Addison County Workforce Alliance Resources
Announcements:
Career Pathways Entry Program (CPEP) through Community College of Vermont
The Career Pathways Entry Program at CCV is an on-ramp for career seekers to explore industries, participate in job shadows with local employers, gain college credit and an industry credential, and earn cash while they learn. Participating employers benefit from a diversified talent pipeline and skilled workers to fill roles in high-demand fields like manufacturing, healthcare, and human services.
Applications due October 17th, 2025!
Vermont Wood Works Council On the Job Training Program
The Vermont Wood Works Council is offering a limited-time, federally funded opportunity for member businesses to engage interns, apprentices, or short-term employees. We’ll reimburse you up to $3,600 per participant for up to 8 weeks of full-time work.
This is a low-risk, high-reward way to meet staffing needs, explore potential new hires, and support the future of Vermont woodworking. Whether your shop is growing, you're approaching retirement, or you're just swamped with work, this program can help—but funds must be used before May 2026.
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Vermont Training Program (VTP) from the Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development
The Vermont Training Program (VTP) has partnered with employers of all sizes and training providers to prepare Vermont's employees for the jobs of tomorrow. VTP provides performance-based workforce grants for pre-employment training, training for new hires, and training for incumbent workers. This training can either be on-site or offered through an outside provider. VTP grants may cover up to 50% of the training cost.
Skills-Based Hiring Resource through Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation
The Vermont Employment Pathfinder (VEP) platform is built on SkillLab's core technology, which is designed to capture a person’s unique skills from their life, education and work experiences and connect them to career pathways. Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation and SkillLab deployed this platform to serve the entire spectrum of the community, creating a more unified and effective workforce system for the state of Vermont.
Vermont's Most Promising Jobs 2025-2026 Edition from the Vermont Department of Labor
Each job listed in this resource is projected to pay a median wage above $30/hour and to have at least 300 openings in the state between 2022-2032. Skills in demand today have long-lasting value and are tools you can take into future jobs.
Worker Voices: Shifting perspectives and expectations on employment report from FedCommunities
To better understand the nation’s economic conditions, this report looked beyond the numbers to hear about the experiences and the decisions of nondegree workers and job seekers about their engagement in the labor market.
Vermont Youth Employment Program from the Vermont Department of Labor
Individuals between the ages of 16 and 24 who are looking for employment or training opportunities, the Vermont Department of Labor offers the Vermont Youth Employment Program! Services can include tutoring, occupations skills training, supportive services and much more.
Living Wage Calculator from MIT
The living wage shown in this resource is the hourly rate that an individual in a household must earn to support themselves and/or their family, working full-time, or 2080 hours per year. The tables in the resource provide living wage estimates for individuals and households with one or two working adults and zero to three children. In households with two working adults, all hourly values reflect what one working adult requires to earn to meet their families’ basic needs, assuming the other adult also earns the same.
The Role of Mentorship in Registered Apprenticeship Programs from RA Academy
This training introduces how mentorship is essential to registered apprenticeship programs (but is also useful for all hiring/onboarding processes). Best practices for selecting, training, and supporting mentors are included to support employers.