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FOR EMPLOYERS

Partner with PPL

Diversifying your workforce has become a business imperative.

Create a customized career training pathway, hire PPL participants, connect more deeply to the community, increase your workforce, and drive innovation.

Minnesota's population is aging, but economic opportunities continue to flourish. Workforce development must evolve and not only is it necessary to look in new places - but it's also good business! You can increase total employment and improve your outcomes.

 

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How It Works

Connect with us to start creating your own customized training program

We work with you and your unique workforce needs to create a program of optional services starting with recruitment of new talent, through training, upskilling, and retention support with wrap-around services. 

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Retention

90% of program participants placed in jobs retained their employment for 12 months or more.

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I really appreciate the inclusion and support I’ve received from my colleagues, fellow apprentices, and from PPL. It’s exciting to work and to learn from amazing people who have unique backgrounds and valuable knowledge to share with you.

—Ashanti, Aon Apprentice

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Develop Your Talent with Us

 

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More Engagement From Your Workforce

A study found that Millennials are 83 percent more engaged when working in an inclusive culture and this group will make up 75 percent of the workforce by the year 2025
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Increased Innovation
Diversifying your workforce increases innovation.
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Companies with inclusive cultures have 22 percent lower turnover rates.
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Total People Served by PPL Last Year
PPL has strong roots in the community and we continute to increase our reach with every person-centered program we launch

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This process has had the ultimate impact of building a skilled and diverse workforce. It has extended beyond, into our organization’s understanding of equity in the workplace, the ability to see humans thrive in their new work, and a future that involves more programs with more success.

—David McNary, Assistant Director at Hennepin County Department of Environmental Services

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Where PPL Works

Financial Services & Clerical

Education and Human Services

Medical Fields

Manufacturing & Skilled Trades

Information Technology

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Antonio Cardona
Antonio Cardona
Vice President of Career Readiness
Antonio Cardona
Antonio Cardona
Vice President of Career Readiness

Executive Assistant: Danielle.Gharineh@ppl-inc.org

Antonio Cardona leads PPL’s workforce and education programs, including its adult and youth career pathways training programs and its two alternative high schools. Cardona previously served as Director of the Office of Public Charter Schools for Pillsbury United Communities, where he oversaw Pillsbury’s 20 charter schools, helped create its Urban Institute for Service and Learning, and served as Director of the Oak Park Community Center in North Minneapolis. He also led in the creation and expansion of the Twin Cities site of Public Allies. He joined PPL in February 2021.

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Madalynn Gerold
Director Of Employer Development
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Madalynn Gerold
Director Of Employer Development
madalynn.gerold@ppl-inc.org
Francois Acosta
Francois Acosta
National Urban Fellow, Career Readiness
Francois Acosta
Francois Acosta
National Urban Fellow, Career Readiness
francois.acosta@ppl-inc.org

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