County Introduces Students to Skilled Workforce Opportunities

County Introduces Students to Skilled Workforce Opportunities

On April 25, Leon County Government and the Tallahassee-Leon County Office of Economic Opportunity connected more than 1,000 high school students to local skilled workforce opportunities at the 10th Annual Leon Works Expo. Students from Leon, Wakulla, Gadsden, Jefferson, Calhoun, Madison, and Taylor counties explored high-demand career paths and engaged directly with nearly 80 employers in the areas of health, business and information technology…

Workforce Partnership introduces mentor program

PIQUA — On April 16, 51 high school juniors and 26 local professionals gathered at Edison State Community College for the inaugural Bridging Back event — an initiative designed to build bridges between young talent and the local community and to showcase their value to their community. An initiative of Workforce Partnership of Shelby County, Bridging Back was hosted in collaboration with YP Connect. The mission of Bridging Back is to connect col…