Workforce Development
The Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (GAHCC) supports the growth of the development of the region's workforce.
Workforce Development Committee
Our purpose is to assist members by providing access to appropriate staff resources when they need to increase or enhance staff.
- Co-Chair: Jane Rivera, Texas Workforce Commission
- Co-Chair: Donna Crenshaw, Workforce Solutions - Capital Area
- Marcela Ramirez, Workforce Solutions-Capital Area, Business Services
- Hector Aguilar, Austin Community College
- Nathan Green, Campus2Careers
- MaryAnn Riojas, Job Source
- Jennifer Riojas, Job Source
If you are interested in joining our Workforce Development Committee, please contact Nayeli Gallegos at ngallegos(at)gahcc.org.
Workforce Solutions - Capital Area
Workforce Solutions - Capital Area is offering Travis County employers a $2,000 retention bonus for hiring and retaining an eligible Unemployment Insurance (UI) recipient for at least one hundred and twenty (120) days. The retention bonus is intended to help employers defray part of the costs of wages and on-the-job training. This is all part of the Texas Back-to-Work Initiative, designed to help put Texans back to work! Business, large and small, can earn these incentives to expand their operations and provide new opportunitites for unemployed Texans. Learn more about this program. Upcoming Workforce Solutions events
campus2careers
The GAHCC has partnered with campus2careers, the world’s first online career community to match college students and recent grads with opportunities at small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), start-ups, and non-profits exclusively. campus2careers moves on-campus recruiting online, offering SMBs an effective and affordable way to fill entry-level jobs, internships, and part-time work. More than a job board, campus2careers uses preferences, skills, enhanced filters and rich digital profiles to reduce the guesswork and time to hire in the recruiting process.
By bridging the campus and the community, employers can benefit from well educated, less expensive resources and students can get access to hidden jobs and internships. “With the high under/unemployment rates amongst the college graduating populations (60% from 2009 and 75% from 2010), campus2careers is an important economic development enabler for both students and businesses” says Nayeli Gallegos, Director of Economic Development for the GAHCC.
If your organization is looking to fill an entry-level, internship or contract position, go wo www.campus2careers.com and click on the Join Now button and follow the instructions provided. The site is currently free for all GAHCC Members and has students from all area colleges on the site. If you have any questions please send an e-mail to info(at)campus2careers.com.
