Workforce Education Information

Workforce development is a priority of the state's technical colleges and institutes, which work with local business and industry to meet existing and new workforce needs. More than 95 percent of the state's population lives within a 30-mile radius of one of these institutions.

Relying on extensive employer involvement, the Arkansas Association of Two-Year Colleges developed the Workforce Readiness Curriculum. The association's Workforce Consortium serves more than 2,100 Arkansas businesses each year.

Arkansas's Workforce Investment Board coordinates one-stop centers throughout the state to ensure consistent training for jobs in Arkansas.