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Metro Orlando boasts a population
that is young, well-educated and diverse. Not coincidentally, the
region is at, or near, the top of national charts in several
demographic and labor-related categories.
Consider that Metro Orlando, already with a population of more
than 2 million, is among the nation's fastest-growing population
and employment markets. A labor force exceeding 1.1 million ensures
a strong and stable labor pool for a community that is expected to
remain among the nation's top 10 metropolitan areas well into the
future.
Recruiting additional talent to Orlando is never a hard sell. A
quality of life second to none, a competitive cost of living, and a
wide range of educational opportunities are just some of the assets
that make Orlando an attractive destination for creative minds.
Quick Response
Training
This state administered program provides grant
funding for customized training for new or expanding businesses.
The program has been structured to be flexible and to respond
quickly to meet individual business training objectives. A local
training provider – community college, area technical center, or
university – is selected to develop, manage or deliver the
customized program and to provide assistance in the application
process. Grants are based on the number of individuals being
trained.
Incumbent Worker Training
This
state administered program provides grant funding for customized
training for existing businesses. The program is customer driven,
structured to be flexible to meet the business's training
objectives, and is a proven employee retention tool. With a focus
on upgrading existing employee skills, the business may choose
public, private, or its own in-house, training provider.
Workforce Florida, Inc.
Workforce
Florida, Inc. was created by Governor Jeb Bush and the Florida
Legislature with the passage of the Workforce Innovation Act of
2000, Chapter 445, Florida Statutes. A 45-member board appointed by
the Governor oversees and monitors the administration of the
state’s workforce policy, programs and services carried out by the
24 business-led Regional Workforce Boards and the Agency for
Workforce Innovation. WORKFORCE CENTRAL FLORIDA is the workforce
board that represents region 12, which includes Metro Orlando.
WORKFORCE
CENTRAL FLORIDA
WORKFORCE CENTRAL FLORIDA (WCF) is our
region's workforce expert, an authority for workforce planning,
programs, and the labor market. WCF connects employers to the
largest pool of talent in the area, provides worker resources and
training, and prepares our community's residents for careers that
meet local businesses' demands for today and into the future.
One-Stop
Centers
Employ Florida links all of Florida’s workforce
services – state and local – to each other. The state partners are
Workforce Florida, the state policy and oversight board, and the
Agency for Workforce Innovation, the state agency which administers
workforce funds. At the local level there are twenty-four regional
workforce boards that administer close to 100 "one-stop centers".
Together these organizations represent the Employ Florida network
of workforce services and resources.
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