Employer Resource Networks® are private-public consortia whose purpose is improved workforce retention through employee support and training.

The key ERN innovations are:

• business engagement
• cross-sector collaboration among employers
• human services and educators
• workplace-based employee success coaching (case management)
• real-time referrals to community resources

ERN stakeholders include:

• small to mid-sized companies
• public human services and workforce development
• private non-profits
• community colleges and vocational training organizations
• local, regional and national foundations and United Ways

ERNs improve communities in a variety of ways:

• employers retain an engaged and skilled workforce
• public agencies and nonprofits get better outcomes from programs that advance economic independence
• community colleges add students and build closer ties to area businesses

ERNs are a value proposition to all stakeholders. Their outcomes include:

• employee retention rates of 90-98%
• contributing employer ROI of 175-330%
• increased employee engagement
• informal regional human resource networks
• decreased employee reliance on public assistance
• increased family financial stability

ERN Programs help employees access social service and training programs that support employment.
 

ERNs partner with local government, non-profits and private employers to offer the best resources available
 

ERNs network with other Employer Resource Networks® (ERNs) across the country who share best practices and ideas.

The Success Coach can confidentially help employees:

• improve employment skills
• overcome personal barriers
• prepare for advancement opportunities

ERNs coordinate with community organizations to offer training opportunities such as:

• Basic computer skills
• Computer applications
• Financial management and budgeting
• Diversity education
• Credit repair and foreclosure prevention
• Affordable family nutrition
• English as a second language (ESL)
• Leadership and problem solving
• Math proficiency
• GED classes
• Health and wellness
• Free income tax preparation