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For media information, contact: Matt Ottinger at (317) 264-7541 / mottinger@indianachamber.com Rebecca Patrick at (317) 264-6897 / rpatrick@indianachamber.com ­   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New TPM Academy® Graduates Build Momentum for Employer-Led Talent Pipelines July 27, 2026 (INDIANAPOLIS) — More Indiana employers and workforce leaders are putting employer-led talent strategies into action following the graduation of the second cohort of the TPM Academy® of Indiana, an initiative designed to strengthen talent pipelines and better align education and training with workforce needs. The Indiana Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for Workforce Excellence, in partnership with the Indiana Commission for Higher Education, recently celebrated [...]

We're excited to announce Will Hall joins the Institute for Workforce Excellence as our new Assistant Director of Talent and Training! Will brings a wealth of experience in workforce development, education, and employer engagement. His background includes roles with Ivy Tech Community College and EmployIndy. Most recently, Will has been working directly in industry, providing him with valuable insight into the workforce needs and challenges facing employers today. His blend of experience across education, workforce development, and industry will add significant depth and expertise to our team as we continue advancing workforce and talent initiatives throughout Indiana. Please join us [...]

Work and Learn Indiana, an initiative of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for Workforce Excellence, is proud to announce a new partnership with Aspire Johnson County to strengthen connections between employers and educators through expanded access to work-based learning opportunities. This collaboration enhances Aspire’s and the Institute’s employer engagement efforts, including an accessible, interactive map that enables employers across Indiana to identify and share career-relevant activities they offer or would like to offer. These opportunities include job shadowing, classroom presentations, informational interviews, site visits and other meaningful work-based learning activities that extend well beyond traditional internships. “Aspire Johnson County [...]

This press release was originally posted on the Indiana Chamber web site. (INDIANAPOLIS) — Leaders from the Indiana Chamber of Commerce and College Board have announced their collaboration to bring new career courses into high school classrooms across the state. The courses are part of College Board’s new Advanced Placement Career Kickstart initiative that combines the decades of college-level rigor of Advanced Placement® (AP®) with industry-guided relevance, beginning with AP Business with Personal Finance and AP Cybersecurity. The courses will launch nationwide in the 2026-27 school year and ultimately expand to new high-growth industries such as health sciences. “A big goal of ours is [...]

For the past 20 years, our Work and Learn Indiana program has celebrated work-based learning and the vital role it plays in fostering the state’s talent pipeline by honoring individuals and companies with the Impact Awards. As we lead up to the unveiling of the 2026 Impact Award winners – to be announced February 12 at the Indiana Work-Based Learning Conference – we take a trip down memory lane and catch up with several past honorees. The Garrett Companies had the winning Non-Traditional Intern of the Year in 2021 and Intern Supervisor of the Year in 2023. The Garrett Companies [...]

For the past 20 years, the Indiana Chamber’s Work and Learn Indiana program has celebrated work-based learning and the vital role it plays in fostering the state’s talent pipeline by honoring individuals and companies with the Impact Awards. As we lead up to the unveiling of the 2026 Impact Award winners – to be announced February 12 at the Indiana Work-Based Learning Conference – we take a trip down memory lane and catch up with several past honorees. The International Center won Employer of the Year in 2011, 2012 and 2021. As Indiana deepens its footprint on the global stage, [...]

This press release was originally published on the Indiana Chamber web site.  (INDIANAPOLIS) — Indiana’s talent pipeline remains a needed and critical conduit to a thriving future economy. In order to maximize potential in this area, stakeholders around the state are partnering on a new program. The TPM Academy® is a training developed by the U.S. Chamber Foundation that seeks to enhance partnerships between employers and their talent supply chain partners. The academy will be supported locally by the Institute for Workforce Excellence (IWE), a subsidiary of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce, and the Indiana Commission for Higher Education. The first cohort of the academy, [...]