Capital Area Workforce Development is required to make copies of the proposed Capital Area Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) plan for program year 2023 available to the public and allow for public comment. The WIOA plan is available for …
Read MoreCAWD’s assistant director Malinda Todd, and business engagement director Barbara Brothers are both serving on the Johnston County Business Alliance. As a partner, we helped to fund the Johnston County Workforce Development Strategic Plan released in January.
From 2017-2022, Johnston’s …
Read MoreCAWD officially launched the Five Stars hotel workforce initiative on January 10th. The program has a dedicated program manager, marketing coordinator, and NCWorks career coach.
Hotel participation is strong. In addition to recruiting assistance, conversations revealed a deep need for …
Read MoreAbout 230 people attended the Small Business Virtual Workforce Forum on January 26th. The event was co-hosted by nine other workforce boards and NCWorks Career Centers from across the state. NCWorks Commission member Olalah Njenga and CAWD’s business engagement director …
Read MoreCapital Area Workforce Development (CAWD) and partner workforce boards split $7.2 million to provide career and reentry services to inmates at Butner Federal Correctional Complex. CAWD received $3.2M for its share of a regional reentry grant known as NC PROWD …
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CAWD is pleased to announce the newest recipients of the 2023 Wake Partners Reentry Grants. These organizations have decades of experience supporting adults, youth, and communities impacted by justice system involvement. We awarded $67,263.50 to support the important work …
Click the link to their websites to learn more about our business Ambassadors. Then complete the Ambassador Interest Form if you’d like to join these workforce development champions!
Alice Alexander
President
Alexander Accounting and Tax Service Group
Tony Marshall
Owner/Founder…
Free Virtual Event Features NCWorks Small Business Services
Raleigh, NC (Jan 17, 2023) – Capital Area Workforce Development (CAWD) and NCWorks are partnering with nine other workforce boards to present North Carolina’s first virtual Small Business Workforce Forum on Thursday, …
Read MoreDid you know that 13 new hotels opened in Wake County in the last 2 years? Seven more are under construction for 2023 and several more are being planned. CAWD’s new Five Stars Workforce Initiative helps hotels with a variety …
Read MoreApplicants submitted 3 questions about the RFP for the operation of NCWorks Career Centers in Wake, Johnston, Chatham, Lee, and Orange counties, and delivery of workforce services. View answers in the link below.
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