New York Association of Training and Employment Professionals (NYATEP) – Albany, NY
New York Association of Training & Employment Professionals (NYATEP), is New York’s premier workforce development association representing over 250 organizations, including workforce development boards, community college systems, economic developers, career and technical education providers, labor unions, literacy associations, transportation associations, among others. NYATEP advocates on behalf of the workforce development community for equitable systems change and promotes economic mobility, provides training to create opportunities for advancement, and promotes improvement of the state’s systems and local practice in providing workforce services.
The Fund for Workforce Equity is funding NYATEP is to support the NYS Workforce Acceleration Institute for Leaders of Color to serve 30 BIPOC workforce professionals gain access to a strong network of support, enhance their knowledge and understanding of the workforce system, and address the policies and practices that perpetuate inequity within the sector.