The Chicago Cook Workforce Development Board Meeting 3/13/2019

The Chicago Cook Workforce Development Board will be having a meeting on March 13th, 2019.

THE CHICAGO COOK WORKFORCE PARTNERSHIP AND COOK COUNTY BOARD PRESIDENT TONI PRECKWINKLE RECEIVE CONTRIBUTION FROM UNION PACIFIC FOR OPPORTUNITY WORKS PROGRAM

Union Pacific Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer Lance Fritz today awarded the first part of a multi-year, $300,000 Community Ties Giving Program regional grant supporting the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership (The Partnership). The $100,000 contribution presented to Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership Chief Executive Officer Karin Norington-Reaves is in support of the county’s Opportunity Works program. 

THE CHICAGO COOK WORKFORCE PARTNERSHIP AND COOK COUNTY BOARD PRESIDENT TONI PRECKWINKLE RECEIVE CONTRIBUTION FROM UNION PACIFIC FOR OPPORTUNITY WORKS PROGRAM

Chicago – Union Pacific Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer Lance Fritz today
awarded the first part of a multi-year, $300,000 Community Ties Giving Program regional grant
supporting the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership (The Partnership). The $100,000
contribution presented to Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Chicago Cook
Workforce Partnership Chief Executive Officer Karin Norington-Reaves is in support of the
county’s Opportunity Works program. The initiative, created at the request of President
Preckwinkle, addresses the employment challenges and skills gap that young adults face in the
county’s most underserved areas.

Request for Proposals for Chicago Codes Program Operator

The Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a program operator for Chicago Codes. Proposals are due Friday, September 14, 2018 at 4:00pm Central Time.

MEDIA RELEASE: THE CHICAGO COOK WORKFORCE PARTNERSHIP RECEIVES FACEBOOK INVESTMENT TO BOOST EFFORTS FOR CHICAGO CODES

50 Chicago Codes Participants Will Receive Scholarships from Facebook

MEDIA RELEASE: CHICAGO COOK WORKFORCE PARTNERSHIP RECEIVES APPROVAL FOR $4M GRANT TO LAUNCH NEW CONSTRUCTION WORKFORCE INITIATIVE WITH THE ILLINOIS TOLLWAY

New Initiative Will Increase Diversity Among Workers and Ensure Access to Job Opportunities

Walmart Foundation National Retail Initiative Evaluator RFP

Complete RFP, Bidders Conference Webinar summary and key dates.

Opportunity Works

Closed - Opportunity Works RFP  Working in conjunction with the Office of the President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership (The Partnership) announces the release of funding for Opportunity Works, an initiative that will introduce young adults from suburban Cook County to careers in high-growth, high-demand sectors. 

Spring 2017 Newsletter

New Location for Garfield Workforce Center

The Garfield Workforce Center is relocating to 605 S. Albany, Chicago, Illinois 60612, on Monday, January 9, 2017. 

The Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership Launches Chicagoland Retail Sector Center in the Loop

(Cook County, Chicago) Nov. 29, 2016 – Today, the Walmart Foundation and Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership (The Partnership) were joined by Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to celebrate the launch of the Chicagoland Retail Sector Center, which will offer training to the more than 200,000 retail workers in the Chicago area, making it easier for them to advance their careers.

Walmart Foundation Aims to Increase Economic Mobility in Growing Retail Industry Through an Investment that Strengthens Career Services Programs Nationwide

For young men struggling to gain foothold, search for career brings hope, heartache

The morning of his final internship evaluation, Adonis Clayborn woke up in his girlfriend's car. Unable to afford a motel room, he had reclined the driver's seat, covered himself in sweaters he kept in the trunk and slept the night in the silver Nissan Sentra with the Hello Kitty license plate frame.

Cook County job training chief: $60 million budget not enough to meet need

When Karin Norington-Reaves was asked to take over Cook County's beleaguered jobs training agency more than five years ago, her exact words, as she recalls, were: "Hell, no."

The Partnership Receives $10.9 Million Grant

Chicago workforce agency wins $10.9M grant for retail employment services

Opportunity Youth Trainer RFP

Deadline for RFP has been extended to November 4th

The Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership Selected as Grant Recipient of Youth Opportunity Fund to Connect Low-Income Youth in Cook County to Career Opportunities

The Citi Foundation and America’s Promise Alliance today announced that the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership (The Partnership) has been selected as a recipient of the Youth Opportunity Fund, a $3 million initiative to support city-level, innovative and scalable programs connecting youth to opportunities that increase their employability and prepare them for lifelong success. 

