## Workforce Development & Employment Programs, Streamlined for Impact

Connect people to training, jobs, and economic opportunity with tools built for public delivery

# Build Pathways to Employment, Without Administrative Overload

FORWARD provides a centralized platform for governments and nonprofits to manage workforce and employment programs from intake to outcome, securely, efficiently, and at scale.

Trusted by Over 1,500 Governments & Nonprofits

## Purpose-Built Tools for Workforce & Employment Programs

### Participant Intake & Enrollment

Launch mobile-friendly applications with eligibility logic, document upload, and multilingual access.

### Training & Job Placement Tracking

Log training milestones, certifications, and job placements with real-time dashboards for staff and funders.

### Case Management & Support Services

Track wraparound services like childcare, transportation, and career coaching, all linked to each participant.

### Stipend, Wage, and Incentive Payments

Automate payments for stipends, internships, wage reimbursements, or performance-based incentives with audit-ready records.

Faster Program Launch

3x

### Trusted by Leading Governments and Nonprofits Nationwide

Reduction in Manual Admin Work

50%

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100% Audit-Readiness for Compliance and Reporting

### Participant Intake & Enrollment     Launch mobile-friendly applications with eligibility logic, document upload, and multilingual access.

### Training & Job Placement Tracking    Log training milestones, certifications, and job placements with real-time dashboards for staff and funders.

### Case Management & Support Services    Track wraparound services like childcare, transportation, and career coaching—all linked to each participant.

### Stipend, Wage, and Incentive Payments    Automate payments for stipends, internships, wage reimbursements, or performance-based incentives with audit-ready records.

## Purpose-Built Tools for Workforce & Employment Programs

## Less Time Spent on Admin

## 50%

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## Audit Readiness for Compliance & Reporting

## 100%

## Faster Program Launch

## 3x

### Trusted by Leading Governments and Nonprofits Nationwide

### Launch Faster. Deliver Results. Prove Impact.

With FORWARD, your team can:

- Centralize participant data and service delivery
- Automate stipend and wage reimbursements
- Track outcomes across training providers and employers
- Meet funder and agency reporting requirements with ease

## Ready to Strengthen Your Workforce Programs?

Let’s talk. We’ll show you how FORWARD helps agencies and nonprofits power workforce and employment programs that drive equity and economic opportunity.

### Launch Faster. Deliver Results. Prove Impact.

With FORWARD, your team can:

- Track outcomes across training providers and employers
- Automate stipend and wage reimbursements
- Centralize participant data and service delivery
- Meet funder and agency reporting requirements with ease

### Program Use Cases

- Wage subsidy and employer incentive programs
- Youth employment and internship programs
- Reentry and justice-impacted workforce initiatives
- Career navigation and wraparound support services

### King County, WA Simplifies Workforce Access with a Unified Application Hub

The Workforce Development Council of Seattle and King County partnered with FORWARD to launch a client-centered application hub that simplifies access to multiple employment programs—including WIOA Adult Services, EcSA-State, and EcSA-Federal—through a single, unified experience.

## Real World Impact

Key outcomes to date:

- Automated updates reduced manual calls and texts, saving 3–6 hours per caseworker per week
- One digital application replaces 45–60 pages of paperwork
- Apply once, qualify for multiple programs through smart logic and custom workflows
- 90% increase in caseworker efficiency from streamlined eligibility and case processing

- Job training and credentialing programs