Workforce Development Solutions Inc.
Grant Writing & Administration
Complete turn-key management of the grants that work for you.  
For single companies or multiple company consortia:

  •        Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity / Employer Training
    Investment Program (DCEO / ETIP) Grant
  •        Large Business Development Project (LBDP)
  •        Illinois Secretary of State Workforce Literacy (SOS) Grant
  •        Grant opportunities as release from government agencies such as DCEO, U.S.
    Department of Labor (DOL), U.S. Department of Education, etc.
  •        Private company grant opportunities.

* Be advised that some grants have annual deadlines for application.  Please email or call us to obtain those
deadline dates.
Training Plan Development
Full project management to maximize complete training needs
implementation.
 

  •        Training Needs Assessment
  •        Training Plan Developent
  •        Plan Implementation
  •        Measurement Tracking
  •        Plan Re-Alignment
Workforce Development Solutions Inc.
Workforce Development Solutions Inc.
diana@workforcedevelopmentsolutions.com
(708) 403-3448
Cost Savings Initiatives
Utilize government programs aimed at cost savings as well as
other resources that analyze utilities for the purpose of cost
recovery:

  •        Small Business $mart Energy Program (SB$E)
  •        Manufacturing Energy Efficiency Program (MEEP)
  •        Solar Energy Rebate Program
  •        Utility Consulting Services
ACT WorkKeys® Job Profiling

With ACT's Job Profiling process, an ACT-trained facilitator works collaboratively with groups
of your employees to complete each job analysis. Job incumbents serve as the subject
matter experts who define the tasks and skills needed to perform a specific job successfully.

Job profiling consists of a task analysis to select the tasks most critical to a job and skill
analysis to identify the skills and skill levels required to enter the job and perform effectively.

By matching the job profile information with individual scores on the WorkKeys assessments,
you can make reliable decisions about hiring, training, and program
development needs.

Supports hiring, promotion, and training decisions

  •        Uses focus groups and ACT-trained facilitators
  •        Offers a proven methodology and reliable results
  •        Uses ACT's SkillPro® software
  •        Meets requirements adopted by the EEOC
Tax Incentives
Identification and optimization of all applicable fully loaded tax
incentives to produce superior operational efficiency and
profitability:

  •           New Hire Tax Credits
  •        Enterprise Zone Tax Credits
  •        Empowerment Zone Tax Credits
  •        Renewal Community
  •        Training Tax Credits
  •        Tax Incremental Financing (TIF) District
  •        Economic Development For a Growing Economy Tax Credit Program (EDGE)
  •        High Impact Business (HIB)