What is Workforce Development?
Workforce development is the strategic alignment of people, training, and employers to build a skilled, adaptable workforce. It connects job seekers, students, and current employees with the education, certifications, and hands-on experience needed to succeed in today’s evolving job market—while ensuring businesses have access to the talent they need to grow. Through initiatives like upskilling programs, apprenticeships, and employer partnerships, workforce development helps individuals advance their careers, strengthens organizations, and supports long-term economic growth within communities.
Why invest in Workforce Development?
Merit is uniquely positioned to meet a need that is not currently being filled, by supporting our members, partners, the State of Michigan and other stakeholders in efforts to provide a well trained workforce that can maintain and improve internet infrastructure.
As a trusted third party partner we have the opportunity to connect a range of disparate efforts across the learning ecosystem by focusing on experiential learning not classes.
- Only 3rd party entity in the state that has connections to all required partners
- Established reputation for excellence in our service areas
- History of innovation and impact that elevates others
- Our members are focused on formal learning environments which means we can spend our energy on the “in between” spaces.
