Inclusive Growth |
Workforce Innovation
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What we do: We identify opportunities, create partnerships and incubate new workforce strategies to ensure that un/underemployed individuals have access to careers in high-growth industries throughout the Central New York region. Why? As part of CenterState CEO’s Inclusive Growth team, we work to ensure that, as transformative economic changes happen in Central New York, new career opportunities are available to as many people as possible. We help companies meet their workforce needs and help families move out of poverty by focusing on untapped talent throughout the region. How? We use a systems change approach. We build coalitions across employers, unions and training providers; develop best practices; raise and regrant funding; incubate innovative programs; advocate for policy changes and research emerging industries/occupations. Photo credit: The Water of Systems Change, fsg.org
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Our Track Record
View the examples below to learn more about programs and initiatives from the Workforce Innovation team!
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Flexible Funding Impact
With initial flexible funding from the Work Train Funder Collaborative of $XX from 2015? To 2025, raised a cumulative total of $XXX, X% of which has been regranted to workforce and community-based organization.
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Healthcare Rapid Response
In 2014-2015, established a rapid response program for hiring needs in healthcare, yielding over 100 low-income individuals being placed into living wage jobs in just a few months.
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Career Coach Pilot
Invested to pilot an employer-based “career coach” at Loretto to support front line workers, increasing employee retention by 20%.
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Welcome Back Center
Worked with the Refugee Assistance Program, JobsPlus and over 75 refugees and immigrants over two years to develop the Welcome Back Center, an initiative dedicated to helping international medical professionals obtain advanced clinical positions in health care.
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Mayoral Workforce Initiatives
Co-designed and launched two Syracuse Mayoral workforce initiatives, Syracuse Build in construction and Syracuse Surge in manufacturing / tech.
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Industry Partnerships Built
Forged industry partnerships in Healthcare, Manufacturing, Digital Customer Service, Software and Construction. These partnerships resulted in the development of dozens of innovative workforce programs that have served 1500+ individuals, including:
- Health Train (entry-level health care)
- Pro Train, Surge Defense and Surge Advanced Manufacturing (entry-level manufacturing)
- Electrical Maintenance Tech Boot Camp
- Building Maintenance
- Pathways to Apprenticeship construction training in Syracuse, and replication of Pathways in Oswego, Tompkins and Mohawk Valley
- Surge Coding Apprenticeship and IT Support Professional
- Vehicles to Work (car access program)
- Bridge to Manufacturing Careers
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ON-RAMP Syracuse
Asked by Governor Hochul to launch ON-RAMP Syracuse, working closely with ESD/GO SEMI to invest $80m in workforce programs and a flagship real estate development.
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National Fund Partnership
Invited to join as a partner of the National Fund for Workforce Solutions, as one of 30 sister sites around the country. This partnership allows Syracuse to receive no-cost technical assistance to improve our programs, access multiple funding opportunities from national foundations, and receive increased visibility on our work across the country.
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Micron Technology Workforce Leadership
Selected by Micron Technology to serve as co-lead of regional Future Ready Workforce Innovation Consortium and CHIPS Sub-Intermediary, readying the region for construction and semiconductor technician job growth.
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CDL Training Expansion
Leading collaborative regional initiative to expand number of CDL drivers trained in Central New York, which has resulted in more people completing training and establishment of new training progams.
