it takes to build a tiny house. To read the full article, click here.

CareerEdge and Suncoast Technical College Innovatively Pool Resources to Help Students Build a Tiny Home

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CareerEdge and Suncoast Technical College Innovatively Pool Resources to Help Students Build a Tiny Home

CareerEdge Funders Collaborative and Suncoast Technical College have combined their efforts and resources to help students learn construction-related skills by building a tiny home on the school campus in Sarasota. To read the full article, click here.

Campaign for Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Funds Construction Skills Program in Newtown

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Campaign for Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Funds Construction Skills Program in Newtown

CareerEdge Funders Collaborative, the workforce development program of The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce, is gearing up to launch a first-ever core construction skills training program in the Newtown community thanks to $100,000 in funding assistance provided by Marie Selby Botanical Gardens. To read the full article, click here.

CareerEdge Funders Collaborative will launch a first-ever core construction skills training program

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CareerEdge Funders Collaborative will launch a first-ever core construction skills training program

CareerEdge Funders Collaborative, the workforce development program of the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce, will launch a first-ever core construction skills training program in the Newtown community, thanks to $100,000 in funding assistance provided by Marie Selby Botanical Gardens [Campaign for its Master Plan]. To read the full article, click here.

A Need for Nurses: Local organizations step up to care for those who care for us

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A Need for Nurses: Local organizations step up to care for those who care for us

Imagine working long hours on your feet, constantly moving about. Navigating complicated healthcare bureaucracies. Facing a steady stream of worried and disgruntled patients. Coping with emotional exhaustion after losing a patient you had grown to love. This is the reality of many nurses in today’s healthcare field. To read the full article, click here.