In its current capacity, Workforce Solutions Houston has developed a regional committee of school district leaders to analyze the industry needs and direct energy to these needs. Teacher quality and development, improving hiring practices, and developing a regional framework for recruiting, hiring, and maintaining a skilled workforce round out the objectives for this committee.  For more information about the committee, click here

The state of Texas faces one of the most difficult public funding situations it has ever seen.  This has had its toll on public school districts across the region that must now make the difficult decision to reduce their workforce.  Workforce Solutions supports school districts by implementing a variety of resources for transitioning or displaced employees including resume building, rebranding of skills, financial seminars, and career search tools specific to the education industry.  For more information about how Workforce Solutions is supporting district employees, click here.

The Houston region offers a wealth of opportunity for job seekers and Workforce Solutions wants to keep it that way.  That’s why we are partnering with school districts to offer several student level resources to help them begin career planning at a very young age.  With an effective elementary curriculum unit on career planning, online tools to assess interests, skills, and income levels and general labor market research, Workforce Solutions seeks to provide educators with an assortment of instructional tools that link classroom activity to real-life job planning.  To see all of these great resources, click here.