When adults struggle to find the next step in their careers or feel stuck in their professional journey, adult education providers and community-based organizations can play a vital role in providing necessary education and training to help them advance. Often, this is made possible through the funding and support provided by intermediaries, like EmployIndy, who serve as strategic workforce development leaders, funders, and conveners in their regions.  

For MSD of Warren Township’s Program of Adult and Continuing Education, American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding provided by EmployIndy helped them connect Vincent Oliver to a training opportunity that’s provided him with growth and stability. Looking for steadier employment and having an interest in construction, Oliver enrolled in the BY Construction Training program located at Warren’s Adult and Continuing Education center, earning his OSHA 10 Certification and NCCER Core Credential. Not long after completing the program, he was hired by HG Metals where he’s training to be a welder. 

As a workforce intermediary, EmployIndy invests over $20 million in public, private, and philanthropic funds annually to support our partners and create economic opportunity and remove barriers to employment for both youth and adults, like Oliver.  When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, workforce intermediaries across the country were tasked with helping distribute financial aid that would “extend a lifeline to the unemployed” through bolstered reemployment, education, and training efforts. In addition to using ARPA funding to support a cohort of local adult education providers, like MSD of Warren Township, EmployIndy also began hosting a community of practice to provide guidance as these providers aimed to keep their programs and services going amid a national crisis. To date, these providers have used EmployIndy’s guidance and ARPA funding to help 594 Indy adults earn HSE diplomas, 918 earn training credentials, and 1,543 earn job placements. 

Do you have stories of impact because of EmployIndy’s support? We would love to share them with our workforce partners. Send us a note at social@nullemployindy.org to start the conversation.