Workforce Development Could See Limited Push During Legislative Session

legislatureWhile there have been several legislative measures backing workforce development in the past few years, there probably will not be a similar effort in the 2016 session.  South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard says while there won’t be a big legislative push, the state Labor Department is making some changes…

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Daugaard says that should more closely align a workers jobs skills with what companies need…

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Daugaard says they also want the Labor Department to be able to link to more companies to list jobs…

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There have been several grant and scholarship programs that have been implemented in an effort to close the labor gap.