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Chamber Names ‘Workforce First Employers’ Leading the Future of Talent Development

Chamber Names ‘Workforce First Employers’ Leading the Future of Talent Development

The Indiana Chamber and its Institute for Workforce Excellence (IWE) recently announced the initial companies to earn our new Workforce First Employer designation, a recognition of Indiana organizations that are setting a higher standard for talent development and delivering measurable, high-impact workforce practices. The first group of honorees are Cimtech from New Albany, The Garrett Companies and George E. [...]

Matt Ottinger2026-04-01T14:37:18-04:00April 2nd, 2026|

Learn How to Create or Improve a High-Quality Work-Based Learning Program

Learn How to Create or Improve a High-Quality Work-Based Learning Program

Are you procrastinating creating a work-based learning program? Has your existing program run out of steam? The Institute for Workforce Excellence's virtual workshop series is for you! Work-Based Learner Today, Employee Tomorrow is a set of three sessions guiding participants through crafting a purposeful program from start to finish. This series starts April 7 and has limited availability. Each [...]

Matt Ottinger2026-03-26T10:43:10-04:00March 26th, 2026|

Don’t Miss the TPM Academy Interest Webinar!

Don’t Miss the TPM Academy Interest Webinar!

Don't miss your chance to apply for the U.S. Chamber Foundation's Talent Pipeline Management (TPM) Academy® of Indiana! The interest webinar is February 18, and applications are due March 5! In partnership with the Indiana Chamber of Commerce's Institute for Workforce Excellence and the Indiana Commission for Higher Education, the TPM Academy will bring together workforce, employer and education [...]

Matt Ottinger2026-02-10T13:53:21-05:00February 10th, 2026|

‘EARN’ Program Expands to High School Work-Based Learning, With Employer Reimbursement

The Indiana Chamber's Institute for Workforce Excellence continues to help employers meet their staffing needs with work-based learning opportunities. The Institute's Work and Learn Indiana (WLI) program, in partnership with the Indiana Commission for Higher Education (CHE), is introducing a statewide rollout of high school EARN (Employment Aid Readiness Network) Indiana. For years, WLI and CHE have partnered to [...]

Rebecca Patrick2023-09-04T21:46:22-04:00September 4th, 2023|

VIDEO: Institute Established to Help Employers With Talent Attraction, Development Solutions

VIDEO: Institute Established to Help Employers With Talent Attraction, Development Solutions

Indiana Chamber President and CEO Kevin Brinegar discusses the new Institute for Workforce Excellence in the video below. To learn more about the Institute and the variety of workforce solutions gathered there, visit www.indianachamber.com/workforce. A press release summarizes the Chamber's 11th annual employer survey; full survey results are available here. https://youtu.be/ey0ieBP4wnU

Charlee Beasor2018-12-11T09:52:28-05:00December 11th, 2018|

Indiana Chamber Employer Survey: Workforce Challenges Mount; Organization Forms Workforce Institute

(INDIANAPOLIS) — Two concerning five-year trends in the Indiana Chamber of Commerce annual employer survey demonstrate the workforce challenges that are impacting Hoosier companies. In response, the Indiana Chamber has formed the Institute for Workforce Excellence, which is “dedicated to helping businesses attract, develop and retain” the talent they need. “It’s impossible to have any business conversation in 2018 without [...]

Rebecca Patrick2018-11-28T17:47:33-05:00November 29th, 2018|

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Chamber Names ‘Workforce First Employers’ Leading the Future of Talent Development

Learn How to Create or Improve a High-Quality Work-Based Learning Program

Don’t Miss the TPM Academy Interest Webinar!

‘EARN’ Program Expands to High School Work-Based Learning, With Employer Reimbursement

VIDEO: Institute Established to Help Employers With Talent Attraction, Development Solutions

Indiana Chamber Employer Survey: Workforce Challenges Mount; Organization Forms Workforce Institute