Workforce Equity Initiative

In its sixth year of existence, the Regional Workforce Alliance (RWA) is working to develop and employ strategies to “upskill” unemployed and under-employed adults while offering workforce exposure to high school students.

The Workforce Equity Initiative helps get students of color and in poverty credentialed in fields like welding, nursing and trucking.

Gov. JB Pritzker says Illinois needs to prioritize improving access to higher education and job training, and programs in his proposed state budget for the 2023 fiscal year will help accomplish that goal.

The statewide Workforce Equity Initiative launched in 2019. Locally, it aims to teach students skills to secure jobs that pay $14.75 per hour or more.…