New York state has made $5.4 million available
\nto help businesses grow by training and
\nhiring formerly unemployed individuals.<\/p>\n
The funding is available to businesses in
\namounts of up to $100,000 to support a variety
\nof essential worker training programs, officials
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
“Access to a well-trained workforce is critical
\nfor the private sector to grow and create
\njobs,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo said. “With this
\nfunding, we’re encouraging businesses in some
\nof the most economically distressed parts of
\nthe State to invest in their workforce and help
\nformerly unemployed New Yorkers get back to
\nwork. This is another way that we’re working to
\nincrease employment and bring new opportunities
\nto communities across New York state.”<\/p>\n
State officials said the $5.4 million is available
\nto businesses looking to expand their
\nworkforce and can be used for on-the-job, apprenticeship
\nor customized training, depending
\non the individual needs of the employer. The
\ngovernor’s Unemployment Strikeforce has staff
\nwho will work with all interested parties to
\ndevelop programs best suited to their business
\nand secure all funding and other incentives for
\nwhich that business is eligible.<\/p>\n
As part of his Opportunity Agenda address
\nlast month, Cuomo announced that the Unemployment
\nStrikeforce will be expanded
\ninto the 10 areas in the state with the highest
\nunemployment rates. The expanded strikeforce
\nwill bring the same kind of targeted job recruitment,
\ncareer and business services used in the
\nBronx to Jefferson, Lewis, Kings, St. Lawrence,
\nOswego, Orleans, Montgomery, Franklin and
\nSteuben counties, he said.<\/p>\n
The strikeforce was piloted in the Bronx in
\nMay 2014 and charged with two goals:<\/p>\n
1. Find a way to reduce the unemployment
\nrates in the counties with the persistently
\nhighest levels (12-month average) of unemployment.<\/p>\n
2. Ensure that we are investing our workforce
\ndevelopment funding wisely. A real job
\nmust be waiting at the end of the training the
\nstate is investing in.<\/p>\n
According to the governor’s office, since
\nthen, more than 7,000 people from the Bronx
\nhave been placed in jobs through the initiative.
\nAn additional 1,300 individuals were connected
\nto work in Jefferson and Lewis counties under
\nthe strikeforce.<\/p>\n
“The state Department of Labor is committed
\nto Gov. Cuomo’s goal of lowering unemployment
\nthrough a comprehensive, business-need
\ndriven, regional approach and the smart allocation
\nof our resources,” said Acting Labor Commissioner
\nMario J. Musolino. “We can target
\nunemployment where it’s at its worst and help
\nre-build communities. That’s what we’ve done
\nin the Bronx and that’s what we’ll continue to
\ndo throughout the state.”<\/p>\n
For more information and to learn how you
\ncan apply for funding, visit www.labor.ny.gov\/strikeforce.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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