Nebraska Faces a Workforce Crisis
Forty-plus years of the “college-for-all” movement has resulted in an entire generation of students with debt and left the skilled-labor workforce in a constant shortage. According to Blueprint Nebraska, there are four times as many job postings as there are people looking for work in Nebraska and a huge percentage of the skilled-labor workforce is now reaching retirement age.
Today over 43 million people owe over $1.7 trillion in student loan debt. High schools have gutted their vocational training programs and many students who could have benefitted from a career in the trades were never exposed to those opportunities.
To address the workforce crisis in Nebraska, NCWDE is increasing the awareness of these high-income, high-benefit career paths.
Our Team
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Jim Vecchio
Chief Executive Officer
jim@nebraskaworkforce.org
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Justin Bruns
Director of Development
jbruns@nebraskaworkorce.org
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Abby Kossow
Program Director, Project Reset
abby@nebraskaworkforce.org
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Christine Trosper
Program Coordinator, Project Reset
christine@nebraskaworkforce.org
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LaDonna Strong
Project Mentor, Project Reset
LaDonna@nebraskaworkforce.org
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Traci Kindig
Project Mentor, Project Reset
traci@nebraskaworkforce.org
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Jenn Huff
Program Facilitator, Project Reset
Jenn@nebraskaworkforce.org
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Tyler Fausset
Resiliency Trainer
resiliency@nebraskaworkforce.org
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Michael Blue
T.O.O.L.S. / United Way of the Midlands
mblue@nebraskaworkforce.org
Contact Us
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Project Reset is a mentoring service to help justice-involved individuals find a life changing career in the skilled labor and trades.
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T. O. O. L. S. collaborates with community partners to provide relevant information about apprenticeship career training and opportunities in the trades industry to youth in the Omaha Metro area.
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GRIT Resiliency Training prepares first responders to recognize the symptoms of stress, depression, post traumatic stress disorder, and suicidal thoughts and actions.