Building Pathways to Infrastructure Jobs Grant Prioritizes Career Pathways, DEI, and Worker-Centered Strategies

by tpmatemp | Jun 23, 2024 | DEI, Resource Development, Workforce Development

The Building Pathways to Infrastructure Jobs Grant will train job seekers in advanced manufacturing, information technology, and technical services occupations that support renewable energy, transportation, and broadband infrastructure sectors. This opportunity aims...

Workforce Development: A Decade of Transformation

by tpmatemp | Jun 10, 2024 | Talent Solutions for Emerging Industries, Workforce Development

Ten years ago, I resigned from my position as a graduate teaching assistant at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where I was working toward a PhD in English. For the previous eight years, I had been teaching college students how to craft thesis statements,...

WORC Grants Round 6: Ensuring Long-Term Economic Vitality with a Focus on Equity and Underserved Populations

by tpmatemp | Jun 6, 2024 | Resource Development, Workforce Development

Do you want to enhance access to quality employment while prioritizing equity and fostering sustainable community impact? The Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC) Round 6: A Grant Initiative for the Appalachian, Delta, and Northern Border Regions offers...

RFP: Greater Memphis Workforce Development Board

by tpmatemp | May 17, 2024 | RFP, Workforce Development

TPMA has been contracted by the Greater Memphis Workforce Development Board to lead the procurement process for the following: One-Stop Operator, WIOA Title I Adult & Dislocated Worker and Youth Workforce Development Services TPMA is a full-service consulting firm...

Taskforce Hopes to Provide Childcare Solutions for Area Workers

by tpmatemp | May 5, 2024 | Research and Data, Workforce Development

It’s a decades-long, complex problem without an easy solution but regional leaders are attempting to help families have access to affordable child care in area communities.   Following the completion of a Childcare Economic Impact Study, the Lincoln Trail Area...

H.R.6655 Passes the House and Moves to the Senate: Here’s a Recap

by tpmatemp | Apr 10, 2024 | News, WIOA Strategic Planning, Workforce Development

The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (WIOA) will likely see changes soon. The newly proposed legislation, H.R. 6655 – A Stronger Workforce for America Act, sponsored and introduced by Rep. Foxx December 7, 2023, passed with bipartisan support in the...