HAH is partnering with Good Jobs Hawai`i, a coalition of educators, businesses, and other community partners that will help people in Hawai‘i get high quality jobs and careers, while ensuring employers meet their needs for a skilled, local workforce.

Hawai‘i’s high cost of living makes it difficult for many local residents to make ends meet or raise a family. People need a job that they can thrive in— one that pays a living wage, provides good benefits, offers opportunities for advancement, and makes one feel valued.

Good Jobs Hawai‘i focuses on sector partnerships that are industry-led, community-supported collaboratives that strengthen our local economies and prepare and connect Hawai‘i’s people to careers in in-demand industries. These sector partnerships will bring together Hawai‘i employers to translate their skills/needs into training programs, certifications, and/or on-the-job training opportunities. The major sectors involved in Good Jobs Hawai‘i include Healthcare, Technology, Clean Energy/Skilled Trades and Creative Industries.

The University of Hawai‘i Community Colleges (UHCC) are leading the effort by offering free skills training in high demand industries. Employers from these industries will work with UHCC to identify positions that need to be filled. UHCC will provide the training and support that allows for individuals to be skilled up and have pathways to advance into these high-demand jobs.

As one of 32 workforce initiatives awarded funding nationally through the American Rescue Plan Act, Good Jobs Hawai‘i will focus on innovative approaches to transform Hawai‘i’s workforce development system and support Hawai‘i residents.

Good Jobs Hawai‘i aims to build equitable pathways to quality jobs in Hawai‘i for generations to come.

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