Yes, WIOA Can! Effectively Leveraging or "Braiding" Multiple Funding Sources with WIOA Justin Grota, Youth Program Team Coordinator MassHire GNB Workforce Board MassHire Greater New Bedford Workforce Board is pleased to announce that our own, Justin Grota, Youth Program Team Coordinator will participate in this national webinar. VIRTUAL Tuesday, November 15, 2022 1:00 PM ~ 2:00 PM ET The Next Level Now (NLN) Collaborative is a new initiative by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (DOL ETA) to provide Technical Assistance (TA) to workforce entities. Description This webinar serves as technical assistance for workforce grantees to understand how to leverage or “braid” multiple funding sources to achieve improved outcomes for our customers. Webinar attendees will learn how Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) funds can be leveraged or braided with other funding streams and how to properly track funds. The webinar will also showcase examples of local areas that have leveraged “braided” funds. ETA has engaged Safal Partners to provide technical assistance to workforce grantees. This webinar is produced by Safal Partners and the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals and will provide the following learning pieces: - What it means to braid/leverage funding resources - Understanding […]

VIRTUAL The Employment and Training Administration’s (ETA) Office of Workforce Investment (OWI) is rolling out its Fall Series of technical assistance on the role of the workforce system in serving individuals with substance use disorders. OWI, in collaboration with the National Safety Council, is hosting this webinar on tools and resources for creating safe work environments while supporting individuals in recovery. DESCRIPTION The National Safety Council, America’s leading nonprofit safety advocate for more than 100 years, focuses on areas it can make the greatest impact: workplace, roadway, and impairment. NSC starts in the workplace, giving companies resources workers can actually use around risks they are actually facing - all while fostering a culture of safety. In this webinar, guest speakers from the National Safety Council will share a road map on how to use multiple tools that will be useful for workforce professionals throughout the workforce system as well as employers, in creating recovery-ready workplaces. Among the tools and resources to be shared are a substance use cost calculator, mental health cost calculator, Opioids at Work Employer toolkit that provides recommendations based on job role, and a variety of resources employers can use to support employees dealing with substance use […]