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# Workforce Expansion Program | Department of Labor An Official **Vermont** Government Website State of VermontDepartment of Labor * Unemployment Insurance (UI) * Adjusters / Attorneys/ Insurers * Workers' Compensation Forms * Workers Compensation Electronic Data Interchange Information Page * Federal Infrastructure Investments * Registered Apprenticeship Program * Equal Opportunity Notice * Refugee and Immigrant Employment Support * Workforce Expansion Program * Vermont Occupational Safety and Health Administration (VOSHA) * Worker Rights & Protections * Workforce Data & Information * Equal Opportunity & Non-Discrimination * Reports and Publications * Federal Infrastructure Investments * Registered Apprenticeship Program * Equal Opportunity Notice * Refugee and Immigrant Employment Support * Workforce Expansion Program * Worker Rights & Protections * Workforce Data & Information 3.
Workforce Expansion Program * Federal Infrastructure Investments * Registered Apprenticeship Program * Equal Opportunity Notice * Refugee and Immigrant Employment Support * Workforce Expansion Program * Worker Rights & Protections * Workforce Data & Information # Workforce Expansion Program The Workforce Expansion Program is part of the Workforce Development Division at the Vermont Department of Labor.
The Governor proposed the two-year plan, and the General Assembly passed it. The goal of this program is to help employers fill available jobs and to connect job seekers who face barriers to those opportunities. The program will launch and lead a regional system to work toward four broad goals (Act 183 of 2022).
1. Increase local labor participation rate. 2.
Decrease the number of open positions reported by local employers. 3. Increase the wages of workers in new jobs.
4. Promote information about local career pathways to workforce development partners. The Workforce Expansion Program will partner with organizations to lead this effort in two communities.
Both regions will work with manufacturing and health care employers. The **Northeast Kingdom Chamber of Commerce** will work in Caledonia, Essex, and Orleans Counties. They will support: * People who are justice-involved The **Addison County Economic Development Corporation** will work in Addison County.
They will support: * Disabled people/people with disabilities * Adults without a high school diploma **The Workforce Expansion Program will promote employer practices that lead to good jobs and expand workforce opportunities to priority populations through sector partnerships between business and the community.
** We will use 6 strategies to achieve this goal: * Bring together regional same-sector employer partners and engage community organizations that serve priority populations. * Develop and measure solutions that meet community needs. * Focus on two sectors that can benefit from a sector partnership.
* Promote changes in employer practices to improve job quality. * Support changes that make jobs more likely to meet worker needs, and to attract and sustain workers. * Provide support to engage priority populations in the workforce.
If you want to learn more, please contact Andrea Nicoletta, Workforce Expansion Program Manager at andrea. nicoletta@vermont.
gov. #### Supporting Materials * U.S. Department of Labor Sector Strategies Framework * Social Determinants of Work * Worker Voices: Shifting Perspectives and Expectations on Employment * Job Quality Toolkit | U.S. Department of Commerce * Vermont's Most Promising Jobs 2025-2026 Edition * Northeast Kingdom Chosen By State For Workforce Development Pilot Project | Caledonia Record * Vermont Department of Labor Selects Two Regions to Pilot Workforce Expansion Program | Vermont Department of Labor ### **Contact Information** **Kendal Smith,**_Commissioner_ **Chris Winters,**_Deputy Commissioner_ **Vermont Department of Labor** * File for Unemployment Benefits * Find Training Resources * Public Records Requests * Government Transparency * American Job Center Network * Careers with the State of VT
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