LAMA Workforce Resources
BLAEDC (Brainerd Lakes Area Economic Development Corp)
Offers free, confidential consulting for businesses (site selection, funding) and workforce services, including recruitment programs to attract talent, highlighting the area's lifestyle benefits.
CareerForce (Brainerd Workforce Center)
The state's hub for job seekers and employers, providing job matching, hiring incentives, tax credits, and specific programs for veterans, people with disabilities, and those needing training.
Central Lakes College (CLC) Workforce Solutions
Provides customized training, continuing education, and skill development to meet employer needs, bridging education with workforce demands.
Brainerd Lakes Chamber of Commerce (Bridges)
Through initiatives like Bridges Workforce Connection, they connect students with businesses for career readiness. LAMA sponsors a large activities area for high school students attending the annual Career Exploration Day. Contact LAMA for more information on how you can be part of the Manufacturing activities area.
Minnesota Dual-Training Pipeline
Minnesota Dual-Training Pipeline supports employers with creating or enhancing a competency based, earn-and-learn dual-training approach to meeting their workforce needs. With Pipeline, workers receive a combination of related instruction paired with on-the-job training.
LAMA can guide your company through the certification process for the Lakes Area Manufacturers Youth Skills Training Program. The Youth Skills Training (YST) program encourages, promotes and supports the development of local partnerships between schools, employers and community organizations. These local partnerships provide students with related classroom instruction, safety training, industry-recognized credentials and paid work experience in high-growth and high-demand occupations in the industries of advanced manufacturing, agriculture, automotive, health care and information technology. Successful applicants will demonstrate the ability to achieve these objectives through various means including outreach, education, training and supportive services for students.
Minnesota DEED Training Grant Programs
The Minnesota Jobs Skills Partnership (MJSP) works with businesses, educational institutions and nonprofit organizations to train or retrain workers, expand work opportunities and keep high-quality jobs in the state. The goal is to target short-term training for full-time employment in the growth sectors of the state’s economy.