Houston, July 29, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Houston Back on Track, the employer-led job restoration initiative of the Greater Houston Partnership, is launching a campaign to attach job seekers to employers and neighborhood organizations. The campaign features a new web site, enhanced social channels and an intensive community of employers and neighborhood organizations providing providers in each English and Spanish to encourage sturdy job development in Houston.
Dave Edwards, director of human assets with Houston Back on Track employer accomplice Mustang Cat says, “We realized a long time ago we’re not going to be able to find enough candidates with the experience we need. So, we committed to training people and developing them for our roles.” Edwards continued, “the great thing about Houston Back on Track is it provides us the opportunity to re-skill people who may have come from another industry and give them valuable skills to grow in their career.”
During the COVID-19 pandemic, greater than 214,000 Houstonians misplaced their jobs. They now discover themselves navigating a post-pandemic economy requiring higher expertise and the uncertainty of rising inflation and a softening economy. Good jobs can be found in Houston, a area that normally creates 60,000 to 70,000 jobs a yr. Houston Back on Track connects Houstonians on the lookout for high quality employment to applications that finest go well with their profession and schooling objectives, usually inside the customer support, vitality, medical and transportation industries.
“A program like this can be life-changing for the person and their family because it provides them an opportunity to learn a new skill set, training and access to the education they didn’t have the first time around,” Edwards stated. “Those skills provide entry into an organization that may offer opportunities down the road. To me, that’s life-changing for any family.”
To tackle the area’s workforce wants, Houston Back on Track is forging partnerships with organizations comparable to WorkFaith, Houston Area Urban League, the Wesley Community Center and extra to supply job seekers profession and monetary teaching for free of charge. Some present in-house coaching applications, whereas others work with third-party suppliers. Partners may provide wraparound providers like childcare and schooling, function meals pantries and assist meet different essential wants.
“We understand taking the first steps toward a new career can be intimidating, especially for anyone who has spent months or years out of the workforce,” stated Greater Houston Partnership’s Director of Regional Workforce Recovery Carl Salazar. “Houston Back on Track is here to support you in your search for a new career. If you visit our new website, you can get started today. We will direct you to our partners’ best career coaches and resources.”
Houston Back on Track companions with a number of the largest employers within the area, together with Houston Methodist, Mustang Cat, Silver Eagle Houston, Primary Services and HCA Houston Healthcare. These employers are at present hiring for high-quality, long-term jobs. If you might be presently trying to find a job however are taken with studying extra a couple of new, rewarding profession and wish to communicate with a profession coach, go to the Houston Back on Track web site to start out your new profession path.
About Houston Back on Track
Houston Back on Track is an employer-led job restoration initiative developed by the Greater Houston Partnership and Boston Consulting Group with a mission to assist Houstonians affected by the pandemic and the present financial local weather get again into the workforce. By partnering with neighborhood and schooling organizations and space employers, Houston Back on Track supplies entry to short-term coaching, certification applications and profession teaching, providing job seekers the arrogance and instruments to discover a new, rewarding profession.
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