BELL is a four-month, hands-on learning community designed to help workforce development teams enhance employer engagement strategies and improve job placements. Participants gain practical skills in labor market intelligence, employer outreach, trust-building, and real-time problem-solving through expert-led workshops, personalized coaching, and real-world applications. The program is fully funded and supports organizations in building long-term, strategic employer partnerships to maximize impact.

BELL programs are designed for workforce development organizations. Each participating organization sends a team, including:

• A program director or job development supervisor

• Two or three job developers or staff responsible for employer partnerships

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Not ready for the full BELL program but still want to strengthen your employer engagement strategy? BELL Essentials is a streamlined option that provides access to the Foundations of Employer Engagement e-course and four hours of expert-led coaching to help your team apply key strategies in real time. This program is ideal for teams looking to establish or refine their employer engagement approach with practical, easy-to-implement tools.

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AI Trainings & Programs empower workforce professionals to integrate AI tools responsibly into their practice, ensuring job seekers remain competitive in an evolving labor market. Through AI guidelines, virtual training, and deep-dive bootcamps, WPTI supports workforce organizations in leveraging AI to enhance efficiency, employer engagement, and job training. By partnering with industry leaders and equipping professionals with AI knowledge, WPTI is ensuring that workforce development remains human-centered, equitable, and future-ready​.

Contact us to find out more about which AI offering would be right for you.

Download our new AI Guidelines for workforce development practicioners.

WPTI has worked with NYC foster care agencies since 2013, in partnership with Pinkerton Foundation and NYC ACS, to improve workforce development for foster youth. Through initiatives like the Foster Care Leadership Roundtable and the Mentored Internship Program (MIP), WPTI has helped agencies strengthen work readiness services, serving over 1,300 youth with a 76% internship completion rate, 93% education continuation rate and a 32% employment rate. WPTI continues to expand MIP by enhancing technical assistance, growing MIP University, and increasing micro-grant opportunities for foster youth projects. Additionally, WPTI has launched the Make It Work Collaborative to connect foster youth with high-quality job training programs. Partnering with the Center for Fair Futures, WPTI continues to refine career development models and support workforce programs that empower foster youth toward meaningful employment and education pathways.

If you are looking to design a population-specific workforce development program, please reach out.

For over 10 years, WPTI has been the designated workforce development capacity-building provider for NYC DYCD, supporting hundreds of youth-serving organizations. DYCD-funded providers have access to the same high-quality training, technical assistance, and resources that WPTI offers across the workforce field. 

If your organization receives DYCD funding, contact us to explore how we can support your workforce development needs through this funding opportunity.