A report from Bangor Daily News: AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. Paul LePage has outlined a plan to ensure that most of the money the state spends every year on job training goes to actual job training and that the training better meets work force demands. The governor recently created a new State Workforce Investment Board [...]
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A report from ArmyTimes.com: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2011/09/military-gi-bill-now-covers-vocational-training-092711w/ By Rick Maze – Staff writerPosted : Tuesday Sep 27, 2011 16:01:43 EDT Unemployed and separating service members now will be able to train in skills that may lead more quickly to private-sector jobs as the Post-9/11 GI Bill starts covering vocational, on-the-job and apprenticeship training and correspondence schools. Noncollege, [...]
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A report from Boston Globe: The legal profession was hit hard in the economic downturn, and lawyers such as Jeffrey Koval, who specializes in real estate and retail development, were struck particularly hard. As development slowed to a crawl, so did business at his law firm, Jeffrey Koval Associates Inc. in East Greenwich, R.I. Koval, [...]
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A report from MilitarySpot:August 4, 2011U.S. Department of Labor WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced 23 grants totaling $ 5,436,148 million to provide homeless veterans with job training aimed at helping them succeed in civilian careers. The grants are being awarded by the department’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service through the Homeless [...]
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A report from GE chief – CNN: NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Training Americans for practical jobs that the nation actually needs should be a government priority, according to General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt, who heads President Obama’s jobs advisory panel. “There are more than two million open jobs in the U.S., in part because employers [...]
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A report from Wall Street Journal: By JAMILA TRINDLE WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama in his weekly radio address Saturday said government can spur private-sector job growth through training programs. The President outlines how the government is partnering with the private sector to ensure workers have the skills they need to be competitive and grow the economy. [...]
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A report from Alexandria Echo Press: U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken (D-Minn.) recently announced that more than $ 800,000 in funding from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) will go to Minnesota organizations to provide for job training for veterans. The funds are awarded through DOL’s Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program and Veterans Workforce [...]
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A report from DesMoinesRegister.com: Surviving unemployment HELP YOURSELF: Take advantage of free resources at Iowa Workforce Development, job fairs and networking events to get your resume critiqued and sharpen your interview skills. Job seekers also can find free or low-cost options to upgrade their skills, again through Iowa Workforce Development, area community colleges, possibly even [...]
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A report from Dayton Daily News:By Steve Bennish, Staff Writer Updated 10:01 PM Wednesday, May 18, 2011 DAYTON — Although the unemployment rate in Montgomery County is 9.5 percent representing 24,600 people, a program that pays cash to businesses to retrain new hires has money to spare. The slow enrollment has frustrated county administrators who [...]
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A report from 13WHAM-TV: Rochester, N.Y.— According to a survey of hiring managers by SnagAJob.com, 55 percent say they will hire more employees for the summer. Of those managers, 10 percent say they will hire more seasonal employees than they did last year. This is good news especially for students who often seek summer jobs [...]
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