The Institute for Workforce Excellence® is dedicated to helping Indiana attract, develop and retain the Hoosier talent needed to drive a highly skilled and equitable workforce. In late 2018, the Indiana Chamber launched the Institute as an umbrella initiative designed to better leverage the organization’s reach, relationships and capacity to help employers and community partners across Indiana build effective talent pipelines and practices aligned with state and regional workforce needs.

CURRENT RESOURCE HIGHLIGHTS

  • Engage Mentoring – connects employees with mentors to grow their skills on a variety of topics. The model uses a proprietary software system to assist employees in career development.

  • Wellness Council of Indiana – focuses on the important topics of workplace and community well-being, providing resources, expert guidance and assessments for employers and community leaders.

  • Indiana Workforce Recovery – leads the fight against drug addiction in the workplace. Strategies include communicating best practices to support workplace prevention, early identification, treatment and recovery.

  • Achieve Your Degree – a partnership with Ivy Tech Community College offers a 5% tuition rebate for employees of Indiana Chamber member companies.

Nearly half (46%) of Americans with no postsecondary degree or credential say they need more education to advance their careers and are interested in pursuing a degree/credential to earn a living wage and to better provide for their families. Overwhelmingly, these individuals said they look to their employers for guidance as to the appropriate training to pursue.
– Source: Gallup-Strada Survey

UPCOMING STRATEGY

In partnership with the state of Indiana and with support from philanthropy, the Indiana Chamber plans to launch the following talent support services later in 2022 in consultation with the Institute’s Advisory Council:

Diagnosis: An online Talent Pipeline Assessment tool to help organizations identify strengths and weaknesses in their talent development and human resource strategies.

Prescription: An online Talent Development Clearinghouse containing an evolving collection of highly-curated workforce resources, training opportunities and service providers targeted to meet employers and other stakeholders identified talent needs.

Treatment: A team of Talent Technical Assistance consultants will be deployed by the Chamber to provide concierge-level support to help Indiana employers and other stakeholders connect the dots between their talent development “pain points” with the most relevant Clearinghouse resources tailored specifically to meet their needs.

LEADERSHIP

The Institute for Workforce Excellence is a nonprofit (501c3) subsidiary of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce led in collaboration with stakeholders representing business, community, education and government (see Institute’s Advisory Council). Contact: Jason Bearce at (317) 264-6880.

NEWS / EVENTS

RELEVANT RESEARCH

Employer Resources From the State

WorkOne locations
Next Level employer training grants