Why Workforce Development Matters
OWINN brings best practices to Nevada and uses data to inform and drive policy decisions that are evidence-based. We manage a $26.5 million investment in competitive grant dollars to increase access and reduce barriers for Nevadans looking to enter or reenter the labor force through training and educational programming. We do this while building and nurturing community collaborative partnerships to deliver effective and impactful change.
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Eight Awardees Receive Combined $110K From GOWINN to Research Nevada’s Most Challenging Policy Issues
The NPWR Research Grant supports research that uses NPWR as the data tool to study Nevada’s most challenging policy problems in the areas of workforce development, economic diversification, and education.
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OWINN and NDE Launch Nevada Career Week on Nepris for Nevada
Nepris for Nevada, a collaboration between the Governor’s Office of Workforce Innovation and Nevada Department of Education, will feature eleven informational livestream sessions to middle and high schoolers statewide during Nevada Career Week for two weeks February 13- 24.
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Governor’s Workforce Development Board Releases Childcare Report
Findings show inadequate access to childcare creates barriers for working families and impedes economy
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Nevada Department of Veterans Services Awarded $113,000 for Workforce Development Program to Embark on New Careers
Funding still available for Veterans in Nevada seeking certification for in-demand occupations
Learn moreProject SANDI has helped a number of my fellow veterans of military service develop the new skills that are bringing them rewarding and fulfilling second careers.
Strengthening Nevada
Program Details & Incentives
The OWINN team are innovative, dedicated, and bring diverse and local perspectives and ideas to solving some of the State’s most challenging workforce development policy problems. Our goals are to reduce the workforce shortage and increase Nevada’s labor force participation, diversify Nevada’s workforce to align with the State’s economic development efforts, and equip all Nevadans with the skills they need to succeed.
Public Boards & Commissions
The Governor’s Workforce Development Board (GWDB) serves as the primary leader of workforce policy in the State of Nevada by examining the statewide workforce development system, creating the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) State Plan, and recommending policy improvements of the workforce development system to OWINN.
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At OWINN, we recognize our role to partner with business and industry and our colleagues at the Governor’s Office of Economic Development to make sure that this in-demand industry sector has a ready workforce and talent pipeline. GOWINN partners with educational institutions, such as Great Basin College, leveraging federal grant funds to support workforce training programs for Nevadans to enter
these in-demand occupations, and supports upskilling workers, too.
Data and Policy
The Nevada P-20 to Workforce Research Data System (NPWR) is a state of the art research tool that provides Nevadans with unparalleled access to the knowledge needed to understand the trends shaping our state’s education and workforce outcomes.
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The OWINN team are innovative, dedicated, and bring diverse and local perspectives and ideas to solving some of the State’s most challenging workforce development policy problems. Our goals are to reduce the workforce shortage and increase Nevada’s labor force participation, diversify Nevada’s workforce to align with the State’s economic development efforts, and equip all Nevadans with the skills they need to succeed and have access to great paying jobs that lead to meaningful careers.
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