Native Workforce Technical Assistance Center

Stronger Native American workforce systems, built to last.

NWTAC partners with Tribal Nations, Native organizations, and workforce programs to strengthen the systems that connect Native people to good jobs and lasting careers — through direct technical assistance, training, and shared learning.

8Core TA service areas
50+Tribal Nations & orgs supported
NationwideRegional & remote delivery
Peer-builtGuidance from practitioners
Our Mission

Systems built by Native communities, for Native communities.

NWTAC strengthens Native American workforce systems through technical assistance, training, partnerships, and innovation. We work alongside Tribal workforce programs, TANF and WIOA grantees, and Native-serving organizations to build capacity that lasts well beyond any single grant cycle.

Every Tribal Nation carries its own history, economy, and priorities. Our role is to meet programs where they are — bringing tools, connections, and practical know-how that programs can shape to fit their own communities, not the other way around.

  • 01 Technical Assistance
  • 02 Training & Curriculum
  • 03 Partnerships
  • 04 Innovation
Technical Assistance

Eight areas of support, one connected system.

01

Workforce Planning

Set clear goals and build a roadmap that fits your program's capacity and community priorities.

02

Apprenticeship Development

Design and register apprenticeship programs that connect training directly to Tribal employers.

03

Grant Support

Navigate applications, reporting, and compliance for federal and Tribal workforce funding.

04

Curriculum Development

Build training materials grounded in your community's languages, values, and labor market.

05

Tribal Workforce Strategies

Develop long-term strategies that align workforce development with Tribal economic goals.

06

Evaluation

Measure what's working with data practices that respect Tribal sovereignty and inform decisions.

07

Professional Development

Grow staff skills through coaching, workshops, and credentialing pathways built for practitioners.

08

Peer Learning

Connect with other Tribal programs to share what works through cohorts, convenings, and networks.

How We Work

Technical assistance that starts with listening.

PHASE 01

Listen & Assess

We start by understanding your program's goals, constraints, and community context — not with a template.

PHASE 02

Plan Together

We co-design a scope of work with your team, so the plan reflects priorities you actually set.

PHASE 03

Deliver & Build Capacity

Our specialists deliver hands-on support — coaching your staff along the way, not working around them.

PHASE 04

Sustain & Share

We help document what worked so your program — and others in the network — can build on it.

Who We Serve

Partners across Indian Country.

Tribal Workforce Programs

Section 166 WIOA grantees building job training and employment services for Tribal members.

Tribal TANF Programs

Programs connecting families to work supports, training, and economic self-sufficiency.

Native-Serving Organizations

Nonprofits and intertribal organizations delivering workforce and economic development services.

Ready to strengthen your workforce program?

Request Technical Assistance