Sustainable Partnerships for SWFL Workforce Pipeline RFP | Now open for 2024
The Southwest Florida Equitable Jobs Pipeline is actively seeking employer partners in Southwest Florida who are enthusiastic about sustaining workforce development initiatives in four key sectors for both new and existing employees: PK-12 Education, Manufacturing, Logistics, and Healthcare through participation in the Equitable Jobs Pipeline. Ideally, proposals will include a well-defined strategy for the employer to gradually assume the cost of training, with the goal of achieving sustainability by December 2025.
Connecting Workers With Support and Training for Better Careers While Meeting the Workforce Needs of Employers
Florida Gulf Coast University, together with FutureMakers Coalition at Collaboratory, developed the Southwest Florida Equitable Jobs Pipeline to upskill the regional workforce and build an even stronger economy throughout Southwest Florida and beyond.
Grant Proposal to the Economic Development Administration (EDA)
Interested in more details about this project? Read the grant narrative submitted to the EDA for the Southwest Florida Equitable Jobs Pipeline:
Skills Gap Analysis
Read the Regional Economic Research Institute's (RERI) findings from skills gap analysis and needs assessment for each of the Pipeline’s four sectors.
Pipeline Events
Visit FutureMakers Coalition's event page for information on the latest Equitable Jobs Pipeline events.
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Research & Reports
In support of the Southwest Florida Equitable Jobs Pipeline, various research and data-tracking elements are available now and will grow as the program expands.
In The News
Read and explore stories in the news featuring the Southwest Florida Equitable Jobs Pipeline initiative.
