Build Your Own Talent Pipeline

Finding and keeping skilled, loyal employees is one of the biggest challenges facing Nebraska employers. Ignite Nebraska helps you design a custom talent pipeline that eliminates risk, reduces recruiting costs, and builds long-term retention.

We act as the quarterback for talent—coordinating between candidates, education providers, and your hiring managers—so you get workforce-ready employees who stay.

How It Works

  • 1. Recruit & Select

    Ignite sources and prepares candidates. You interview and select the individuals who best fit your culture and hiring needs.

  • 2. Train & Earn

    Participants receive technical instruction (5 hrs/week classroom steady) and gain hands-on, on-the-job experience at your company. On-the-job hours increase from 15 → 35 hrs/week over the course of 6 months.

    Technical training can be:

    Employer-led (your own onboarding curriculum)

    Through partners like Metropolitan Community College or Bellevue University

    Soft skills training is embedded from Day 1 to ensure workplace readiness.

  • 3. Hire & Retain

    At the end of the program, participants convert into full-time employees at your company. Ignite Navigators provide 6 additional months of support to coach employees, reduce turnover, and ensure retention.

Employer Investment

  • Zero training costs — Ignite Nebraska covers the technical training through our education partners.

  • Your only financial investment is participant wages during the training phase.

  • Ignite manages the full coordination of talent, training, and support so your team can focus on business.

Why Employers Partner with Ignite Nebraska

✔ Flexible Career Pathways — Tech, Healthcare, Trades, Professional
✔ Employer-Centric Design — Training aligned to your workflows and job descriptions
✔ Retention Built In — 12 months of coaching and support per participant
✔ Proven Results — 93% retention rate at Year 2 across Ignite programs

Our Employer Partners

Werner Enterprises

Union Pacific Railroad

BCBS of Nebraska

Methodist Health Systems

Boys Town

Werner Enterprises Union Pacific Railroad BCBS of Nebraska Methodist Health Systems Boys Town

Ready to learn more?

Let Ignite Nebraska quarterback your workforce strategy—so you can build the pipeline you need today, and the retention you’ll value tomorrow.