Office of Workforce Innovation (OWINN) News

2021 Press Releases

• 6/30/2021 - First Student Welcomed to Medical Assistant Program at Renown
• 5/25/2021 - OWINN Welcomes Kristen Dwyer as Grants and Programs Manager
• 5/17/2021 - OWINN Announces Exciting Partnership with City of Mesquite to Provide High-Demand Occupational Training Program
• 4/19/21 - OWINN Teams Up With College of Southern Nevada and Nevada Action Coalition to Offer Mind Strong Program to Help Nevada Healthcare Professionals and Students
• 3/22/2021 - OWINN Welcomes Amy Fleming as Program Development and Engagement Specialist
• 2/8/2020 - Governor Sisolak Announces Appointment of Isla Young as OWINN's New Executive Director
• 2/2/2021 - Nevada Awarded $2.5 Million H-1B Rural Healthcare Grant

2020 Press Releases

• 12/31/2020: GOED and OWINN use CARES funding to launch Emsi SkillsMatch program to help Nevadans get back to work
• 11/25/2020: T-Mobile Approved to Sponsor Nevada's Newest Apprenticeship Program
• 11/05/2020 - National Apprenticeship Week Virtual Celebration
• 10/15/2020: 11/8/20 thru 11/14/20: Apprenticeship Week 2020 Proclamation
• 8/7/2020: The Governor's Office of Workforce Innovation Re-Launches Lifeworks Website With New Look
• 8/7/2020 - OWINN Awarded $450,000 Grant to Expand Apprenticeship in Nevada
• Request for Proposal for the Redesign of the Lifeworks Nevada Website
  • Response to Questions for RFP #1006
• Request for Proposal for the Redesign of the LifeWorks Nevada Website
  • Response to Questions for RFP #1006 6/29/2020
  • Response to Questions for RFP #1006 Redesign of the Lifeworks Nevada Website

2019 Press Releases

• 11/11 thru 11/17/19: Apprenticeship Week 2019 Proclamation
• 10/4/2019: Governor Sisolak Announces Appointment of Richard Williams as State Director of Apprenticeship
• 4/4/2019: Governor Sisolak Announces Appointment of Craig von Collenberg as New Executive Director of OWINN
• 2/28/19: 2017-2018 OWINN Annual Report

2018 Press Releases

• 11/12 thru 11/18/18: Apprenticeship Week 2018 Proclamation
• 10/15/18: Nevada Launches Work-Based Learning Hub to Connect Young Adults to Internships & Apprenticeships
• 08/24/18: OWINN Launches RFP for Work-Based Learning Pay-For-Performance Grants
• 6/28/18: Nevada Awarded Additional ApprenticeshipUSA State Expansion Grant Funds
• 5/30/18: Las Vegas Named as a Talent Hub by National Foundations
• 5/17/18: Nevada’s First Cybersecurity Apprenticeship Program Approved - New Occupations in IT, Advanced Manufacturing, and Hospitality with MGM Resorts International also Approved
• 2/8/18: More Than 600 New Apprenticeship Positions Approved by the Nevada State Apprenticeship Council

2017 Press Releases

• 10/31/17: Nevada Selected to Participate in the Occupational Licensing Policy and Practice Learning Consortium (pdf)
• 10/23/17: Nevada Selected to Participate in Work-based Learning Policy Academy to Scale Career Opportunities for Young Adults Ages 16-29 (pdf)
• 7/17/17: Nevada Ramping Up Apprenticeship Programs
• 7/5/17: Seven Finalists Selected for Nevada's Workforce Innovation Grants (pdf)

2016 Press Releases

• 12/06/16: DETR Awarded ApprenticeshipUSA State Expansion Grant by Department of Labor (pdf)
• 9/22/16: Request For Proposals – 2016 Nevada Workforce Innovation (pdf)
• 7/22/16: Governor Sandoval Launches the Office of Workforce Innovations (OWINN)
• 3/17/16: EO# 2016-08 Order Regarding Workforce Development
• 3/17/16: Director's Message from Manny Lamarre, Governor's Office of Workforce Innovation (OWINN)