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Our mission is to seek, create, fund, and manage innovative, demand-driven workforce development programs. Programs that provide individuals with the education and skills they need to be successful in today's job market.

MWC at the MD Association for Adult Community and Continuing Education's Annual Conference

05/08/2012

 
Later this week MWC will represent the MI-BEST program at the Maryland Association for Adult Community
and Continuing Education's (MAACCE) annual conference on May 9-10 at the Crowne Plaza North in Timonium, MD. 

Irene Lee, director of the Family Economic Success Unit of the Center for Community and Economic Opportunity for the Annie E. Casey Foundation, will speak briefly on the MI-BEST program. In addition to MAACCE's annual awards presentations and breakout sessions, Dr. Sue Nelle DeHart will present on "A Framework for Understanding Poverty" - a groundbreaking work by Dr. Ruby K. Payne, and Dr. Thomas Sticht will speak on the past and future of contextualized learning in workforce development.
 

Andy Moser and MI-BEST Program Professionals Attend the National Conference on Integrated Basic Skills

05/08/2012

 
It's an exciting week for the Maryland Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training (MI-BEST) initiative. MWC President/CEO Andy Moser, representatives from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, and our MI-BEST participating colleges (Anne Arundel Community College, Baltimore City Community College, Chesapeake College, Community College of Baltimore County, Montgomery College, and Prince George's Community College) are currently attending the National Conference on Integrated Basic Skills (May 7-9) in Seattle, WA. The theme of the conference is "Accelerating Opportunity" -- the perfect name for such an innovative method of teaching adult basic education and career training. 
More information about our MI-BEST initiative can be found by clicking here.
 

MWC News Alert Available

03/13/2012

 
Click here to check out our recent News Alert. If you haven't already, be sure to sign up today to receive our news alert via email. Just give us a call or email info@theworkforcecorp.org.  
 

Andy to Testify in Support of the Maryland Workforce and Career Pathways Act of 2012

03/07/2012

 
Maryland Workforce Corporation President/CEO Andy Moser testifies today in Annapolis regarding House Bill 869 - Maryland Workforce and Career Pathways Act of 2012 before the House Economic Matters Committee. Andy will discuss the Maryland Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training (MI-BEST) initiative as other national Career Pathways projects.

Sponsored by Del. Mitchell, HB 869 (cross-filed as SB 978) seeks to establish the Career Pathways Program within the Division of Employment and Training in Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation.
 

Maryland Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training (MI-BEST) Site Goes Live

03/05/2012

 
MI-BEST has a new website at www.marylandibest.com. MI-BEST is an innovative Career Pathways program that accelerates the ability of at-risk adults to earn college credits and credentials through the co-teaching of basic skills and occupational instruction. MI-BEST: (1) provides an integrated curriculum, (2) administers wrap-around support services, (3) establishes career pathways, and (4) delivers high demand occupational training. MI-BEST pilot programs debuted in Spring 2011 at community colleges in Anne Arundel, Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Prince George’s, and Montgomery counties. The programs demonstrated a combined program retention rate of 81% as compared to the standard 70% retention rate among regular ABE students. A second round of MI-BEST programs are underway at the aforementioned colleges and the College of Southern Maryland. 

MI-BEST was developed in partnership with the Annie E. Casey Foundation. MWC proudly serves as MI-BEST's administrative entity.
 

Andy Moser Quoted in BBJ

12/21/2011

 
MWC President/CEO Andy Moser was recently interviewed by Baltimore Business Journal Reporter Gary Haber for his December 23rd article entitled, "State labor officials fear Md. job training programs will get 'hammered' by fed budget cuts." Moser discussed the need for MWC's formation and funding for the MI-BEST program. To see the full quote, please click here.