The Basic Economic Development Course (BEDC) focuses on the fundamental concepts, tools and skills needed to be successful in today’s political, economic and business environment. The BEDC will provide the participant with a comprehensive understanding of the keys of successful economic development. For those new to the profession, the BEDC is the first step toward professional certification by the IEDC. This Course also has AICP Accreditation. FEDC is proud to announce that we will be … [Read more...]
Career & Professional Education Act (CAPE)
Since the Career and Professional Education Act was created in 2007, the Florida Legislature has been vigilant in building upon its successes, ensuring its growth in agility and responsiveness to the talent needs of Florida businesses. You may be aware that new measures were approved during the 2014 legislative session that further enhance this alignment to better prepare Florida students to seize career opportunities and offer more immediate value to businesses. These new measures have … [Read more...]
About the Florida Eight
Have you heard the buzz about the Florida Eight and wondered what it was? Read below for more information and don't forget to visit their website: www.floridaeight.com WHAT IT IS: The Florida Eight initiative provides regional teams with a variety of facilitation services and resources to build their regional capacity for economic development, talent development, job retention and international business opportunities—all priorities outlined in Governor Rick Scott’s 7-7-7 Jobs Plan. Through … [Read more...]
2011 FEDC Annual Conference: Introducing the NEW Florida
Register Today and Book Your Hotel! $275 Members $300 Non-Members Day One – June 23rd 10am Plenary Session: How Does Florida Compete Against Other States 11am Breakout Session: Broadband Water Quality Issues Renewable Energy and PACE legislation Workforce Florida Funding Opportunities International Economic Development 12pm Lunch: Presentation of 2011 Richard McLaughlin Volunteer of … [Read more...]
The Florida Eight
The Florida Eight initiative is designed to help the eight economic development regions form or improve business retention teams, provide team resources and project communications otherwise not available, develop business retention strategic plans, help convene key team members, and help teams identify mutual and exclusive roles and responsibilities. Though the strategic plans must include some consideration of diversification in international markets, and lead to improvement of business … [Read more...]
Best Practice: Integrate GrowFL into Your Local Offerings
The Florida Economic Gardening Institute at the University of Central Florida was established in 2009 and continues to provide services via the Economic Gardening Technical Assistance program, known as GrowFL. With various partnerships throughout the state, including Orange County and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council, the Institute collaborates with statewide partners to support the growth of second-stage businesses through localized entrepreneurial ecosystems. Services provided include … [Read more...]
Release of January 2011 Labor Statistics
Please see attached January labor statistics for release March 10th, 2011 at 10:00 am. Note: This release includes revisions of historical data due to annual benchmarking. The next data release for February statistics will be Friday, March 25, 2011. release-1 3_10_11 Release FAQ CES-LAUS-two page-1 jan11_unemp_labforce pocketMar 10th 2011 HousingIndicators02_11rev Florida Foreclosures by County Apr05 to Jan11rr Florida Housing Starts by MSA-1 … [Read more...]
National Employment and Unemployment Update
The U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) press release covering national employment and unemployment estimates for February 2011 and the BLS Commissioner’s statement released this morning are attached. The national unemployment rate was 8.9 percent in February 2011, down 0.1 percentage point from a month ago and down 0.8 percentage point from 9.7 percent a year ago. The February unemployment rate was the lowest since April 2009 when it was also 8.9 … [Read more...]
STEMflorida: What, Who, and Why
What is STEM? STEM is an acronym that stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math – usually in reference to talent. STEM can cut across the learning pipeline – from early childhood education through lifelong learning. It can be referenced in efforts focused on talent development, but also retention and recruitment or retraining/recertification efforts. Any career enabled by science, technology, engineering, or math may be a STEM career; it is the technician working with algebra in her … [Read more...]
Workforce Florida, Incorporated has posted the following Invitation to Negotiate (ITN):
Information Technology Services: Adding One Stop Service Tracking System Functionality to the Employ Florida Marketplace System ITN on Workforce Florida More Details … [Read more...]
