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Workforce Development Programs for Business

Looking for programs to assist your businesses in creating and maintaining workforce in North Dakota? The links below will provide you access to a variety of workforce development programs that may fit your needs.

Performance Accountability Report

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Find the Good Life in ND

The North Dakota Department of Commerce Workforce division and founders of the national talent attraction agency RoleCall, partnered up to share the what, why, and how behind the state’s comprehensive workforce talent attraction program, the expansion of Find the Good Life, and the first-of-its-kind, relocation help desk.

RoleCall founders Winona Dimeo-Ediger and Tim Carty explain what every North Dakotan can do to make this program a success, why is the state is approaching the labor shortage in an innovative way, and how the program will function.

Become a Community Champion Today

The State Marketing team has put together a toolkit for our partners to help promote the states efforts and assist every North Dakotan on what they can do to make this program a success!

Find the Good Life Toolkit

Find the Good Life Fact Sheet

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Technical Skills Training Grant

The Technical Skills Training grant is designed to support eligible training providers in their efforts to design rapid, non-degree re-skilling programs, expand capacity in existing programs, and/or move training to virtual platforms.

Regional Workforce Impact Program (RWIP)

The North Dakota Regional Workforce Impact Program (RWIP) provides grants to regional workforce entities in North Dakota to design and implement innovative plans to address their region’s most demanding workforce challenges.

Candidate Marketplace

The Candidate Marketplace is a crucial piece of North Dakota’s “Find the Good Life” talent attraction initiative that gets employers directly connected to candidates.

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Operation Intern

Operation Intern is designed to expand the number of internships, work experience and apprenticeship positions with North Dakota employers.

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Tribal Colleges Grants

The Tribal College Grant program was established during the 2013 Legislative Session to provide funding to the five tribally controlled community colleges for workforce training and entrepreneurial assistance.

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Employer Information for Military Service

Transitioning military personnel and veterans will find endless opportunities in North Dakota.

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Apprenticeship

Apprentices work and train from day one, which helps employers address two problems at once: shortage of skilled workers and the ongoing need for a highly skilled workforce.

Workforce Programs

Workforce Development Programs for Business

Find the Good Life in ND