workforce development
Wednesday September 12, 2012
Adult Literacy: Making the Connection
by Rachel Pleasants McDonnellThis week is National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week. JFF applauds its organizer, the National Coalition for Literacy, for drawing the connection between adult literacy and economic stability. We too are committed to helping adults gain the education they need to achieve financial independence and support their families and are staunch...
Tuesday July 31, 2012
Fate Leads to "ANEW" Opportunity
by Jobs for the FutureJFF programs and partners help low-skilled workers gain the experience, credentials, and confidence to improve their economic opportunity. Here is one story of a hard-working American doing just that with the help of ANEW, a GreenWays-funded pre-apprenticeship program in Seattle, Washington:
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BRITTANY WILLIAMS has had a tough life....
Topics: Workforce Development
Wednesday June 13, 2012
On the Latest WIA Reauthorization Efforts
by Jobs for the FutureLast week the House Education and the Workforce Committee considered a bill, H.R.4297, the “Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2012,” that would dramatically reform the nation’s workforce investment system by consolidating over 20 federal employment and training programs into a single block grant to states and local areas. (The bill was last...