December 15, 2022
| Career Exploration & Awareness Month shines a spotlight on discovering the career pathways available to Wyoming residents and the employment, training and educational opportunities that come with them. The BOOTS platform can help navigate the education, career, and business tools available in Wyoming. There are multiple pathways to better careers: training certificates, degrees, stackable credentials, apprenticeships and more. Additionally, DWS’s Employment and Training Division helps to build a workforce to meet the changing demands of Wyoming’s diverse businesses, and its Business Training and Support Unit works directly with Wyoming businesses, colleges, economic development agencies and community partners across the state. In addition, the free Wyoming Grown program connects individuals who have a desire to return home to Wyoming with in-demand career opportunities throughout the state. |
Wyoming has been approved for $2,283,000 in funding through an Unemployment Insurance (UI) Equity Grant by the U.S. Department of Labor. This innovative grant program is the first of its kind and will help claimants and create efficiencies for DWS staff through:
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Together, we are leading workforce innovation today, to build a stronger tomorrow.
Robin Sessions Cooley
Director
Wyoming Department of Workforce Services
January 22, 2024
Provided by Wyoming Department of Workforce Services CHEYENNE– The first window of opportunity for the Department of Workforce Services’ (DWS) new WyHealthTrain Grant has closed. The grant, funded through the American Rescue Plan Act, opened on Nov. 1, 2023 and was met with exceptional public response, leading DWS’s Business Training and Support Unit (BTSU) to extend the […] Read More
January 22, 2024
Provided by Wyoming Department of Family Services HAF Program Funding Update Struggling with overdue utility bills or mortgage payments due to COVID-19? The Wyoming Homeowner Assistance Fund (HAF) Program is still open. Since its inception in May 2022, the HAF Program has assisted 1,617 Wyoming homeowners, disbursing $12.2 million of financial aid with an average […] Read More
December 20, 2023
*Hours of volunteer work goes into the annual event. By Dan Dockstader, SVI Media The traditional Top of the Rockies — Alpine Community Thanksgiving Dinner will be Thursday, Thanksgiving Day. Doors open at 2 p.m., dinner will be served at 3 p.m. in the Donn Wooden Civic Center. “If you don’t have the means to […] Read More