Message from the Chair

Welcome to this month's edition of the Workforce Development Board News!

Our Board continues to champion strategies that connect people to meaningful work and help businesses thrive. Stay tuned, stay engaged and dig into this month’s updates - we’re building momentum, and you won’t want to miss what’s coming next!

Dr. Tara Watson, Chair

Minneapolis Workforce Development Board

Minnesota Skills-based Hiring Accelerator workshop

Join us! The Minneapolis Workforce Development Board is hosting a half-day Minnesota Skills-based Hiring Accelerator workshop on May 21. Learn more about best practices in talent acquisition and development. From job descriptions to interviewing to training, improve your team’s ability to assess candidate knowledge and skills and build a more diverse and talented workforce.

Register today on the Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce’s website:

Wednesday, May 21, from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

North Minneapolis CareerForce

800 W Broadway Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55411

Learn more about CPED-Employment and Training’s resources for your workforce. Contact Marie Larson at Marie.Larson@minneapolismn.gov or 612-505-2744.

May is Tech Month event

Join the Minneapolis Workforce Development Board for a panel presentation and networking event. We will discuss the challenges and some potential solutions to help employers upskill or reskill today's teams to meet tomorrow's workforce needs.

Hear representatives from Target, the University of Minnesota, City of Minneapolis Employment and Training, and the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry. This event is free and open to the public! Read the event flyer for details.

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

• 8:30 a.m. light refreshments
• 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. panel discussion
• 10:00 a.m. networking

North Minneapolis CareerForce

800 W Broadway Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55411

Resources for laid off workers

The Dislocated Worker program provides free, personalized services to help workers who have been laid off through no fault of their own: 

• Career Planning and Counseling 

• Job Search Assistance

• Education and training support 

• Assistance with expenses needed to help you achieve employment or training goals

Visit the City of Minneapolis' Dislocated Worker web page or contact staff at a CareerForce location near you for help preparing for and finding new employment. 

Help for employers to train workers

Do you need help training or upskilling your employees? Programs are available to help!

Talent Development Program

Businesses have a new tool help offset a portion of the costs to train their employees. The Talent Development Program is a business-driven funding assistance resource for qualifying Minnesota employers to provide skills training to full-time, permanent employees. Training could be in technical or business skills that helps the employers improve their processes and competitiveness and/or avert a layoff.

For more information, contact Marie Larson at marie.larson@minneapolismn.gov.