Windham Workforce Investment Board
ABOUT US
The Windham Workforce Investment Board is a state-sponsored, community-driven group dedicated to addressing the region’s critical workforce challenges. The Windham WIB provides a forum for convening employers, service providers, and community leaders to:
- Identify employment and training needs;
- Plan, promote, and deliver effective solutions; and
- Learn about and secure available resources.
The WIB is governed by a volunteer Executive Committee and aided by a coordinator. The WIB strives to help employers and partner with service providers.
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to join the WIB, share workforce challenges and solutions, and seek assistance securing appropriate services and resources. The WIB has engaged a growing list of businesses, economic and community development groups, education and training institutions, recruiting and placement agencies, towns, and public officials across Windham County.
WHAT’S NEW
- Promoting WorkKeys as an effective recruitment, retention, and development tool for new hires and incumbent workers. The WIB is convening meetings with local employers, placement agencies, and service providers to spur wider use of WorkKeys in support of employment and training decisions. To learn more, review WIB presentation and WorkKeys website.
- Assessing local hiring and skill needs. In June 2011, the WIB conducted an online survey of local employers to learn more about their employment outlook and challenges in building a qualified workforce. More than half of Windham-area employers responding to the survey say they plan to hire over the next year. However, about half of respondents also reported that they have struggled in the past to find workers capable of handling available jobs. The WIB also has prepared a comprehensive report on employment conditions, combining data from the survey and government and business sources.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Bruce Gardner (WIB Chair), Senior Director, Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation
Denise Mason (WIB Fiscal Agent), Director, Economic Development Program, Southeastern Vermont Community Action
Mary Ide (WIB co-Secretary), Regional Manager, Vermont Adult Learning
Allyson Villars (WIB co-Secretary), Career Counselor
Jim Cecere, Business Account Manager, Creative Workforce Solutions
Steve Geller, Executive Director, Southeastern Vermont Community Action
Andy Robinson, Employer Resource Consultant, Vermont Department of Labor
Leo Schiff, Regional Director, Vermont Voc Rehab
FOR MORE INFORMATION
David Altstadt, WIB Coordinatorc/o Southeastern Vermont Community Action
91 Buck Drive, Westminster, VT 05158
Phone: 802-428-4768
Fax: 802-722-4509
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REGIONAL WORKFORCE SERVICES
Education and Training
Course Listing (pdf ) (xlx )
Southeastern Vermont Community Action
Union Institute and University
Vermont Registered Apprenticeships
Windham Regional Career Center
Business Development
Brattleboro Area Chamber of Commerce
Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation
Great Falls Regional Chamber of Commerce
Mount Snow Valley Chamber of Commerce
Town of Rockingham, Village of Bellows Falls
Town of Wilmington
Vermont Manufacturing Extension Center
Vermont Small Business Development Center
Employment Services
Vermont Department of Labor
Brattleboro Resource Center
Vermont Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Brattleboro employment & disabilities agencies
FEDERAL & STATE RESOURCES
For Businesses
Resource listings (pdf.)
Workforce Education and Training Fund and Internship Program
For Individuals
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
-Margaret Mead