Workforce Training in New Milford
New Milford offers a number of workforce training and educational opportunities for the community.
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Northwest Regional Workforce Investment Board
We provide support to employers and business owners through development of workers across our area. Our system offers essential tools to transform and leverage the local workforce to meet the changing demands of the economy, and keeping your business competitive.
Our location inside the American Job Center makes us a one stop shop with access to Business Service Representatives and can assist with recruiting, hiring, training or upskilling their workforce. A member of our staff can offer a range of customized training options to meet businesses' needs.
We are also able to provide information about local and federal resources to assist with business decisions, including marketing, events and economic development opportunities.
Naugatuck Commuity College
The Governor’s Workforce Council (GWC) is a statewide strategy and policy to build an equitable, inclusive, and innovative workforce pipeline from Pre-K through retirement. The Council is the prime coordinator for businesses, educators, trainers, state agencies, state workforce boards, nonprofits, and others.
The primary goal of the Governor’s Workforce Council is to ensure that Connecticut maintains the most accessible, equitable, and aligned high-quality workforce pipeline in the country. The goal is a workforce that remains agile through curricula and programming responsive to the needs of the 21st-century economy.
The GWC will partner with K-12, post-secondary, employers, and regional workforce boards to coordinate workforce policy and programs and ensure the overall strategy reflects the needs of the different areas of the state.
Four Priority Areas:
Business Leadership
Education
Equity and Access
Data
Key Features:
- Over 300 stakeholders are members/advisors to the Council, including business leaders, educators, and philanthropic and community-based organizations
- Training and funding provided by state and local agencies, educational institutions, private companies, and others
- Scaling to meet industry-wide needs
- Responding to urgent workforce requirements
- Workforce pipeline development for key industry sectors
- Training and placement for marginalized residents
Regional Workforce Training Programs
Naugatuck Valley Community College
Naugatuck Valley Community College’s non-credit programs help students gain knowledge and develop in-demand skills employers require. NVCC offers courses, seminars, and workshops for professional development, career training, and new technologies. Courses are offered year-round and provide either a Completion or Proficiency Certificate.
Goodwin University
Just over an hour away, Goodwin University in East Hartford, CT, tailors programs to address employers’ needs and fit students’ lives. Classes are conveniently offered year-round—days, evenings, weekends, and online. Degrees may be flexibly layered across certificate, associate, bachelor’s, and master’s programs in various in-demand fields.
