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MISSION Through Apprentice Florida, we help businesses find the best solution to build a work-ready, custom-trained team, by utilizing an existing apprenticeship program or creating their own. The best part is establishing a program in Florida can take less than 30 days. DESCRIPTION Apprenticeships are a proven training method benefitting both job seekers and businesses. They are gaining momentum as Read more...

VISION CareerEdge will be known as the region’s distinguished workforce development organization that promotes economic prosperity through strong employer-labor and community partnerships. MISSION Our mission is to provide an exceptional labor force to the region’s growing industries by leveraging community assets and forming high-performing workforce partnerships. QUICK FACTS • Offers unique qualifications as the first collaborative designated as a National Read more...

MISSION Collaborate. Innovate. Lead. DESCRIPTION CareerSource Florida is the statewide workforce policy and investment board of business and government leaders charged with guiding workforce development for the state of Florida. CareerSource Florida provides oversight and policy direction for talent development programs administered by the Department of Commerce, Florida’s local workforce development boards and their 100 career centers. Together, the CareerSource Read more...

Together We’re Positively Changing the World for the Better Mission We serve students and industry through educational excellence and the discovery, advancement, and application of knowledge in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Vision Highly desirable graduates and solutions for a resilient high-tech economy. Description Established in 2012 through legislation signed by the Florida Governor, Florida Polytechnic University became the 12th Read more...

VISION FloridaMakes is the recognized leader for strengthening and advancing Florida’s manufacturing economy. MISSION Improve the productivity and technological performance of Florida’s manufacturing sector. ABOUT FloridaMakes is a service designed to strengthen Florida’s high-wage manufacturing sector and we understand the unique needs facing manufacturing firms. FloridaMakes is driven by a core set of operational values that guide how we approach our Read more...

MISSION Changing Lives Through the Power of Work DESCRIPTION At Goodwill Manasota we strive to enhance the dignity and quality of life of individuals and families by helping people reach their full potential through education, skills training and the power of work. Through the sale of your donated goods, we’re able to provide employment training, job placement, career services and Read more...

VISION New College of Florida vision is to be the best liberal arts college in America. MISSION As part of man’s long struggle to defeat ignorance by pursuing truth, New College educates its students in the great traditions and moral disciplines of our civilization so that they can lead principled lives of consequence. Through academic excellence, New College develops within Read more...

MISSION To improve the quality of life in the Suncoast and Heartland communities through the advancement of manufacturing. VALUE STATEMENT SAMA provides manufacturers with the tools they need to increase productivity and growth through peer-to-peer connections and knowledge sharing, matching needs with resource experts, building talent pipelines by connecting them with educators and students, and providing a collective and unified Read more...

MISSION State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota, guided by measurable standards of institutional excellence, provides engaging and accessible learning environments that result in student success and community prosperity. DESCRIPTION LearnEd, the next evolution in education at the State College of Florida. We offer an expanded array of programs with college and professional-level instruction and certifications. Learn without limits in a place Read more...

MISSION Suncoast Technical College provides quality technical education to meet workforce development and community needs. DESCRIPTION STC serves more than 5,000 adult and high school students. We offer day and evening classes in over 30 technical programs as well as Adult Basic Education and Adult and Community Enrichment. High school students can dual enroll in many of our programs. Suncoast Read more...