Workforce Matters Newsletter - What's Working in Workforce Development
Arkansas Department of Workforce Services Dislocated Worker Technical Assistance Project
In the summer of 2017, the Arkansas Department of Workforce Services (ADWS) engaged Maher & Maher to support a technical assistance project related to dislocated workers. The project was designed to identify promising strategies for dislocated worker identification, outreach and engagement, and service delivery under the state’s U.S. Department of Labor-Employment and Training Administration-funded Sector Partnership National Emergency Grant (NEG) and in the state’s formula-funded dislocated worker efforts more broadly. This need arose in large part from the difficulty Arkansas Sector Partnership NEG stakeholders encountered in identifying and engaging large numbers of eligible dislocated workers, a difficulty due primarily to the state’s low unemployment, and one common among most Sector Partnership NEG grantees, according to peer research conducted by ADWS.
Maher Team at NAWB Conference: Premier of our Merger with IMPAQ!
Several members of the Maher Team spent time mingling with workforce pros at the National Association of Workforce Board’s (NAWB) annual conference in Washington, D.C. Over the years we see the NAWB Conference as one of a few, key national meetings that keeps us connected with our colleagues and clients in the Workforce Development System, and also keeps us connected to important trends and challenges across the United States. Read More
Lessons on Job Training I Learned in the Slums of Mumbai
Our own Rick Maher recently spent some time touring India. He did the “northern route” (for those who know the terrain), and he was there on vacation, but learned important lessons about career training as well. He explains...

First, for the travelers among you, I started in Delhi, and moved on to Varanasi (Hindus make a pilgrimage there like Muslims might to Mecca), Agra, Jaipur, Udaipur and finished up in Mumbai (formerly Bombay). Read More
New Employee: Anthony Adkisson
We are happy to announce that Anthony Adkisson has joined the firm's Federal Workforce Solutions team. 
 
Anthony has over 20 years of combined experience in the workforce development and the health and human services fields. As a member of the Maher team, Anthony will be providing leadership for projects related to apprenticeship and work-based learning. Read More
We are looking to hire forward-thinking individuals who have a passion for workforce and experience in business engagement, work-based learning, and apprenticeship for the following positions:   
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