workforce development

Novo Nordisk donates $6M to Durham Tech, will partner on life science workforce programs

Posted by Jason Parker | Jan 11, 2023

Novo Nordisk announced on Wednesday morning that it would donate $6 million to Durham Tech and collaborate on workforce programs.

Gearing up for $5B expansion, Wolfspeed partners with Durham Tech to boost workforce

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Dec 5, 2022

A collaboration between Durham Tech and Wolfspeed has trained dozens of workers for technician roles as the company looks to compete for talent.

See what the $3.8B Toyota plant will look like as Toyota commits $1M to community organizations

Posted by Jason Parker | Sep 26, 2022

Toyota announced it would make two $500,000 investments in community organizations in the Triad, where it will build an electric battery plant, this weekend.

‘First-of-its-kind’ program to train visually impaired as digital accessibility testers

Posted by WRAL News | Sep 22, 2022

Durham-based Ablr Works has teamed up with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Division of Services for the Blind (DSB) to kick off the initiative this month. Read more here.

NC economy relies on connecting workers, employers – that’s focus of new NCSU initiative

Posted by Jason Parker | Jun 22, 2022

A new collaboration aims to amplify North Carolina’s economy by training and connecting a new generation of workforce development professionals.

New pathway to high-wage remote ‘middle skill’ tech jobs: RIoT launches DigitalBridge

Posted by Jason Parker | May 25, 2022

RIoT, with partners, has launched DigitalBridge, a new free program that provides tech certifications that qualify workers for high-paying ‘middle skill’ jobs.

Fidelity steps up hiring in NC, plans to add 1,700 jobs

Posted by Jason Parker | May 11, 2022

According to an executive, Fidelity Investments has already made good on a promise to add 2,000 workers in NC. And, now, they’ll add 1,700 more, they said.