Recruitment & Training

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.