A report from Huffington Post: U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan traveled to a community college in the middle of Iowa to announce Thursday what he called a “transformation” of vocational education. “The Perkins program must be transformed if it is to live up to its potential to prepare every youth and adult to participate [...]
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A report from Norwich Bulletin: Gov. Dannel P. Malloy visited the Quiet Corner Wednesday afternoon, promoting his education reform and jobs agenda to local business leaders. Tying in with his message, Malloy also made stops in Thompson to see the new building students from Ellis Technical High School are helping construct for the nonprofit Thompson [...]
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A report from WACH: Read more: Local, Education, State, Technology, At&T Aspire Program Expansion, At&T President Pamela Lackey, C.A. Johnson High School, Direcotr of Employment and Workforce Abraham Turner, ….. Read more Related News: Illustrations of the Book of JobUnlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this [...]
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A report from Yahoo! Contributors Network: COMMENTARY | During the most recent State of the Union address, President Barack Obama talked about the need for better education in order to train tomorrow’s workforce. This is hardly a new idea, as education has been a priority in America for a long time. To put this idea [...]
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A report from Bellingham Herald: WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s recent proposal to “train 2 million Americans with skills that will lead directly to a job” barely scratches the surface of one of the nation’s most vexing labor problems. The “skills gap” between what employers need and job applicants offer already has become a drag [...]
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A report from Lansing State Journal: Even though our local economy appears to be improving and unemployment rates generally are falling, we are not yet in an economic “recovery.” Many individuals still face the harsh reality of unemployment and are going through the process of assessing their career options. You may be asking yourself questions [...]
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A report from City Town Info Education Channel: January 25, 2012 President Obama’s State of the Union Address Tuesday night might have pleased higher education and vocational training instructors alike: not only did the President place an emphasis on making college more affordable, he also talked about the importance of expanding job-training programs. “Higher education [...]
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A report from AME Info:ADEC has also received various job applications from interested employees. ADEC endeavors to provide all means that support students’ academic future. The Council has indeed, organized school visits for 12th grade students in order to introduce them to available education opportunities and training programs, and to keep them updated and informed [...]
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A report from The State: Even as South Carolina struggles with 10.9 percent unemployment this Labor Day, there is hope for workers who have the right skills – or are willing to train for them. South Carolina employers are beginning to look for accountants and auditors, health care workers and nuclear technicians, job placement experts [...]
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A report from NY1: To view our videos, you need toenable JavaScript. Learn how. install Adobe Flash 9 or above. Install now.Then come back here and refresh the page. Mayor Michael Bloomberg unveiled this morning details of a program aimed at improving the lives of young black and Latino men. Known as the Young [...]
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