Through periodic MAX Member Spotlights, our MAX team is honored to help our broader workforce development network get to know our members better in order to strengthen connections, collaborations, and practices among workforce developers and organizations engaged in workforce … [Read more...] about MAX MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Nickell Durham, Workforce Development Manager, Atlanta Center for Self Sufficiency
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MAX Academy to Focus on Connecting Second Chance Employers with a Skills Ready Workforce
Held in partnership with Project Restart, Fair Chance Advisory, the Georgia Justice Project, and the Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO), the next MAX Academy will focus on supporting second chance employers through metro Atlanta's workforce ecosystem. Second chance … [Read more...] about MAX Academy to Focus on Connecting Second Chance Employers with a Skills Ready Workforce
MAX Minutes with MAX Board Chair Jenny Taylor Reviewed Metro Atlanta’s Workforce Development Ecosystem
On Friday, August 29th, the Metro Atlanta eXchange for Workforce Solutions (MAX) hosted MAX Minutes with Jenny Taylor. Taylor, who serves as Chief Mission Officer and Vice President of Career Services for Goodwill of North Georgia, serves as MAX's board chair, and has been … [Read more...] about MAX Minutes with MAX Board Chair Jenny Taylor Reviewed Metro Atlanta’s Workforce Development Ecosystem
MAX Talks with Amazon Enables Workforce Partners to Experience Amazon ATL2’s People and Technology at Work
On Wednesday, August 27th, nearly 40 workforce partners gathered at Amazon ATL2, one of the multinational conglomerate’s 22 fulfillment and sortation centers in Georgia. Special thanks to Terreta Rodgers, Head of Community Affairs for the Atlanta Region for Amazon, and also to … [Read more...] about MAX Talks with Amazon Enables Workforce Partners to Experience Amazon ATL2’s People and Technology at Work
MAX Collaborative Council Convenes to Review Federal Funding and Policy Shifts for Workforce Development
On Monday, August 25th, the MAX Collaborative Council - an advisory council of senior leaders in workforce - convened to hear from Melissa Johnson, Chief of Policy and State Strategies, with the National Skills Coalition, and Staci Fox, President & CEO, with the Georgia … [Read more...] about MAX Collaborative Council Convenes to Review Federal Funding and Policy Shifts for Workforce Development