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Member Spotlight: Nona Mallicoat, Washington Employment Security Department

Nona Mallicoat has served as the Strategic Operations Manager with the Employment Connections Division of the Washington Employment Security Department, for more than 12 years. Nona was recently interviewed by Leah Wolfe of the Washington Chapter and here’s what she had to say about IAWP, her career and more. How did... Read more »

Bridging the Skills Gap: Workforce Development and the Future of Work

Companies are faced with increasing change, disruption, and market competition, and most of them have skills gaps that may threaten their ability to prepare for the future of work, according to a whitepaper just released by the Association for Talent Development’s (ATD) Public Policy Advisory Group. The whitepaper, Bridging the Skills... Read more »

U.S. Employers are Rethinking Their Approach to Managing the Retirement Patterns of Their Workforces

Faced with a significant number of employees at or nearing retirement, and the resulting loss of valuable older workers, U.S. employers are rethinking their approach to managing the retirement patterns of their workforces, according to a new survey by Willis Towers Watson: a advisory, broking and solutions company. The 2018... Read more »

Happy Holidays

Wishing you all the joys of the season and happiness throughout the coming year.... Read more »

Oregon Workforce Leader, Graham Slater Honored With IAWP Public Policy Award

By Grant Axtell, IAWP President and Training and Development Specialist, Oregon Employment Department Recently, Grant Axtell, IAWP President, and Erika Motzko, IAWP Oregon Chapter President-Elect, (pictured) presented the IAWP Public Policy award. The IAWP Public Policy Award recognizes an individual who performs outstanding public service in the support of workforce development... Read more »