The Employment and Training Division is focused on Colorado's economic vitality.
There are 5 units within the division:
Unemployment Insurance
Workforce Development Programs
Colorado Workforce Development Council
Labor Market Information
Colorado Rural Consortium
More about these units and how they contribute to Colorado's well being:
The Office of Unemployment Insurance (UI) works to stabilize the economy as people are laid off and out of work. The money individuals receive helps support them while out of work, but it also ensures money continues to flow into the economy through the purchase of necessities by the individuals. UI works closely with Work Development Programs to assist in getting individuals off UI as quickly as possible and back into a productive and satisfying job.
Workforce Development Programs (WDP) works in partnership with economic development and education to support the citizens of Colorado in finding the right career in a high demand occupation. WDP provides policy, oversight, and technical assistance to the local workforce regions. They work strategically with the Colorado Workforce Development Council to drive the direction of workforce development in the areas of sector initiatives, e-learning, Business and Education Talent Readiness project, CareerReady Colorado, and many others.
The Colorado Office of Workforce Development (CWDC) sets the strategic vision for workforce development in our state. Being business led, the CWDC establishes a vision based on innovation that will ensure Colorado continues to have a skilled workforce for our demand occupations and industries. They support the local workforce investment boards in implementing a statewide vision locally by promoting regionalism and locally focusing on their high level goals.
Labor Market Information (LMI) provides timely economic information about the industries and occupations that drive our state economy. The information is used by each of the other parts of the division in developing their strategic goals for Colorado and implementation of new programs. Local regions use the information to assist job seekers including UI recipients determine the right niche for them. The workforce investment boards also use the information to help them determine what industries and occupations they should be targeting. LMI data is used by many different organizations throughout the state for planning and helping to drive the direction of Colorado's economy.
The Colorado Rural Consortium (CRC) is the local workforce region representing all of the rural regions. The CRC is led by a workforce investment board that represents all of the eleven sub-regions within the CRC. Each sub-region also maintains its own local board. The CRC sets the vision for the rural region and each sub-region sets its goals based on the CRC vision.