Eastern CT Workforce Investment Board, Inc

Summer 2024 Update

We're thrilled to announce the launch of our brand-new website designed with YOU in mind! That's right—this isn't just any website: it's a vibrant hub tailored specifically for job seekers, employers, and the youth of Eastern Connecticut. With user-friendly features and resources, we’ve made it easier than ever to connect with opportunities and empower our local workforce.

www.ewib.org

2024 Connecticut Youth

Employment Program

EWIB coordinated its amazing youth partners (EASTCONN, Thames Valley Council for Community Action (TVCCA), New London Youth Affairs, & Norwich Youth, Family & Recreation Division) to deliver another successful Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) across Eastern CT. ~635 youth enrolled and counting received paid work experience at ~135 worksites across the region, as well as career planning and exploration, resume and interviewing support, and work readiness training. SYEPs represent a proven strategy to help at-risk and disconnected youth reduce criminal justice system involvement, develop academic and career aspirations, and build work habits and social-emotional skills.

EWIB President/CEO Michael Nogelo will talk about summer youth employment programs, high school career pathway programs, and other strategies to get at-risk and disconnected youth back on track as a panelist at a regional meeting of the CT Conference of Municipalities’ 119K Commission focused on workforce on Tuesday, August 27 at 5:30 p.m. at New London City Hall at 181 State Street in New London.

On Wednesday, August 21, EASTCONN will host a 119K Commission regional meeting focused on the unique challenges facing Opportunity Youth in rural areas at 5:30 p.m. at 376 Hartford Turnpike in Hampton. Stakeholders and community members are encouraged to attend these meetings and/or submit written testimony – visit the 119K Commission News/Events page to RSVP!

Eastern CT Healthcare Partnership Update

The partnership hosted the Southeast CT Healthcare Career Expo on April 26. Approximately 156 students from 8 area high schools and 22 employers gathered for a career exploration event. The event also included a Healthcare Job Fair for adults in the afternoon.

www.ECTHealthcareRSP.org

To get involved, contact Dave Bechtel at bechtel@xsector.com

Save the Date!

2024 Northeast CT Inspire & Hire Event will be held November 8 at CT State Quinebaug Valley.

The next full Eastern CT Healthcare Partnership (ECHP) meeting will be held October 25 at United Services in Mansfield, CT.

Manufacturing Regional Sector Partnership (RSP)

EAMA RSP: Inspiring the Future Manufacturing Workforce

The Eastern Advanced Manufacturing Alliance (EAMA) RSP is participating in the Greater Norwich Area Chamber of Commerce (GNACC) Explore Manufacturing Expo on Thursday, September 26, from 9 am – 12 pm. This event brings hundreds of 7-12th grade students to Dodd Stadium in Norwich to learn about the wide variety of manufacturing careers in our region. Many EAMA RSP members will provide hands-on learning activities for the students to spark their interest in manufacturing.

Highlights include:

-Innovation stations offering hands-on activities

-A “scavenger hunt” guiding students to interact with manufacturers, complete with prizes

-Career simulation experiences with virtual reality headsets

-Mobile training labs demonstrating 3D printing, CNC, and other technologies

-An interactive "cobot" (collaborative robot) station

-Robotics teams, showcasing how STEAM activities align with the manufacturing industry

-A 40-foot inflatable submarine, demonstrating what life looks like inside a submarine and how it is operated.

Explore Manufacturing Expo

Thursday, September 26, 2024

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Dodd Stadium, Norwich

www. EAMA-RSP.org

To get involved, contact Linda Riquier at eama-rsp@ewib.org

Eastern CT Second Chance Employment Partnership Connects Justice-Affected Workers to Manufacturing Careers

On July 26, the Eastern CT Workforce Investment Board (EWIB), CT NAACP State Conference, and Eastern Advanced Manufacturing Alliance Regional Sector Partnership (EAMA RSP) announced a partnership to prepare formerly incarcerated individuals and others whose involvement with the criminal justice system puts them at a disadvantage in the labor market for manufacturing jobs on pathways to family-sustaining careers. The partnership leverages EWIB’s national-award winning Manufacturing Pipeline Initiative, the CT NAACP One Million Jobs Campaign, and the collective needs of EAMA RSP employer members to increase equitable opportunity for justice-affected workers. Check out the press release.