Program areas at Workforce Development Corporation / Downtown Bklyn Training Emplymt CNL
Workforce training programs include Employer-based training, Food and Beverage Industry partnership, Sector based training, Jamaica Now Action Plan, Media and Entertainment training, Manufacturing Industry Partnership, and Tech Industry partnerships - Through major funding source from EDC, the Organization helped connect New Yorkers to sector-based occupational skills training and internship opportunities, and then to full-time jobs. In addition, the organization helped businesses increase their competitiveness by providing skills training for their workers, which also yielded higher wages and transferrable skills for the workers.
Healthcare Industry Partnership - Through NYACH programming, the Organization helped connect low income and unemployed New Yorkers to health care occupational skills training and internship opportunities, and then to full time jobs. In addition, the organization helped develop healthcare training curriculum better aligned to the needs of the employer.
Business Financial Assistance Program - Through major funding source from EDC and in response to COVID-19, the Organization developed and administered the Storefront Rent Relief Grant, Interest Rate Reduction Grant, and the Commerical Revitalization Program.
Business Services - WDC collaborated with an organization to conduct a comprehensive national landscape study and analysis. This study aimed to provide insights to guide New York Citys strategy in fostering equitable development within the emerging legal cannabis industry. The findings from this study will subsequently inform the design and implementation of training programs tailored to this field.