LEDA provides advisory services regarding employee recruitment, retention, and funding to offset training expenditures.
Thanks to unmatched workforce training programs and education opportunities offered in our region, our talent-pipeline is primed to fill jobs in energy, healthcare, manufacturing, technology and software development, aviation, finance and more.
through LEDA’s Online Job Board, the LEDA Job Fair—the largest recruitment event in Acadiana—and multiple specialty job fairs each year.
We can also assist you in identifying funding sources to offset workforce training programs for your employees. Download the Workforce Packet for a detailed overview of the programs available.
Assists in the skill development of existing employees (at least 15) and provides funding for customized workforce training.
Provides up to 50% reimbursement of wages to employers for either new hires or skills upgrades for existing employees.
Helps Louisiana's small businesses by funding up to 50% of the cost of entrepreneurial & computer training as well as other technical assistance such as legal needs, marketing, and accounting.
Assists in the skill development of existing employees and provides funding for workforce training for businesses with 50 or fewer employees.
is the nation's No. 1 workforce training program, creating customized employee recruiting, screening and training solutions — at no cost to eligible companies.
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is the second largest university in Louisiana with an enrollment of more than 19,000 students, offering 106 undergraduate degree programs, 37 master’s degree programs, and 10 doctorate degree programs.
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is one of the fastest growing colleges in Louisiana serving more than 10,000 students on eight campuses in Acadiana. SLCC has a robust Continuing Education/Corporate College division.
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connects workers who have lost a job with a workforce representative who will determine their eligibility for funding to defray the cost of enrolling in training/certification classes or will help direct the individual in their job search. Youth age 16-24 can also apply for similar grant funding intended to support paid work experience.
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