National Workforce Institute

Name

National Workforce Institute

Legal name

National Workforce Institute

Website

https://nationalworkforceinstitute.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Workforce Development Training and Consulting

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Support Services (61171), Apprenticeship Training (611513)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Workforce & Job-Seeker Services (Community-Based) (EDAAAFAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Employer-Led Workforce Partnerships & Sector Strategies (EDAAAOAB), Civil Service & Public Administration (HR, Org Dev, Workforce Policy) (BPAIAAAD), Interviewing & Selection Skills (Behavioral, Technical, Assessment Centers) (EDAAAKAD)

Keywords

• Workforce professional training
• RESEA staff training
• Job seeker tools
• Workforce consulting services
• Registered apprenticeship support

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Training Services: NWI provides training for workforce professionals and job seekers in both traditional classroom and online formats. Training includes RESEA staff training at $259/participant, professional development courses, and apprenticeship-related instruction. Revenue is generated through participant fees for training programs.
2. Consulting Services: Organizational consulting services including needs analysis, competency mapping, value stream mapping, development of standard operating procedures, and creation of survey instruments. Consulting supports planned organizational change for workforce organizations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

National Workforce Institute provides consulting and training services to public workforce organizations, delivering classroom, blended, and online professional development, RESEA staff training, job seeker tools, and registered apprenticeship support. It helps workforce agencies build staff competencies and support job seekers.

Product overview

National Workforce Institute offers a portfolio of training and consulting services for the public workforce system, consisting of Staff Training (including RESEA Staff Training), Job Seeker Tools, Consulting Services, and Apprenticeship Support. Staff Training and RESEA training are delivered through classroom-based, blended, e-learning, and virtual instructor-led formats. Job Seeker Tools provides online interactive career resources. Consulting services focus on organizational change and competency development. Apprenticeship Support enables workforce professionals to earn Journeyman Workforce Professional credentials through a combination of on-the-job training and formal instruction. The company is a subsidiary of Learning Designs, Inc.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Staff Training Classroom-based, blended, and e-learning courses designed to improve the performance of workforce professionals. All courses include built-in evaluations measuring knowledge retention and proficiency.
• RESEA Staff Training A five-part training series focused on using evidence-based interaction skills to improve RESEA (Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment) program outcomes, delivered as 90-minute virtual instructor-led webinars over five consecutive weeks. Priced at $259/participant.
• Job Seeker Tools Online interactive tools for job seekers covering resume creation, interviewing, salary negotiation, LinkedIn optimization, and virtual networking. Professionally narrated, available in Spanish, and can be hosted on client websites with brand customization.
• Consulting Services Organizational change consulting including needs analysis, competency mapping, value stream mapping, system design, development of standard operating procedures, task analysis, and creation of survey instruments for workforce development organizations.
• Apprenticeship Support Registered apprenticeship program support for workforce organizations, including a Journeyman Workforce Professional credential earned through two years of on-the-job training and related instruction, with a learning management system for tracking and DOL reporting.

Named customers17 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Learning Designs, Inc.coreOthersNWI is a fully-owned subsidiary of Learning Designs, Inc., headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, MI. As a subsidiary, NWI benefits from the parent company's infrastructure and expertise in learning design and workforce development.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Maximus: Large government services company operating major workforce development programs including RESEA, unemployment insurance, and case management. Directly serves the same customer base (state workforce agencies) but at enterprise scale, often acting as prime contractor to NWI's potential subcontractor.
• Cornerstone OnDemand: Enterprise learning management system and talent management software provider serving workforce agencies, governments, and large employers. Adjacent to NWI's LMS product but at much larger enterprise scale with broader HCM functionality.
• ICF International: Global management consulting firm with a substantial workforce development practice serving federal, state, and local agencies. Overlaps with NWI's consulting and training services but operates at much larger scale and with broader public-sector portfolio.

Direct peers

• America Works: Workforce development company providing job readiness training and employment services, primarily to government-contracted programs. Directly comparable mission of training job seekers, though with more focus on direct service delivery than professional/board staff training.
• Public Consulting Group: Public sector consulting firm with a dedicated workforce development practice serving state agencies, workforce boards, and American Job Centers. Directly comparable consulting offering to NWI, though at materially larger scale and broader service breadth.
• Linkage: Workforce and leadership development consulting firm providing training and organizational development services. Comparable in the consulting and training delivery model, with overlap on competency-based training and professional development offerings.
• Workforce Opportunity Services: Workforce development organization providing training and career services to underserved job seekers. Directly comparable to NWI in mission — training public workforce system users and professionals — though WOS is structured as a nonprofit and focuses more heavily on direct job-seeker outcomes.

Emerging players

• Apprentice America: Apprenticeship management platform providing DOL-compliant tracking, program administration, and reporting tools. Directly overlaps with NWI's Apprenticeship Support LMS product as a technology-enabled competitor in the registered apprenticeship space.

Others

• Mathematica: Policy research and data analytics consultancy with significant workforce development research practice serving federal and state agencies. Adjacent rather than directly competitive — provides research/evaluation rather than training delivery — but shares the same customer base.
• Jobs for the Future (JFF): National nonprofit focused on transforming the U.S. workforce and education systems through research, policy, and program design. Operates in the same public workforce development ecosystem but as a thought leader and program designer rather than a training/consulting vendor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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