workforce development
Tuesday May 1, 2012
The Power of Work-based Learning
by Randall WilsonLisa Cortes had scraped thousands of breakfast, lunch, and dinner trays in an Ohio hospital kitchen when a supervisor recommended her for a new training program that could lead to full-time medical work with benefits. Cortes, a 42-year-old high school dropout, was so eager to trade her part-time shifts for a chance at financial stability that she...
Topics: Workforce Development
Tuesday April 17, 2012
Workforce Trainers’ Need for Real-time LMI
by Deborah KobesWorkforce training programs are making advances in their use of traditional labor market information, particularly at the initial program design phase. Our 20 GreenWays workforce partnerships selected their training occupations based on projections of labor market need in addition to conversations with local employers. We’re proud to work with...
Topics: Labor Market Info, Workforce Development
Wednesday March 28, 2012
An Open Letter to U.S. Representatives from the Campaign to Invest in America's Workforce
by Guest PostMarch 27, 2012
Dear Representative:
The Campaign to Invest in America’s Workforce urges you in the strongest possible terms to reject House Budget Committee Chairman Ryan’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 budget resolution, and ensure instead that our nation continues to make critical investments in the skills of the U.S. workforce.
More than 13 million...