Workforce Development
SLV delivers end-to-end workforce development consulting, connecting public investment, employer demand, and community impact across every stage of the employment lifecycle.
Connecting People to Opportunity
A practitioner-led approach to program design, implementation, and evaluation, grounded in employer relationships, labor market realities, and a deep understanding of the communities workforce systems are built to serve.
Core Capabilities
Workforce Strategy & System Design
Needs assessments, occupational gap analysis, program design, partner coordination, and performance framework development that create durable career pathways.
Career Services & Participant Support
Career coaching, individualized employment plans, job readiness training, barrier mitigation, and ongoing retention support for workforce participants.
Employer Engagement & Pipeline Development
Sector-based employer engagement, apprenticeship pipeline design, OJT agreements, and direct partnerships with employers and labor partners.
Employer & Business Services
Job design, skills alignment, talent pipeline development, candidate matching, workforce incentive alignment, and retention strategy.
Compliance, Reporting & Program Management
WIOA-aligned program design, Section 3 compliance, HUD ROSS programming, Moving to Work initiatives, and Ticket to Work coordination.
Youth & Early Career Pathways
Career exploration, youth workforce programming, education-to-employment alignment, mentorship, and two generation workforce strategies.
End-to-End Workforce System Design
SLV designs workforce systems connecting every state of the employment from outreach and training to placement and retention.
Client types
- Federal, state, and municipal agencies
- Public housing authorities
- Community development & redevelopment organizations
- Economic development corporations
- Opportunity Zone and NMTC project teams
- Private developers with Section 3 or community benefit obligations
Engagement types
WIOA-Funded Workforce Programs
Designing and implementing workforce systems aligned with federal funding requirements and performance metrics.
Public Housing & Community Development Initiatives
Embedding workforce strategies within housing, redevelopment, and community revitalization programs.
Section 3 & Community Benefit Compliance
Supporting workforce participation requirements tied to federally funded and development projects.
Economic Development & Workforce Alignment
Aligning workforce strategies with regional economic development priorities and industry needs.
Developer & Capital Project Workforce Integration
Integrating workforce pipelines into large-scale development and infrastructure projects.
These are not case studies.
They are the work.
Philadelphia Housing Authority
Advanced a WIOA-aligned trades pipeline and the PHA/Temple University Workforce Initiative, a $130 million investment in resident economic mobility at one of the nation’s largest Moving to Work agencies.
Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority
Implemented a trades-based workforce pipeline integrated with WIOA funding and Ticket to Work employment pathways.
Atlanta Housing Authority
Embedded workforce strategy within the HOPE VI transformation at Centennial Place, recognized as a national model for mixed-income community revitalization.
Workforce development is not a program. It’s infrastructure.
Build systems that deliver real employment outcomes. Partner with SLV Consulting.