JobForward staff are skilled at assisting employers in aligning their business goals with workforce-centered strategies to ensure there is a talent pipeline that supports business needs.
We take a collaborative approach centered around stakeholder engagement in defining what success looks like for those that are responsible for the outcomes. To support the workforce strategies, we also help remove the burdens that employers might face in trying to navigate the funding and regulatory frameworks that exist.
Our services have reached entities such as large employers located in multiple states with 100K+ employees, small single state employers, colleges, workforce development boards, contractor staff, direct sponsors, intermediaries, unions, grant recipients, specific industry sectors, and economic development organizations. The technical assistance we provide is agnostic to industry sector, location and size of organization. If it involves workforce strategy, apprenticeship, or workforce funding, we can help.
Our Services
JobForward provides a full range of workforce services, including:
Registered Apprenticeship
JobForward has long supported registered apprenticeship programs. Our staff has been involved with development, recruitment, selection, curriculum development, education delivery, certifications with third parties, work process development, competency measurement, apprentice mentoring, mentor and staff training and apprenticeship reporting. This history spans over 25 years and has reached employers across the United States.
Workforce Consulting
We have expertise in developing effective workforce strategies and offer consulting services for planning, developing, and implementing talent pipeline and upskilling programs that align with business goals.
Workforce Funding Assistance
JobForward has proven methodologies for assessing a client’s training and related funding opportunities, identifying state, federal, and local funding and incentives, and developing a competitive funding application. To complement the funding acquisition, we provide grant and incentive management and expertise at the federal, state, and local levels.
Grant and Incentive Data Management and Security
JobForward uses a proprietary system to accurately and efficiently process data necessary for grant and incentive compliance to ensure accurate and secure reporting to government and other funding agencies.
Apprenticeship Technical Assistance Services
JobForward staff provide apprenticeship technical assistance services, guidance on all aspects of apprenticeships, from analysis and decision making to working with stakeholders to develop apprenticeship standards, to advising on and supporting the implementation of an apprenticeship program. Our technical assistance is centered around solving workforce challenges and developing sustainable apprenticeship programs.
Apprenticeship Intermediary Services
For employers and employer groups that choose not to become an apprenticeship sponsor, JobForward can serve as the apprenticeship standards holder and sponsor, thus enabling businesses to do what they do best.
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