Now you can reach potential talent earlier with Earn & Learn—a series of programs focused on finding creative ways to combine training and employment opportunities to sustainably fill your talent pipeline. Grow your company by connecting with the next generation of talent through Earn & Learn programs, including:
- Registered and unregistered apprenticeships
- Credentialing
- Internships
The Buffalo Niagara Partnership is currently helping drive the CareerWise Buffalo Niagara initiative by providing unregistered apprenticeship programs between local youth and several regional employers.
You can see if your company is a good fit for this effort here. Â
Join companies in all industries across your community that are already participating in Earn & Learn programs as a new way to sustainably fill their talent pipeline with more qualified—and passionate employees.
From the Blog
Keeping talent from moving on, by creating pathways to move up
Uncovering and Cultivating Hidden Talent Series: Session 2 – Talent on the Move
Keeping and growing talent is key to any high-performing organization. But what can you do to keep employees from walking out your door for new opportunities?
Employ Team Participates in Nationally Recognized Programs to Advance Local Initiatives
Buffalo Niagara Partnership (BNP) team members were selected to participate in two nationally recognized programs to advance Employ Buffalo Niagara and the chamber’s workforce and talent initiatives.
Reaching the Next Generation of Hidden Talent
Uncovering and Cultivating Hidden Talent Series: Session 1 – Next Gen Talent
As employers, we all know that the job market has changed, which makes it harder to hire and retain quality employees.
Manufacturing TPM: Reaching Important Hiring Milestones
The Buffalo Niagara Partnership’s Manufacturing Talent Pipeline Management (TPM) Collaborative made important career connections in the first quarter of 2023.
TPM: Sizing Up the Right Fit
What’s it like to work a customer service job at a regional employer with immediate openings? Students from 716 Ministries/Trocaire and the Service Collaborative of WNY found out through a day spent visiting with hiring managers from Univera, National Fuel, Wegmans, and Independent Health.
7.28.22 Webisode: Creating Career Pathways
The Buffalo Niagara Partnership knows that hiring is the most common pain point amongst all employers right now, and will be for the foreseeable future. We created the Employ Buffalo Niagara Career Pathways Program to help regional companies attract and retain talent in this challenging job market.
Partners on the Career Path
The Buffalo Niagara Partnership continues to expand the Career Pathways Project as a component of Employ Buffalo Niagara to help connect job seekers to regional careers with tangible growth opportunities. The project was launched in 2021, made possible by a generous grant from the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr Foundation.
TPM: Making Career Connections
The Buffalo Niagara Partnership continues to expand our Employ Buffalo Niagara Talent Pipeline Management (TPM) program, connecting hiring employers to regional job seekers. The Talent Pipeline Management program is a 1-2 year workshop that brings companies with similar job needs together, sharing their common talent pain-points, communicating new industry expectations and addressing
4.12.22 Webisode: Employing Refugees – How Employers Can Tap into WNY’s Growing Talent Pool
Buffalo Niagara continues to welcome refugees from around the world. Many of our newest neighbors come to WNY with skills and experience and are prepared to become a valuable part of your workforce.
Workforce Policy Update March 2022
The BNP works closely with government leaders to keep them informed of employer challenges and to advocate for policy that would ease the workforce crisis. The BNP supports legislation that expands access to education and training, makes quality childcare more accessible, removes barriers to workforce participation, and reforms our immigration system to meet our region’s workforce needs.