Chicago Will Be the Kick-Off Site for the 100,000 Opportunities Initiative

Need a Job? Event Flyer.

Chicago will be the kickoff site for the 100,000 Opportunities Initiative, a new coalition of big businesses hoping to provide jobs or training for disadvantaged 16- to 24-year-olds.

Top U.S.‐Based Companies Launch the “100,000 Opportunities Initiative” to Create Pathways to Economic Opportunity for Young Americans

More than a dozen leading, U.S.‐based companies today announced the formation of the 100,000 Opportunities Initiative, which has the goal of being the nation’s largest employer‐led coalition committed to creating pathways to meaningful employment for America’s young people.

Ald. Emma Mitts, Community Groups and Uber Launch Initiative to Recruit 10,000 Drivers in Chicago

CHICAGO, IL - Chicago Ald. Emma Mitts (37th), Uber Regional General Manager Andrew Macdonald and the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership today announced a new push to create 10,000 driver jobs in Chicago communities over the next year.

2015 WIOA Youth RFP

Cook County Board President Preckwinkle joins Chicago Heights Job Seekers, Business Community and Local Leaders to Celebrate Opening of Workforce Center on College Campus

The Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership (The Partnership) showcased its Chicago Heights Workforce Center at Prairie State College during an open house today. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, local elected officials, and local hiring partners welcomed job seekers and toured the new location. 

New! Manufacturing Strategic Consultant RFP

The Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership (The Partnership) requests the submission of proposals from individuals or firms to provide assistance with Developing Manufacturing Assessment Tools.

Public Notice

Attention Local educational agencies, community and faith based organizations, local chambers of commerce, local labor organizations, and all other interested parties.

Education and Workforce Center in Hanover Park is ready to serve

The Education and Work Center (EWC) is a collaborative partnership between Elgin Community College, Harper College, the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership, the Village of Hanover Park, and the State of Illinois.

Job Training Program Aims to Cull Violence Through Productivity

Art Norman reports on the Chicago Cook Work Force Partnership program that was established in 2012 as a collaboration between Toni Preckwinkle and Rahm Emanuel. It trains youth on specialty jobs that will dominate the economy in years to come.

Workforce Activities Plan Modification -- Public Notice

Attention Local educational agencies, community and faith based organizations, local chambers of commerce, local labor organizations, and all other interested parties.

Harper and ECC to host opening of Hanover Park Education and Work Center

Harper College and Elgin Community College will host a grand opening and open house for the Education and Work Center in Hanover Park on Thursday, Aug. 21, from 2-7 p.m. The center is located in the Hanover Square Shopping Center located at 6704 Barrington Road in Hanover Park. Full Story

Rep. Bobby Rush hosts job fair, seminars on South Side

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Seminars and job fairs on Chicago's South Side are taking aim to reduce crime in the city, and you can take part. Full Story

Resources for Job Seekers

The CEO of the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership stops by to tell us how jobseekers can get the resources they need to find work. Full Story

Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership is offering job training and placement

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A local non-profit organization is aiming to get the unemployed "job ready" and back on the payrolls. The Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership is offering job training and placement for free to those who are looking to move into a new career. Full Story

Workforce Innovation And Opportunity Act

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle Applaud Congress For Passing The Workforce Innovation And Opportunity Act (WIOA).

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WIA Youth Report Released

Making A Difference For Today’s Youth

Workforce Activities Plan -- PUBLIC NOTICE

The Partnership is facilitating a modification to the local plan for workforce activities in the City of Chicago...

Open Positions at The Partnership

Digital Literacy Trainer, Job Readiness Trainer.

Rep. Bobby Rush Summons 'A-List' of Leaders for Anti-Violence Summit

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New! RFP: Youth Strategic Consultant - Due June 27th 2014

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McCormick Foundation Announces Workforce Development Grants

While the nation’s economy slowly improves, many individuals are still struggling...

The Partnership is the local hiring partner for Mariano's -- Press Announcement

Mariano’s, a subsidiary of Roundy’s Inc., a leading grocer in the Midwest...

Workforce Activities Plan Modification -- PUBLIC NOTICE

The Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership (The Partnership) is facilitating a modification to the local plan...

Grant to Launch Youth Futures Initiatives

The Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership (The Partnership) receives a $1.46 million grant...

The Partnership in the News

DOL Youth CareerConnect Grant Program

The Employment and Training Administration (ETA), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), announced...

Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership Brochure

Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership Brochure

Karin Norington-Reaves on "You & Me This Morning"

Karin Norington-Reaves, CEO of Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership joined You & Me to talk abou...