Workforce Development

Looking for ways to improve or grow your workforce?  The following is a list of links to Vermont groups specializing in just that!

Champlain College Workforce Development Center

Website: http://www.champlain.edu/workforce/
Description: The Center is part of Champlain College's Online & Continuing Education Division and connects employers to education and training resources to help them build a skilled workforce. The Center can also facilitate (with Career Services) recruitment of college interns and new employees.
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Cool Careers In Computing

Website: http://computingcareers.acm.org/
Description: A site to find out more about the exciting field of computing.  In particular, the site can help you decide how to develop the skills you need to be successful in a computing career ? a journey that ordinarily begins with an undergraduate degree in a computing-related discipline.

Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce Internship Board

Website: http://www.vermont.org/business/wib/jobboard.aspx
Description: A website dedicated to facilitating connections between employers and potential interns.  They list only paid internships and act as a central location for finding workforce resources in the community. 

The Technical Connection

Website: http://www.vttechjobs.com/
Description: A Vermont employment agency providing job placement for professional and technical individuals in contract and full-time positions.

University of Vermont Career Services

Website: http://www.uvm.edu/~career/
Description: A group designed to connect potential employers to students and graduates as well as identify and attain career and life-long learning goals for the students.

Vermont Employment Growth Incentive

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Description: A program that provides a cash incentive to businesses that will add new, qualifying jobs, payroll and capital investiments in Vermont.

Vermont HITEC, Inc.

Website: http://www.vthitec.org
Description: A non-profit organization with a mission to provide workforce development services to Vermont employers in a variety of fields including information technology, healthcare and manufacturing. Vermont HITEC has worked with over 20 Vermont companies of various sizes including Fletcher Allen Healthcare, Hazelett Stripcasting, Husky, IDX and Dealer.com. Over 300 individuals have been educated, trained and employed since the year 2000.

Vermont Technical College Career Services

Website: http://www.vtc.edu/section_career_services/index.html
Description: A web-based database of jobs, internships, and volunteer opportunities to help connect students and potential employers.

Vermont Worforce & Business Development Network

Website: http://www.workvermont.com/
Description: A group that improves a client’s bottom line by either assisting an individual professional with training needs, helping a small business enhance its operation, or working to secure statewide business development funds for industry.

Workforce Training from ThinkVermont.com

Website: Click here for details >>>
Description: A grant program that promotes industry expansion and encourages the creation and retention of jobs in software and manufacturing firms by providing training for new and existing businesses.

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