Workforce Development Success Stories
See how economic development organizations, workforce boards, and industry representatives connected fragmented workforce systems to build talent pipelines with measurable results.
"160 million Americans live in areas with mental health professional shortages, with over 8,000 more professionals needed."
- The Commonwealth Fund, 2023
Challenge
The behavioral health industry in Tacoma, Washington faced talent shortages. Workers were uncertain how to enter and advance in this growing sector. The information within aggregated labor market intelligence did not accurately reflect what was happening at the ground level, across their county.
Workforce Central partnered with regional stakeholders to define clear career pathways using WhereWeGo's mobile-first career mapping tools. Our career mapping platform also provided pathway spotlights of real members of the community, elevated the routes available for specialized occupations, and provided critical connections to local resources for upskilling.
90+ Behavioral Health Consortium stakeholders adopting WhereWeGo’s Career Map
Embeddable, mobile-first career pathway support
Real community success stories integrated
Talent pipeline tool reflecting actual labor market reality
“52% of jobs require skills training beyond a high school, but not a four-year degree. But too few of America’s workers — just 43% — have had access to the skills training necessary to fill these in-demand careers”
- source: National Skills Coalition, 2025
Challenge
Low-wage workers needed better access to affordable, short-term training opportunities and jobs welcoming non-degree candidates.
WhereWeGo configured its connection hub tools to deploy the Training Navigator platform with a customized CMS. When users needed job pathway clarity and actionable resources, we added Jobs Navigator with repaired API pipelines and Career Navigator for learning about vetted, in-demand gateway jobs. Lastly, the Resources Navigator connects workers to local and national services from coaching to childcare to scholarships.
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As of October 2025, 85,000 users have also been referred to training providers
SkillUp blew past their goal to help 100,000 individuals secure high-opportunity employment by the end of 2025
Their return on investment is 371:1.
Job attainers through SkillUp have gained $11.2B+ in additional wages
SkillUp scaled to serve millions of workers and over 40 regions across the United States
“76% of Energy & Utilities employers are experiencing a talent and skills gap within their existing workforce.”
- Manpower, 2024
Challenge
Clean energy contractors, government organizations, employers, and workers needed dynamic access to opportunities across the renewable energy ecosystem.
WhereWeGo provided valuable consulting to realize the Green Workforce Connect vision. We also configured the workforce connection hub tools behind IREC's custom CMS, Resource Navigator, and Organization Navigator, featuring energy industry attributes, and then modernized their career mapping tools with mobile-first, person-centered design and an evolved user experience.
10 states supported with green workforce development tools
35,000 Green Energy Workforce members served
400+ Green Workforce Organizations connected
100+ customized resources for learning, training, and hiring
Modernization of IREC’s career mapping tools, first created in 2013
"Economic Development creates conditions where companies invest capital and people raise families."
- GNO, Inc., Economic Development Organization
Challenge
GNO, Inc needed to connect job seekers to both employment opportunities and the training programs that would prepare them for those roles, while giving regional employers a clear view of the talent pipeline from education to employment.
WhereWeGo configured its workforce connection hub and conducted data discovery and repair to launch a regionally-specific and vetted Career Navigator, Training Navigator, and Resources Navigator for Greater New Orleans. We conducted data discovery and repair for GNO's 10-parish region, then added a Specialty Job Board with automated job discovery and a tailored applicant tracking system.
GNO, Inc is an award-winning model for economic development
Tens of thousands of real, vetted job postings across 10 parishes of Southeastern Louisiana
Automated job discovery and validation and custom applicant tracking system
Supporting workers and businesses through the entire career advancement journey