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WIA Supports Your Workforce
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Dear WIA Member –
I am pleased to announce that the U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) recently awarded WIA a major contract to develop America’s 5G workforce, on the heels of an earlier $6 million grant to expand wireless training at community colleges. These two awards provide WIA an opportunity to support you as member companies and registered apprenticeship sponsors with the technical assistance and resources you need to recruit, retain and develop your workforce as you prepare to meet the demands of 5G.
This additional funding comes at a pivotal time. The pandemic has shone a spotlight on our industry as one that could put Americans back to work. Wireless infrastructure will continue to grow and has kept us all connected during this challenging time. This is significant for the industry because it currently faces a skills gap where demand for filling jobs is outpacing talent. We hear from so many of you that that the skills of yesterday no longer suffice for the wireless jobs of tomorrow – or even today – and that training is needed to hit top and bottom lines because workers with the right skills are hard to find.
Over the past four years, WIA pioneered the Telecommunications Industry Registered Apprenticeship Program (TIRAP) and the Telecommunications Education Center (TEC) – both aimed at developing and training individuals to perform telecommunications jobs safer, faster, and better. With this new funding from DoL, WIA will launch, promote, and expand apprenticeship models that can benefit your company. It all comes down to enabling the talent your company needs to build our nation’s networks.
WIA is hosting WIA: the Hub of Workforce Development to introduce you, or reintroduce you, to the Workforce Development initiatives at WIA. You can expect to learn more about:
| | WIA Workforce Development initiatives Why Registered Apprenticeship benefits employers and employees and how WIA can help How the Telecommunications Education Center can support your company’s goals WIA’s commitment to diversity | |
So please join us at 1pm on October 22, 2020 from 1pm-2:30pm EDT for WIA: the Hub of Workforce Development. We hope you will engage with WIA as we work to support your company’s jobs of the future. We thank you for your support, and we look forward to solving our industry’s challenges together through opportunity.
Respectfully,
Jonathan Adelstein
WIA President and CEO
2111 Wilson Blvd., Suite 210, Arlington, VA 22201
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WIA: the Hub of Workforce Development
WIA is the hub of industry workforce development. WIA is committed to strengthening education and training, quality of work, and safety within the telecommunications industry. Learn about what WIA is doing to support your company’s needs to hire a skilled workforce in preparation for meeting the demands of 5G. This is a great introduction or reintroduction to WIA’s workforce development initiatives.
When: Thursday, October 22, 1-2:30pm EDT
Where: Zoom
Agenda:
| | WIA Workforce Development initiatives Why Registered Apprenticeship benefits employers and employees and how WIA can help How the Telecommunications Education Center can support your company’s goals WIA’s commitment to diversity | |
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