JBS Announces Acquisition of Aguirre International and The Aguirre Group, LLC

Welcome to

Workforce Aguirre

A website created and maintained by the

Aguirre International Workforce Development Group, Washington DC, to provide support for DOLETA�s skills, competencies, and occupational information related initiatives.

Workforce Development Group Products

O*NET Workforce Solutions

Aguirre International researches the various organizations and companies creating O*NET Workforce Solutions by either directly using O*NET or incorporating O*NET into their customized systems.� This section presents an overview of O*NET Workforce Solutions profiles (formerly known as O*NET in Action) and more detailed information on the many users and uses of O*NET.

Industry-Occupational Profiles

Aguirre combines data from relevant industry sources, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the Employment and Training Administration's (ETA) O*NET system to provide access to information on key industry sectors targeted in the ETA Business Relations Group's (BRG) High Growth Industry initiative.

Conference Materials

Materials are available for downloading from recent conferences:

�National Association of Workforce Development Professionals � May 2005

Temple Center for Professional Development �May 2005

Association for Career and Technical Education Conference (ACTE) December 2004

Workforce Innovations 2004 � July 2004

National Career Development Association Conference � June/July 2004

National Association of Workforce Development Professionals � May 2004

National Association of Workforce Boards � March 2004

League for Innovations in the Community Colleges � March 2004

Region V Disabilities Conference- March 2004

Workforce Development Institute Conference � January 2004

International Career Development Conference � November 2003

O*NET Materials

Aguirre has been involved in the design and development of O*NET since Aguirre founder Edward Aguirre first proposed the concept of an electronic occupational information system in 1989. This section provides detailed descriptions of the O*NET system, explanations of how to use O*NET and discussions of the benefits of O*NET in the areas of economic development, career exploration, human resources and curriculum development.

O*NET Resources and Links

Links are provided to other O*NET resource sites, ETA sites and other Workforce Development sites.

For Information:

Marilyn Silver, PhD, SPHR