Workforce Training/Recruitment

Talent Recruitment Website 
If you're an employer on the Treasure Coast and looking to hire,  check out our "WonderFL - Life on the Treasure Coast" website. The site was developed by our partners at Florida Power & Light and shows what it's like working and living in our Treasure Coast region. It  includes a list of major employers and job openings.  We encourage you to copy and paste the link onto your company's site. 

The site is also quite helpful to jobseekers.  If you are considering a move to our region of Florida - Vero Beach/Sebastian; Ft. Pierce/Port St. Lucie; Stuart/Palm City - we invite you to visit this website, too!  It provides a wealth of information about living and working in our region, including job postings and cost-of-living comparisons.

CareerSource Research Coast, our regional workforce agency, is an employer driven organization. The agency’s goal is to help employers expand and grow their businesses. They have developed resources to meet the needs of local employers, most at no cost to the employer, including:

• Workforce recruitment and assessment
• Assess employers’ workforce needs; Work Readiness certification programs
• Qualify and refer candidates to employers at no cost to the employer
• Subsidized training – new hires and employed workers
• Provide labor market information
• Employer Learning Library
• Job fairs

For more information about all the services available through CareerSource Research Coast, please call their Business Services Center in Ft. Pierce at 772-461-6293 or toll free at 866-482-4473.

Manufacturing Bootcamp/Manufacturing Workshop Week
We completed our 2024 Manufacturing Bootcamp on June 7, and we are gearing up for our 2025 program year with a name change:  "Manufacturing Workshop Week - Forge Your Future" - same program, just a different name! 
The 2024 program was a very full week, as you can see from the itinerary.  Thank you to all of our host employers, our speakers and chaperones, and to Treasure Coast Technical College for hosting us all week.  

We had 13 students visit 10 local manufacturers, talking with the owner/plant managers. Plus, new this year, we added a Skilled Trades Day, partnering with the Treasure Coast Builders Association and the UP Center-Vero Beach.  It was a huge success!  Several students showed interest in HVAC, plumbing and electrical work.  We also had students interested in working at a few of our host employers, and employers who are considering our graduated Seniors to fill open positions.  We invite you to view photos of our Bootcamp week, to see how beneficial and engaging the program can be in opening up new doors to potential employment for our younger residents.

The program provides high school students and young adults an opportunity to consider an alternative career path in the manufacturing industry.  It is a FREE week-long program, that immerses student participants into the manufacturing environment with facility tours and one-on-one conversations with owners and plant managers.  

The FREE program is available to all high school students in Indian River County, age 16-20:  those attending public school, private school, Charter schools, plus home-schoolers and those finishing up their GEDs.  Priority consideration is given to students enrolled in Career & Technical Education curriculum (CTE).  You must be at least 16 years old by the start of the program. 

Click here for an informational brochure  which provides more details on the program.  Or, call/email the Indian River Chamber's Economic Development Office at 772-567-3491 or helenec@indianrivered.com.  

Indian River State College (IRSC) is committed to advancing workforce and career training in our region. The college, recognized as one of the mostly advanced distance-learning centers in the U.S., maintains four campuses in our region offering Associate, Technical and Bachelor degree programs. The Mueller Campus in Vero Beach offers a variety of classes and can facilitate training grants and programs for local business and industry. The Dean of Industrial Education at IRSC will assist in applying for training funds available through the State of Florida.

The Advanced Manufacturing programs at IRSC prepare future employees to enter a critical workforce in manufacturing. They will acquire knowledge and skills tightly aligned with the regional needs and nationally recognized industry certifications.  Visit the IRSC website for details.