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Governor Lamont Orders Executive Branch State Office Buildings Closed to the Public Tuesday Due to Winter Storm (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is ordering all State of Connecticut executive branch office buildings closed to the public on...

Increase CT’s Employment Pipeline by Funding Youth Programs Connecticut is facing a substantial gap in our state labor force: our employers urgently need more Connecticut residents prepared for the workforce. Presently, thousands of young people are not actively...

Hartford Program Seeks to Connect Kids With Career Opportunities Career Navigation System Coordinator will centralize program information, promote talent ‘pipeline’ The city of Hartford announced a new career “navigation” program for the city’s youth on Tuesday, with...

Without Expected $10M Boost, CT Internships Forced to Cut Back Legislature timeline left programs guessing how many students to accept. Last-minute dealmaking this year forced many to cut back. In early March, East Hartford Works! — the city’s workforce training arm —...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 30, 2023 Media Contact: John Hampton Communications Manager Capital Workforce Partners Phone:  860-803-4072 [email protected] Capital Workforce Partners Receives Funding to Support Hartford Region’s Returning Citizens Job...

CWP Reflections on 2022 Dear Friends, As we continue to revel in the holidays, begin to close out 2022, and prepare for the new year, I wanted to pause and thank you for being part of the Capital Workforce Partners (CWP) family. The past year was one of great success....

Capital Workforce Partners Joins in the Launch of CareerConneCT State program created to help Connecticut residents get training and jobs in fast-growing industries HARTFORD, CONN. – December 12, 2022 – Capital Workforce Partners (CWP) today joined in the kick-off of...

National Disability Employment Awareness Month Celebrated HARTFORD - Capital Workforce Partners, along with the City of New Britain, Connecticut Department of Labor, Connecticut Department of Aging and Disability Services, Connecticut Department of Developmental...

NBC Connecticut Segment Shares the Benefits of Hiring Workers With Disabilities Jill Larmett, CWDP, Disability Resource Coordinator at Capital Workforce Partners (CWP) recently joined NBC Connecticut’s Jane Caffrey for a segment about how CWP’s programs at the...

UConn Health Joins NAACP in Campaign to Employ Formerly Incarcerated in Hartford Area Those who have been released from prison or have an arrest record need training even for entry-level jobs, and then to know where the jobs are. It’s the best way to keep people from...

BLUMENTHAL ANNOUNCES $593K FEDERAL GRANT TO HELP FORMERLY INCARCERATED PEOPLE FIND EMPLOYMENT  Funding supports job training, job placement and support services for people re-entering society (Hartford, CT) – On Thursday, August 18 at 1 PM in Hartford, U.S. Senator...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   April 6, 2022 Media Contact: Patrick McGloin (on behalf of Capital Workforce Partners) Phone:  (860) 841-3921 [email protected]   Summer Employment Opportunities Now Available for Capital Region Youth Youth ages 14-24 have the opportunity to...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  March 31, 2022 Media Contact: Patrick McGloin (on behalf of Capital Workforce Partners) Phone:  (860) 841-3921 [email protected] Capital Workforce Partners Receives Federal Funding to Provide Career Training, Job Placement, and Support Services...

Capital Workforce Partners (CWP) President and CEO Alex Johnson spoke with MetroHartford Alliance (MHA) Content Manager Nan Price about how the organization develops sustainable career paths and helps connect employers with skilled workers. NAN PRICE: Tell us about...

(Hartford, CT) – Alex B. Johnson, President & CEO, Capital Workforce Partners representing the City of Hartford has been appointed to serve as a Trustees of U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM), Workforce Development Council (WDC) by the newly elected WDC President...

On 11/15/2021, CWP hosted a webinar addressing trends and partnership opportunities in the transportation, distribution, and logistics (TDL) sector in Connecticut. Thank you to Patrick Flaherty from the Office of Research at the CT Department of Labor for his timely...

MEDIA ADVISORY For Immediate Release Contact: Lillian Brough or Leticia Colon de Mejias Tel: 720-380-9106 or 860-690-5522 Email: [email protected] On September 17, 2021, the first cohort of ten Connecticut residents trained for local energy efficiency jobs...

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — More than 40 businesses are participating in West Hartford’s job fair at the West Hartford Town Hall on South Main Street until 2 p.m. Wednesday. Dozens of organizations and companies in health care, retail, finance, and manufacturing are...

Watch a short video of the Press Conference  (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today held a bill signing ceremony at Capital Community College in Hartford to commemorate the adoption of a new law enhancing his ongoing efforts to provide workforce development...

Alex Johnson, President and CEO of Capital Workforce Partners, spoke in support of the governor's announcement, stating “This meets a critical and immediate need for our youth.”     Additional COVID-19 Relief...

Reposted from Patch.com by Chris Dehnel     The burgeoning drone industry has turned into a new path of success for two north-central Connecticut residents who were feeling the stresses of the coronavirus pandemic. And Hartford-based Aquiline Drones was all...

Reposted from the Metro Hartford Alliance   Aquiline Drones (AD) meets the increasing demand for “Made in America” drones by opening the first drone manufacturing and assembly plant in Connecticut. The Hartford-based aviation cloud solutions provider and...

Reposted from the Hartford Business Journal by Sean Teehan   Capital Workforce Partners (CWP), the state's workforce development board for Greater Hartford, received a $10 million federal Department of Labor grant to establish a manufacturing and technology...

