1973 |
29 town region. Comprehensive Manpower Program under CETA (Comprehensive Employment and Training Act)/ Holcombe Street
Partners Agencies included: CREC, ULGH, CRT, Poor People’s Federation |
1978 |
Hartford area Private Industry Council, Inc. created through the greater Hartford Chamber Of Commerce to manage title 7 of (Private Initiatives program) under CETA – The Hartford area Private Industry Council, Inc. was one of the first incorporated nationally as a 501-C3. Capital Workforce Partners identifies this year as the year it was “established” as an organization. It was also the year, the organization started using the phone number 860-522-1111 for its central switchboard – that number is still in use today. |
| 1983 |
Dual organization. There was a shift in Federal legislation that transitioned from CETA (Comprehensive Employment and Training Act) in the city of Hartford to JTPA (Job Training Partnership Act):
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Required a private sector led organization.
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Created Employment Resource Development Agency
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Transition from being led by the municipality (1973 – 1983) to private sector - led (1983+)
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However, staff still city employees
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| 1990s |
The 90s represented a shift to a more “regional focus” for workforce development. One Stops had begun to be established regionally, technology put in place to support a broader system. |
1994
1996 |
CT Workforce Development Council (statewide effort) was formed to organize around welfare to work. That Council is still in place coordinating statewide initiatives. |
| 1997 |
The CTWorks brand was established for the state’s One-Stops, which were located at this time in the Capital Region in Hartford, Manchester and Enfield |
1997 |
Moved Hartford One-Stop presence from Washington/Holcombe Streets to 3580 Main Street |
1998 |
Capital Region Workforce Development Board took over client services from ITT Hartford |
1998 |
The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) began to change the way regions administered welfare to work programs; and was enacted to replace the Job Training Partnership Act. |
1999 |
The Hartford Jobs Funnel began as Hartford Construction Jobs Initiative |
2000s |
The new millennium served as a growth period for the agency in terms of staff, services offered and impact to the communities served. Focused initiatives throughout the region spawned more community engagement in the workforce development process. |
2000 |
Youth Opportunity Grant was awarded - $28M |
2001 |
The majority of the leadership team, Tom Phillips, Alex Johnson and Pamela (Walsh) Nabors joined the Capital Region Workforce Development Board |
2002 |
Consolidated all staff to Pratt Street
- Jobs Funnel relationship formalized
- YES Academy launched for inner city youths
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2003 |
Consolidation statewide workforce regions from 8 regions to 5.
- Capital Workforce Partners picked up 7 municipalities – New Britain One-Stop and Bristol
- The Capital Region Workforce Development Board was rebranded to today’s Capital Workforce Partners
- Hartford Jobs Corps broke ground – opened East Hartford satellite
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2004 |
Moved from Pratt St. to One Union Place – Hartford, CT
- DOL closed Manchester office
- WIA opened Manchester satellite
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2005 |
Youth Opportunity Grant sunset; and sustainability plan – the Hartford Future Workforce Investment System was launched in Hartford with five target areas – Youth Work Experiences; Hartford Public Schools Prevention Teams; Adult/Alternative Education; Justice Involved Youth and Tracking and Reporting |
2005 |
Youth Program YES Academy becomes “Career Connections” |
2006 |
Youth Committee reorganizes youth services into Future Workforce Services to address specifically on addressing the alarming low graduation rates in the region’s city schools – and launched the Summer Youth Employment and Learning Program |
2006 |
Capital Workforce Partners 7 Career Competencies System launched |
2007 |
Through the procurement of significant grants, a major initiative to address the talent pipeline training needs of those in the Allied Health profession began to take shape. These efforts are still in full force. |
2009 |
Closed East Hartford, Bristol, due to interim loss of TANF |
2009 |
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) was passed to help alleviate the strains of a steep recession. |
2009 |
The Mortgage Crisis Job Training Team was put in place to help individuals who are threatened with foreclosure to find employment services, training and placement assistance so that foreclosure could be avoided. |
2009 |
Hartford Jobs Funnel Serves over 2,000 in ten years |
2010 |
U.S.Secretary of Labor, Hilda Solis, partakes in Jobs Funnel 10-Year Anniversary celebration and chooses Hartford to host a national press conference on behalf of Youth Employment |
