Our Approach

Our A3 Approach to Workforce Development

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Since 2004, Workforce Development Training Institute has been honing a results-driven approach to advancing the field and driving change toward a job market that works for all.

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Activate

Activate the skills, resilience, and leadership of workforce development professionals so they are more agile, adaptive, and coordinated in their leadership, strategies, and practices.

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Accelerate

Accelerate change and facilitate future-ready practices and innovations that increase the impact of workforce development for programs and organizations.

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Amplify

Amplify promising and emerging practices and elevate the perspectives of workforce practitioners and professionals, from all backgrounds, roles, and length of time in the field.

The A3 approach addresses the persistent challenges workforce development professionals face, including:

“Workforce development is infrastructure. It's the bones of any city. And so when we think about what it means to fortify a place, it has to be part of that conversation.”

– MARIA TORRES-SPRINGER, FORMER FIRST DEPUTY MAYOR​