We’re committed to ensuring Latino jobseekers can access family-sustaining careers and the training they need to grow. This includes expanding access to digital tools, industry-specific training and wraparound supports that reflect the realities our communities face, especially for those disconnected from school and work.
UnidosUS partners with Affiliates, community-based organizations and employers to design and deliver high-quality training programs in high-demand industries like clean energy, technology and advanced manufacturing. Whether someone is pursuing a college degree or taking their first steps back into the workforce, we meet them where they are.
We equip Latino jobseekers and entrepreneurs with the digital access, technical skills and career navigation support needed to succeed, and we strengthen the capacity of our partners to do the same across their communities.
The UnidosUS Workforce Development team supports Latino workers in accessing meaningful careers through demand-driven training programs, culturally responsive services and digital inclusion efforts. Our initiatives connect jobseekers to high-growth fields through pre-apprenticeships, credentialing and upskilling opportunities.
We build the capacity of our Affiliates and partners to deliver impactful workforce programming that prioritizes:
Together, we are building a future in which every Latino has a real chance to succeed.
Equitable access to technology and digital skills is a foundational need for Latinos and other communities of color navigating the modern job market.
Expanding digital skills, broadband access, and technology use is essential to closing opportunity gaps for Latinos and other communities of color. We work across sectors—community organizations, government, and industry—to ensure jobseekers can fully participate in education, the workforce, and civic life.
We push for skills-based hiring and the removal of biases from the hiring process. Focusing on what candidates can bring to the table — not just their degrees or connections. This systems change approach opens pathways for underrepresented workers and helps employers access a broader, more diverse talent pool.
Unidos in Manufacturing prepares participants interested in manufacturing industry careers with the skills they need to access high-wage jobs by merging Toyota training materials with career readiness modules and through the combination of job readiness training, career exploration activities and industry-specific training to pursue a profession in the industry. The program will be offered by grantees, serving over 60 job seekers.
Latinos in Finance is a bilingual banker training implemented by Affiliates and nonprofit partners and sponsored by Bank of America and Wells Fargo. Launched in 2015, LIF’s goal is to improve pathways to employment for Latinx job seekers in the commercial banking or finance industries. The cohort-based training utilizes our industry-recognized curriculum, “Unidos in Banking,” career activities and job placement assistance.
UnidosUS is building a referral pipeline through its national network of community-based organizations to connect Latino and other underserved jobseekers with high-quality, low-cost pathways into tech careers. In partnership with leading training providers like Per Scholas and Merit America, UnidosUS helps expand access to programs that prepare individuals for in-demand roles in IT support, data analytics, cybersecurity and more. Both programs offer personalized coaching, career development support and direct connections to employer networks — helping learners successfully transition upwardly into mobile tech careers.
UnidosUS has joined forces with Jobs for the Future to implement the Rework America Alliance (RAA), an unprecedented nationwide collaboration to enable unemployed and low-wage workers to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Rework America Alliance aims to help millions of workers, regardless of formal education, move into good jobs in the digital economy by accelerating the development of an effective worker training system aligned to jobs employers must fill. As part of the RAA efforts, tools and training are developed to facilitate and improve the operations of nonprofits that serve job seekers, as well as tools and training for employers around skills-based sourcing and hiring practices.
This transformative initiative is available through the Department of Labor’s Apprenticeship Building America Round 2 funding. This project is designed to advance Latino careers by connecting jobseekers to high-quality pre-apprenticeship programs and Registered Apprenticeship Programs in the energy, hospitality and advanced manufacturing sectors provided by three partner organizations in Atlanta, Phoenix and Chicago.
This project, funded by the Coca-Cola Foundation, is designed to train and certify Latino job seekers for careers in the energy sector, creating pathways to economic opportunity. Through sectoral partnerships, the initiative promotes equity in hiring and retention while addressing employment barriers with wrap-around services and community support, and aims to serve 250 participants nationally.
Avanzando 2 Good Jobs Initiative creates opportunities through a placed-based approach by establishing and strengthening regional workforce systems. UnidosUS is reskilling and placing nearly 900 participants into high-quality well-paying jobs across sectors including medical administration, human resources, construction and aviation industries by training workers with in-demand skills through sectoral partnerships
The Good Jobs Challenge (GJC), part of the American Rescue Plan, is designed to strengthen the U.S. economy by investing in regional workforce partnerships. These partnerships equip individuals with the skills needed for in-demand, well-paying jobs, helping to build a more competitive and resilient workforce while fueling economic growth in key industries.
ELEVA is a transformative initiative available through the Department of Labor’s Apprenticeship Building America Round 2 (ABA2) funding. This project will connect participants to high-demand careers with living wages by placing job seekers in quality pre-apprenticeships and Registered Apprenticeship Programs (RAPs) in the energy, hospitality, and advanced manufacturing sectors provided by three partner organizations in Atlanta, Phoenix and Chicago.
In June 2020, UnidosUS, in partnership with nine Affiliates and grantees, launched a research project that aimed to understand the hiring needs of local and national employers and how UnidosUS […]
October 23, 2020
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UnidosUS designed this toolkit to share general guidance and some examples of the ways that nonprofit organizations can outreach to prospective adult participants for enrollment in job readiness and workforce […]
November 17, 2020
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On March 11, 2020, COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization followed by the United States declaring a national emergency two days later. Over the course of […]
July 9, 2020
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As part of our Latina Wealth Project, UnidosUS partnered with Edison Research to poll Hispanic women and men as well as White women and men, to understand the true financial […]
April 19, 2021
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