Workforce Innovation Networks (WINs)

The Workforce Innovation Networks (WINs) was a national, multiyear initiative that helped chambers make their workforce development system more market-driven and responsive to the needs of both employers and workers.

WINs was a partnership of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Institute for a Competitive Workforce, Jobs for the Future, and the National Association of Manufacturers Center for Workforce Success. These partners improved the ability of a network of local and state employer associations and other employer-led organizations to be effective workforce intermediaries.

Funder:
U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

National Partners:
Jobs for the Future
National Association of Manufacturers Center for Workforce Success

Local Chamber Sites:

Arlington (TX) Chamber of Commerce

Brooklyn (NY) Chamber of Commerce

Greater Cincinnati (OH) Chamber of Commerce

Tulsa (OK) Metro Chamber

State Chamber Site:

South Carolina Chamber of Commerce

WINs Publications/Products

>> WINs Guidebook (Jan. 2008) (PDF)

How-To Manuals:

>> Providing Business Services (Jan. 2008) (PDF)

>> Creating Community Advancement Initiatives (Jan. 2008) (PDF)

>> Building Employer-Responsive Workforce Systems at the State Level (Jan. 2008) (PDF)

>> Partnering with One-Stop Career Centers (Jan. 2008) (PDF)

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WINs Webinars: available at www.workforce3one.com/

Building Regional Alliances and Marketing to Business (March 2007)
Leveraging Resources and Connecting to Community Colleges (April 2007)

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WINs Case Studies:

Arlington, TX
Brooklyn, NY
Cincinnati, OH
South Carolina

>> Workforce Innovations 2006: U.S. Chamber Board Chair Gerald Shaheen's Kick Off remarks for Employer Day (July 2006)

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The Role of Employers In WINs: A Series on Employer Engagement (August 2004) (PDF)

>> Private Employers and Public Benefits (March 2004) (PDF)

>>
Career Ladders: A Guidebook for Workforce Intermediaries (Availble in hard copy only) (2003)

>> Reauthorizing the Workforce Investment Act: What Employers Say About Workforce Development
(July 2003) (PDF)

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Building a Nation That Works: Designing TANF for the Workplace (June 2002) (PDF)

>> Completing the Workforce Puzzle (2002) (PDF)

>> ChamberCast 2002 Series: Untapped Resources in Today's Economy
(Spring 2002)

Taking Care of Business

This series from Workforce Innovation Networks—WINs—shows how organizations can play a unique and important role in advancing the employer side of the nation's workforce equation.

Download pdfs:

WINs Guidebook

How-To Manuals:

Providing Business Services

Creating Community Advancement Initiatives

Building Employer-Responsive Workforce Systems at the State Level

Partnering with One-Stop Career Centers