The sector centers promote the workforce system’s business services by delivering recruitment and retention services. These services include but are not limited to:
Coordinating recruitment events for large or small hiring needs
Promoting work-based learning such as apprenticeship programs that provide new skills to entry-level employees to increase employee retention
Providing applicant pre-screening services to ensure a business is presented with a qualified talent pool from which to choose potential employees
Implementing train-to-hire initiatives to create a pipeline of pre-trained new hires who can “hit the ground running” ready to enhance employer services
Working with employers to identify and create customized training plans and develop innovative programs for current employees and new hires
Connecting employers to tax incentives and training reimbursement grants, creating cost savings that can be reinvested in a business
The Brown Sugar Bakery started working with the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership’s Hospitality and Tourism Sector Center in March 2018. Throughout this collaboration, the bakery employees have benefited from On-the-Job Training (OJT) and Brown Sugar has hired five candidates referred by The Partnership.