Porter outlines education and career advancement programs

Part and parcel to our work to increase employee retention are our opportunities for educational and professional advancement, areas where we have been excited to expand in recent months.

In March, we expanded our Mayor's Scholarship Graduate Program and launched the city's first undergraduate support pipeline for municipal employees.

This expanded initiative now connects full-time city employees with opportunities to pursue associate, bachelor's, and graduate degrees.

With this initiative, we are making education more attainable and affordable, supporting professional growth and strengthening the skills of our workforce.

We are also looking to build employee skills with our in-house platform, NYC to Learn, a user-friendly, comprehensive e-learning site that has expanded access to training and development resources for staff across the city.

Finally, in 2025, DCAS launched the citywide career account.

While some agencies may have had their own program previously, citywide guidance was issued and DCAS helped agencies to launch standardized programming.

As required by Local Law 75 of 2004, agencies are designating career counselors that provide employees who request assistance either in person or virtual sessions to help them on their career journey.