A report from Newsworks.org: A state job-training center in central Pennsylvania has a new course for manufacturing positions that may soon be implemented throughout the state. The program, designed to close the “skills gap,” will be short and affordable. It may also be a model to use throughout the state. The state job-training center, Pennsylvania [...]
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A report from The Courier-Journal: Young adults hired for summer jobs through the KentuckianaWorks: SummerWorks2012 program will be able to participate in a nationally recognized training effort, the Ice House Entrepreneurship Program. Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer made the announcement at a news conference Monday at the Main Library. The program is designed to let students [...]
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A report from Virtual-Strategy Magazine: SetFocus expands its commitment to learning, growth and job sustainability through support of US Armed Services Veterans Parsippany, NJ (PRWEB) May 03, 2012 Mike Landau, CEO and Founder of SetFocus, announced the launch of GI to IT, a job-specific training and vocational counseling program for US Armed Services Veterans seeking [...]
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A report from Kansas City Star: Updated: 2012-04-30T23:34:32Z JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri lawmakers have given final approval to a bill that could help military veterans receive on-the-job training for private-sector jobs. Senators who passed the bill Monday said it would tap into federal money to offset part of the job training costs. The bill previously [...]
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A report from Huffington Post: West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin (D) West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin (D) issued an executive order Tuesday that will soon require West Virginians enrolled in state job training programs to prove they’re not on drugs. “I continuously hear from business leaders located all across the state, that they [...]
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A report from Daily Caller: The United States Agency for International Development has suspended a program it was using to train foreign workers in the Philippines for jobs in English-speaking call centers. USAID ended the Philippines-based program following New York Democratic Rep. Tim Bishop and North Carolina Republican Rep. Walter Jones’ letter to the agency [...]
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A report from Bellingham Herald: The “three R’s” of green living are not all treated equally. Reduce. That’s the idea of getting by with less. It’s a practice not always followed, but it’s a concept that’s easy to grasp. Recycle. That’s the popular one. We recycle trash. We love our recyclable bags. Recycling makes great [...]
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A report from TheReporter.com: Area students are encouraged to gain valuable job training, vocational mentoring, financial education and more by applying for the Yippie Foundation’s Job Training and Mentoring Program which begins on July 10. The five-month program will also provide career development classes to qualified applicants, ages 16-24 who live in Fairfield, Suisun City [...]
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A report from Washington Post: Those who do it three times a week for a month are then offered job training, education — and whatever else it takes “to get my life back,” says Albert Davis, 20, a native of Alabama who lives in a Manhattan shelter. “People tell me I have a beautiful voice, [...]
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A report from KTIV: YANKTON, S.D. (KTIV) – Lonnie Pinkelman didn’t really understand what all the fuss was about. “It was nice to get a certificate from him,” said Pinkelman. Pinkelman is referring to South Dakota governor Dennis Daugaard, who visited Yankton, S.D., to celebrate the success of the state’s work force initiative, and its [...]
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