We are pleased to present the 2004 Fort Dodge/Webster County Laborshed Analysis completed by Iowa Workforce Development’s Community Workforce Research & Development Unit and sponsored by MidAmerican Energy and the Development Corporation of Fort Dodge and Webster County. This report contains valuable workforce information to assist local leaders, existing industry, and site selectors with business expansion/relocation initiatives. Some of the information found in this report consists of commuting patterns, current and desired wages/salaries, available labor, workforce skills, and employment numbers/percentages by industry in the Laborshed area. Below are files containing the Executive Summary and the entire Report for the 2004 Fort Dodge/Webster County Laborshed Analysis.
Workforce education and training programs are available through Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge. Additional professional and skills development programs are available through Buena Vista University (located on the ICCC Campus) and Iowa State University (a 45-minute drive).
Iowa Central Community College (ICCC) provides a variety of workforce education and training programs to meet employers' needs for well-educated, highly skilled workers.
Some of the program offerings include:
- Advanced Manufacturing Technology
- Computer Technology Training
- Homeland Security
- Industrial Safety
- Industrial Technology including CAD Technology
- Professional Skills Development
- Quality Systems and Productivity
- Transportation Training
ICCC administers Iowa's job training program, one of the most unique and flexible training programs in the country. The Iowa Industrial New Jobs Training Program (260E) assists businesses, which are creating new positions, with new employee training. Eligible businesses may be new to Iowa, expanding their Iowa workforce, or relocating to the state. Employees qualifying for training services must be in newly created positions and pay Iowa withholding taxes. A corporate tax credit is also available to companies that enter into a 260E agreement and increase Iowa employment by at least 10 percent.
ICCC also administers the 260F Iowa Jobs Training Program that helps to fund customized training for current employees that are located in Iowa. Job training services are defined as any training needed to enhance the performance of a business' employees.
For more information on ICCC's workforce development programs for business and industry, visit ICCC's web site or call 1-800-362-2793 or 515-576-0999 (ext. 2317) or e-mail businessandindustry@triton.iccc.cc.ia.us
Buena Vista University is consistently recognized in national publications for the high-quality education students receive for their investment. U.S. News and World Report ranked BVU one of the top Midwestern Comprehensive Colleges. The Buena Vista Fort Dodge Center has a long-standing relationship with Iowa Central Community College and the surrounding business community in providing life-long learning opportunities. At BVU's Iowa Central Campus, undergraduate programs are offered in accounting, education, history, human services, and management/entrepreneurship, psychology, sociology and computer sciences. For more information, visit BVU's Fort Dodge Center web site or contact by phone 515.576.4881 or 800.798.4881 or email: ftdodge@bvu.edu
Iowa State University is internationally recognized as an outstanding broad-based university. Iowa State's nine colleges offer more than 100 undergraduate degrees and nearly 200 fields of study leading to graduate and professional degrees. For more information, visit Iowa State University's web site.
University of Northern Iowa, located approximately 1 1/2 hours to the east of Webster County on Highway 20 offers a wide range of undergraduate and graduate degree programs. For more information, visit UNI's web site.
