Tulsa Community WorkAdvance (TCW) will provide training opportunities for companies entering the Peoria-Mohawk Business Park, a Tulsa World article announced August 28th. Partnering with Tulsa Technology Center, TCW will help employers hire and develop a diverse workforce for the 1,000-plus jobs coming to the area. We encourage you to read more about what George Kaiser...Read More
Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Ballmer Group Announce Tulsa to Join New Initiative to Increase Economic Mobility Tulsa Will Use Data to Identify Barriers to Economic Opportunity for Residents, Test Promising Strategies, and Share Learnings with Other Communities Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Ballmer Group announced today...Read More
Tulsa Community WorkAdvance’s Aerospace and Advanced Manufacturing Job Training Secures Aviation Education Funding from Aeronautics Commission OKLAHOMA CITY – Twenty-eight organizations were awarded Aerospace and Aviation Education Program grants or contracts totaling over $296,697 from the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission (OAC). The record amount of funds will be used to expose more school-aged children in Oklahoma...Read More
Tulsa Community WorkAdvance was recently featured in “Breaking the Cycle of Poverty, Two Generations at a Time” in the October issue of Pacific Standard magazine. The article highlights how new anti-poverty programs help both children and parents to succeed. Specifically mentioned in the article is Tulsa Community WorkAdvance’s (TCW) partnership with CAP Tulsa. For the...Read More
Tulsa Community WorkAdvance was featured in an outstanding article by the Tulsa World and staff writer Mike Averill that truly captures the essence of our program. We encourage you to go to the Tulsa World’s website and read the article in it’s entirety by clicking here.Read More
One of our CNC Machinist graduate and placement customers was recently interviewed by the New York Times. We’re proud of Ezekiel Moreno for representing TCW well within the article. One of our favorite highlights is this quote: “We’ve moved out of an apartment and into a house,” Moreno told me, explaining how his new job has changed...Read More
Tulsa Community WorkAdvance was honored to be interviewed by The Christian Science Monitor recently. The article discusses how we bridge the gap between worker and workforce to help our skilled talent earn employment and stay employed within their trained field. Two of our great local partners, McKissick and M&M Manufacturing, were featured in the article,...Read More
The New York Times recently reported on the success of the WorkAdvance model, as substantiated by data gathered by MDRC. The data looks at the 5-year-long randomized controlled trial research study using four national sites to test the WorkAdvance program. WorkAdvance is a dual-customer approach that meets job seeker and employer needs. Services are tailored...Read More
