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After the Disaster

After any disaster, is there room for workforce development?  There is always room for workforce development. Our industry is all about people working. After any disaster, work begins.
 
First, the work will be emergency services. First responders, such as police and fire personnel, establish safety. People will need rescue and medical care. The hospitals will be at full capacity. Anyone considered a first responder or essential personnel will on duty.
 
Next, the work will involve basic needs. The general population will need food, clothing, and shelter. The work will involve helping people survive. Shelters will be full of displaced people. Many people will have only the clothing they are wearing and the items they can carry.  The disaster has destroyed their homes and possessions. The work will involve getting food and supplies to victims. Some work will be paid, but much will be completed by volunteers.
 
Once safety and order has been established, the work will involve clean up and rebuilding.  Homes will need to be rebuilt. Buildings that still stand will need repair. Utility systems will need to be brought back online. Not only will the community need to be rebuilt, but the individual lives of people. The construction industry will be hiring. Supplies will be needed to rebuild. Companies that make construction supplies and sell them will increase production and sales. People will be needed to complete the rebuilding work necessary.
 
After the disaster, there is a lot of work to be done. It will be done by individual people in many different capacities working together for the greater good. The land of workforce development will be busier with increased claims for unemployment, job placement service, and some industries looking to hire workers for the rebuilding.  After the disaster, there will be people needing a new career. Some will move to different parts of the country and start fresh.  After the disaster, there will be life. There will be work. There will be a need for workforce development.
 
I hope everyone is safe in workforce land. To donate to the relief, visit the American Red Cross at http://www.redcross.org/.  
 
 ~Karen Cirincione
Email: kcirincione@gmail.com
Twitter: @kcirincione
 

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