Reposted from the Connecticut Department of Labor by Janet Caldwell Cover   RETAIN-CT is fortunate to have Jill Larmett as a Work Navigator from Capital Workforce Partners.  Prior to joining the RETAIN project, since 2009, Jill has served North Central...

Reposted from the Hartford Business Journal by Liese Klein   Unemployed workers seeking jobs in IT, health care, construction and other fields will get new funding toward intensive re-training under a $3.7 million grant announced by Hartford-based Capital...

Reposted from the Hartford Business Journal by Joe Cooper   From late March to early August, Capital Workforce Partners’ (CWP) new call center received some 6,000 inquiries from people wanting help with resume and cover-letter writing, and finding employment...

July 9, 2020 (Hartford, CT) — Capital Workforce Partners (CWP) is pleased to announce that the Summer Youth Employment and Learning Program (SYELP) will serve nearly 1,500 youth throughout North Central Connecticut at a time when youth and families are being...

  Shaping the New Normal Community Conversation Series – Part 2 State of Black Hartford HARTFORD, CONN. (June 10, 2020) -- The Urban League of Greater Hartford presents part two of the Community Conversation Series with discussions on recovery and resilience...

Capital Workforce Partners received a $60,000 grant from the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving that will support the Best Chance program and enable the organization to maintain employment programming and wrap-around supports for a cohort of returning citizens. The...

  Mayor Shari Cantor Announces Special Advisory Committees on Reopening and Recovery West Hartford Town Council to Hold Special Meeting Monday Evening WEST HARTFORD, CONN. (May 18, 2020) -- West Hartford Mayor Shari G. Cantor announced today that she would...

The US DOL committed $2.3 million in Dislocated Workers Grant (DWG) funding to CWP and the other four Workforce Development Boards (WDBs). The award will require a final application step during the next 30-45 days, and the funds will then be available. CWP anticipates...

Hartford HealthCare (HHC) reached out to Capital Workforce Partners (CWP) last month for recruitment support for emergency and essential job openings. “We are anticipating a large surge of patients and now have an immediate need to directly hire applicants into many...

Workforce development advocates from across Connecticut, including Capital Workforce Partners’ President and CEO Alex Johnson, met recently via video meeting with Sen. Richard Blumenthal to discuss workforce development needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting...

A strong workforce is vital to the region’s fiscal health and sustainability. Learn how CWP can help businesses retain and strengthen its employees and business following a crisis. “In collaboration with the Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce, Capital Workforce Partner’s...

Issued March 11, 2020 Public Notice North Central Region Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act Fund Transfer: WIOA Dislocated Worker to WIOA Adult Program 2019-2020 Request for Public Comment Capital Workforce Partners, the Workforce Development Board for the...

  New JFF Collaborative Increases Apprenticeship Access for Opportunity Youth BOSTON, MA – February 13, 2020 – JFF has selected 15 organizations from across the United States to receive hands-on support for their efforts to provide opportunity youth with expanded...

Hartford Action Roundtable to Focus on Connecting Youth to Jobs Capital Workforce Partners convenes partners to press for supportive policies HARTFORD – November 22, 2019 – Capital Workforce Partners will hold a youth-employment conference today at the State of...

East Hartford American Job Center Capital Workforce Partners, Goodwin College, and the Town of East Hartford Service Partnership in East Hartford HARTFORD – October 1, 2019 – A workforce development partnership between Capital Workforce Partners (CWP), Goodwin...

Reposted from the Hartford Courant by Rebecca Lurye   James Rosado was 45 when his insurance job in Avon got cut, leaving the mid-career underwriter and manager to hunt for work in a contracting industry. After two years of trimming money from his 401(k) and...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE James Boucher, Capital Workforce Partners, Chief Strategy Officer 860-899-3467 and [email protected] Capital Workforce Partners Selects American Job Center Service Provider for the North Central Region of Connecticut HARTFORD – July...

Hartford, CT, February 14, 2019 - Capital Workforce Partners (CWP) is pleased to announce that an $80,033 grant from the Beatrice Fox Auerbach Foundation Fund at the Hartford Foundation of Public Giving  to support the funding for the “Free to Succeed” program. Free...

HARTFORD, CT, February 11, 2019 Capital Workforce Partners (CWP) is pleased to announce that it has been selected to receive funding from the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving (HFPG) to further strengthen the regional workforce development system. The funding will...

The Hartford Opportunity Youth Collaborative and Capital Workforce Partners is pleased to recognize the $17,000 grant from the Hartford Generation Works to support the Hartford Data Collaborative. The Hartford Opportunity Youth Collaborative (HOYC) provides active...

(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Connecticut Department of Labor (CTDOL) has been awarded a $2.1 million federal grant as part of the Retaining Employment and Talent After Injury/Illness Network (RETAIN) initiative, designed to...

Capital Workforce Partners is pleased to announce that the U.S. Department of Labor has awarded a $5.88 million federal grant to upskill workers for jobs in growing industries in the Capital Region. The Trade and Economic Transition Dislocated Worker Grant will...

We are very pleased to announce several internal staffing changes for Jim Boucher, Pamela Tonello, and Julie Watson. Jim Boucher has accepted the Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) position. In this new position, Jim will assist in developing and implementing the...

Promise Zone YES!, a Career Pathways for Youth (Summer Jobs & Beyond) grantee out of Hartford, Connecticut, shares its Worksite Supervisor Guide. Check out the guide by visiting the Summer Jobs Community of Practice:...