Our Purpose:
Build a regional career pathways system to cultivate skilled workers in the industries that drive economic prosperity in the Highland Lakes.
What We Do
Workforce Network, Inc. (WNI) is a nonprofit that empowers employers to hire and retain workers with skills they need and for workers to have good jobs, advancement opportunities and family-sustaining wages.
Working with our economic development corporations, employers, education providers and community stakeholders throughout Burnet and Llano counties, we are building a pipeline of skilled workers for the industry sectors that drive the economic prosperity of the Highland Lakes. From 2016-2022, we have secured $415,000 in public and private grants to train 170 adult workers in high demand occupations such as food preparation, plumbing, electrical, nurse aides and medical assistants.
In September 2022, WNI received $4.6 million to develop job training programs in the counties of Burnet, Llano and Blanco. The pool of money came from $12 million awarded to Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area (WSRCA) from a federal grant through the American Rescue Plan Act. The $4.6 million will be used to fund job training programs in the Skilled Trades (Plumbing, Electric, HVAC, Welding, CDL), Healthcare (LVN,RN, Social Work) and Finance/IT (Banking, Bookkeeping, Information Technology).
Our Work
We secure and administer grants to pay for the cost of skills training for adults. Our plumbing and electrical training courses are Department of Labor Apprenticeship Programs providing work hours during the day and skills training 1 night a week in a nationally recognized curriculum.
We also address worker instability through Getting Ahead in a Just-Gettin’-By World, a model created by aha! Process, Inc.. This award-winning training company provides programs that help improve the lives of those experiencing instability in their daily lives. Instability inhibits a person’s ability to sustain employment and rise from poverty.
We Are Currently Enrolling Students in the following:
- CDL Classes in Llano, TX
- LVN/ADN Classes through Central Texas College, Marble Falls
- First Nursing Prep for Success Academy begins July 10, 2023 at CTC in Marble Falls
- Getting Ahead in a Just Gettin’ By World program for September 2023
Our Leadership
Workforce Network, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) led by the following Board of Directors:
Bill Rives, Chairperson
Bessie Jackson, Vice Chair
Larry Stahl, Secretary
Tony Guidroz, Member
Contact Us
Fay Crider
President/CEO
fay.crider@ruralcapital.net830-262-8847
Fay Crider
President | CEO
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Gail Davalos
Stakeholder Relations
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Ellison Crider
Financial Manager
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Celice "Cece" Goad
Program Director | Getting Ahead Lead
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Kelly Sloan Lofton
County Coordinator | Healthcare Sector Lead
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Ken Cline
Llano County Coordinator | Skilled Trades Sector Lead
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Rochelle Morgan
Burnet County Coordinator | Finance/IT Sector Lead
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Rustey Ward
Burnet County Case Manager
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Jennifer Spratlen
Llano County Case Manager
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Anthony Capra
Blanco County Case Manager
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