FAQS

Strategic Workforce Development Inc aka SWD

Is a pre-apprenticeship, and workforce development  501 c3 Non-Profit Organization. Our mission is focused on creating an able workforce within our communities,  helping our clients overcome personal and non-traditional barriers by recreating a career graph involving hard -skill certifications, soft skill seminars, and employment opportunities.
 
Our value proposition? 

Our business approach is three-pronged, to successfully overcome 'employment barriers' for our clients and employers. As a workforce organization, we have tended to our employers requirements by providing them access to our online recruitment system, which they use to erecruit  our registered candidates.

We also host bi-annual job fairs and sustain a network of online job boards that connect our clients to employment opportunities. 

For KC businesses, we also offer small business training to improve productivity and operations.  

What type of certification training skills are provided?
We provide OSHA 30, Aerial Lift and  Forklift training through  State accredited OSHA Instructors.

Who is the right candidate for your vocational training?
We service discouraged, disadvantaged, re-entry and mid-skill populations from the Kansas City metropolitan areas. Our candidates come from every strata and background, looking for that one opportunity to be heard, and given and be from any strata of society, community and looking to make positive changes in their lives,  attaining work skills and seeking employment or looking for a career change.

 Refund Policy: Our programs are FREE. However, after attending three days of our engaging in our programs, there is no refund policy for clients.

Will there be employment services if one does not get training here?
Yes. We will help find jobs per individual skills, work history, and experience.   We have a full staffing service to vet candidates, get them hired accordingly and provide HR and Payroll services for employers. 

What kind of jobs do you offer?
We have temp and permanent Jobs dependent on what the candidate is looking for and what is readily available with our employers.

When do you have Job Fairs?
Our Job Fairs are bi-annual.  Job Fair events get posted on this website.