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llinois—Gov. Bruce Rauner (R)
“As the State Workforce Innovation Board Co-Chair and business leader, I am excited that Governor Rauner has agreed to have Illinois be one of the founding states for the Skillful State Network. This opportunity will help Illinois learn and share best practice models with other states and be an incubator for new and innovative ideas to meet the needs of our workforce and employers in the future,” says John Rico, Illinois Workforce Innovation Board Co-Chair.
Representative Workplace Initiative:
The Illinois Talent Pipeline Program funds employer-led workforce strategies to train workers who can contribute to companies’ growth and success. Projects funded under this program are intended to develop sustainable work-based learning programs to help Illinois companies retain and train current and new workers.
Grantees must address one or more of the following Illinois Talent Pipeline activities to be considered for funding:
Projects that connect talent strategies with business needs
Layoff aversion projects that support businesses and workers that are at risk of company closures or layoffs
Projects that expand work-based learning opportunities including apprenticeships for targeted populations
For additional information: Jacquelyn Reinke, Jacquelyn.Reineke@illinois.gov, Direct: 312.485.8227 |