COVID-19 Workforce Development Recovery Program

About the Program

Category: Community and Economic Development (Best in Category)

Year: 2022

Prince George’s County’s Covid-19 Workforce Development Recovery Program, administered by Employ Prince George’s (EPG), was created to assist Prince George’s County residents who have been laid off or had decreased wages due to the Covid-19 pandemic to restart their careers. The Covid-19 Workforce Development Recovery Program has three core tracks to assist Prince George’s County residents in securing employment. These tracks include the following: 1. Assisting residents return to their former occupations and careers 2. Assisting residents to identify transferable skills that will lead to parallel occupations and careers 3. Assisting residents to upskill or obtain new skills for a new occupation and/or career