A report from The Flint Journal – MLive.com: Genesee County, MI — The top executive of the county’s job training agency says this area can’t wait to take on one of its most stubborn problems — thousands of 16- to 24-year-olds who have left school, have no jobs and are fueling problems from crime to [...]
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A report from North County Times: As politicians this year question whether too much emphasis is being placed on the pursuit of a college degree, local educators say they already are providing educational options for students with no interest in attending a university for four years. “In my opinion, the purpose of schools is to [...]
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A report from Patch.com: U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez visited Camden County College Monday afternoon to tout his proposals to build the economy by training unemployed individuals. “Obviously, a growing economy is going to be the biggest driver of getting people back to work, but even in this economy, as it is recovering, I hear from [...]
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A report from Michigan Business Review – MLive.com: MUSKEGON – The Muskegon-area job training centers could be consolidated to save $ 1.3 million that could go back into a new facility and training more workers for jobs being offered by local businesses. Chronicle file photoA Muskegon resident checks out a job postings bulletin board at [...]
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A report from Leavenworth Times: The Leavenworth County Commission Thursday voted to take part in a new program that could help residents of the county find jobs. The Work Experience Program is run by the state’s department of Social and Rehabilitative Services. According to county Human Resources Director Diane Collins, the program is based around [...]
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A report from Bellingham Herald: Matching someone who is out of work to an open position can be challenging at this stage of the economy, so it’s great to see some success taking place in Whatcom County. Specified Fittings Inc. is one of those under-the-radar companies that play an important role in the local economy. [...]
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A report from Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Oct. 14, 2011 11:18 a.m. |(50) Comments Milwaukee County would spearhead a job training and placement program aiming to find work for 1,000 residents by 2014, under a $ 2 million plan unveiled by two county supervisors. The program, called “Ready to Work,” would use county departments for skill [...]
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A report from Warren Reporter:WASHINGTON TWP. — Warren County Community College has a program that makes it easy to take high-quality, noncredit online career training programs. The college’s Continuing Education Department has partnered with ed2go to provide career training programs in addition to professional development courses and announces the launch of Child Development Associate Training [...]
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A report from Chicago Tribune:Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Tuesday unveiled an overhaul of a scandal-plagued job training program that officials said once served as a depot for the politically connected and is now part of a federal investigation. The President’s Office of Employment Training will be “rebranded” as Cook County Works, she [...]
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A report from Chicago Tribune: Associated Press 3:15 a.m. CDT, April 27, 2011 chi-ap-il-cookcounty-jobtra CHICAGO— Officials in Cook County say the effort to overhaul its employment-training program is well on its way. County Board President Toni Preckwinkle says in addition to a new name, an effort is under way to slash unnecessary administrative jobs and [...]
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