Hoosiers can get a high school diploma, brush up on their career skills, or learn a new skillset, at no cost through the Center of Workforce Innovations (CWI) Adult Learning Centers.  All throughout Northwest Indiana, the CWI Adult Learning...

Early Friday morning, the Indiana Office of Career Connections and Talent, Center of Workforce Innovations, and various other Indiana state officials gathered in a Zoom meeting to announce that Northwest Indiana has been named the next 21st Century...

Indiana is currently offering businesses financial reimbursement for training and upskilling their employees to new roles. The program, called Rapid Recovery for a Better Future, is funded through the CARES Act and designed to kick start the economy...

The iron worker, the truck driver, the teacher, the waitress, the drill press operator, the superintendent, the carpenter, the nurse, the phlebotomist, the social worker or workforce development specialist.  On June 28, 1894, President Grover...

When the COVID-19 pandemic began earlier this year, businesses and organizations did a hard look at how operations would continue as quarantine and social distancing progressed. For many, like Center of Workforce Innovations (CWI), procedures...

The Center of Workforce Innovations (CWI) Adult Education and Learning Centers will be providing scholarships to cover the $95 cost of High School Equivalency (HSE) testing for adult learners enrolled in their programs throughout Northwest Indiana....

The Northwest Indiana Workforce Board (NWIWB) has announced its slate of officers for 2020-2021. Officers are Chair-Barbara Sacha, Labor Relations Manager at ArcelorMittal-Burns Harbor, Vice Chair-Gary Olund, President & CEO at...

Three Northwest Indiana JAG students competed at the Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG)  12th Annual Career Development Conference on May 8, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, over 170 students from across the state were required to...

On the best of days, looking for work can be difficult. During the pandemic and ensuing shutdown, new challenges arose for those seeking employment. The Northwest Indiana Workforce Board's (NWIWB) WorkOne program was ready to pivot and continue...

The SkillUp program is helping American Licorice build up their maintenance workforce internally, providing critical help now and for the future. Carol Flaherty, the HR business partner at American Licorice in La Porte, collaborated with other local...