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2010 Chicago Heartland Conference: Strategies for climbing the career ladder.
North Central Kansas Technical College, USDOL and the Management & Training Corporation will discuss the pathways and strategy that can provide a “Stairway to Success”.
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2010 Chicago Heartland Conference: Meeting America’s Need for a Quality Direct Care Workforce.
The NW Michigan Council of Governments Healthcare RSA and the Public Health Institute will speak about innovative approaches and initiatives to attract and sustain a high quality healthcare workforce.
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03/05/10 09:43AM
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2010 Chicago Heartland Conference: How the “Green Construction Corps” program is Creating Career Development Opportunities.
The Carpenters District Council of Greater St. Louis, the Urban League of Greater St. Louis and the Habitat for Humanity will share their knowledge of this exciting new program.
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03/04/10 05:46PM
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2010 Chicago Heartland Conference: “Earn, Learn, Succeed" - three words that can change your life!
The Carpenters District Council of Greater St. Louis, the Urban League of Greater St. Louis and the Habitat for Humanity will share their knowledge of this exciting new program.
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03/04/10 04:57PM
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Announcing the 2010 Heartland Conference - take part in the discussion!
The U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA) Region 5, in conjunction with the Great Lakes Employment and Training Association (GLETA), is hosting the Heartland Conference to be held April 7-9, 2010 in Chicago, IL at the downtown Hyatt Regency Hotel. Don't miss the opportunity to connect with Heartland 2010 presenters and participants. We will be posting many of our upcoming Conference sessions. Share your ideas and best practices, post your comments and help build an interactive learning community. STAY TUNED, TAKE PART IN THE DISCUSSION & REGISTER TODAY!
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03/02/10 11:10AM
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Thriving in Challenging Times: Connecting Education to Economic Development Through Career Pathways
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for a Competitive Workforce (ICW) and the National Career Pathways Network (NCPN) have released a joint publication, Thriving in Challenging Times: Connecting Education to Economic Development Through Career Pathways. This resource highlights successful career pathway models that create relevant, challenging learning environments for students and are designed to increase American employers' access to highly-skilled, qualified workers. Thriving in Challenging Times profiles 17 local and two statewide career pathways programs in multiple industry sectors, documenting the challenges, strategies, results, and business engagement each partnership has experienced.
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Stakeholders - Green Profiles from Environmental Scan
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10/02/09 03:45PM
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Pre-Apprenticeship Programs: Results from a National Survey
The Aspen Institute's Workforce Strategies Initiative recently conducted a nationwide census project aimed at pre-apprenticeship programs in the construction trades. Funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the survey explored the number, geographic location, and scope of construction pre-apprenticeship programs. The survey generated responses from 260 pre-apprenticeship program leaders from across the United States. The research paper describing the results of the survey covers topics such as program size, organizational types and affiliations, the range of services provided, the current challenges programs face and the demographic groups the programs serve. To build on this work, WSI has received a grant from the Annie E. Casey Foundation to interview a select group of leaders from some of the nation's most successful pre-apprenticeship programs. The results of these interviews will provide a more in-depth analysis of successful program models and promising practices in pre-apprenticeship programs. In conjunction with the results from the survey, the interview results ultimately will provide decision-makers and stakeholders with a picture of several different approaches to pre-apprenticeship programs and strategies across the U.S. To learn more about WSI's research on construction pre-apprenticeship programs, download the report.
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09/25/09 10:55AM
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Apprenticeship: The Original Four-Year Degree
Check out the Washington State Building & Construction Trades Council Movie. Hear from real apprentices the benefits of earning while you learn.
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08/12/09 11:06AM
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Apprenticeship: 'Other 4-Year Degree'
One of the specialties of Terra Community College's Kern Center for Community and Industrial Development is its continued excellence in high quality, in-plant, customized training and apprenticeship programming to area manufacturers.
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03/11/10 09:25AM
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PATRICK-MURRAY ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES $1 MILLION IN ARRA FUNDING FOR CONSTRUCTION TRADES AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS
As part of the Patrick-Murray Administration's Massachusetts Recovery Plan, Governor Deval Patrick and Congresswoman Niki Tsongas today announced $1 million in stimulus funding to implement a program to prepare participants for jobs or apprenticeships in construction trades and related occupations. The Lowell-based Community Teamwork Inc. (CTI) will receive $167,500 to train students in construction related jobs, including the opportunity to complete Middlesex Community College's green industry certificate programs.
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02/17/10 12:43PM
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Back by Popular Demand: Heather Stefan's An Open Letter to Building & Construction Contractors
Heather Stefan's white paper: Registered Apprenticeship: An Economic Strategy for Business in America.
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01/31/10 09:17AM
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Like Montana? Oil Refineries Desperate For Boomer Replacements
Concerned about the graying of its work force, three Billings area oil refineries persuaded MSU-Billings College of Technology to create a two-year program in process-plant technology. Almost 50 students are starting the concentrated, two-year program this semester, hoping to take advantage of median Montana wages of $51,200 in the industry.
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01/28/10 05:16PM
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DLLR receives $5.8M green energy grant
The Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation has won a $5.8 million grant to train nearly 1,600 people to work in the emerging green energy sector.
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01/20/10 02:07PM
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Green Collar Apprenticeship Training Center Being Built By Volunteers From Area Construction Trade Groups
The St. Lucie County Green Collar Task Force, also referred to as the Green Collar Job Apprenticeship Initiative Consortium, is a collaboration of representatives from the St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners, Workforce Solutions-Region 20, and a consortium of seven trades unions.
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01/20/10 02:00PM
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Students jumpstart careers with apprenticeship program
Nine Crestwood High School students will get a jumpstart on their prospective trade careers this semester, thanks to a pre-apprenticeship program. The high school seniors, a mix of pre-engineering students and students learning special skills at the Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technology Center, have been accepted into a pre-apprenticeship program facilitated by the Luzerne County Workforce Investment Board in Pennsylvania.
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01/18/10 04:33PM
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The Maritime Administration today announced a funding opportunity
The Maritime Administration today announced a funding opportunity with $14,700,000 identified for grants available for grants for capital and related improvements for qualified shipyard facilities that will be effective in fostering efficiency, competitive operations, and quality ship construction, repair, and reconfiguration. The shipyard facility for which a grant is sought must be in a single geographical location, located in or near a maritime community, and may not have more than 1,200 production employees. The applicant must be the operating company of the shipyard facility. The shipyard facility must construct, repair, or reconfigure vessels 40 ft. in length or greater, for commercial or government use. Click view page for full background and application requirements. Applications are due February 16.
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01/13/10 02:56PM
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RI group gets $3.7 million for green jobs training
More than $3.7 million in federal stimulus funding is coming to Rhode Island to train 1,600 people for jobs in energy efficient construction and renewable power industries.
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01/06/10 03:09PM
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Women Have Come a Long Way in Building and Construction Industry
Mike Hall writes a blog about Beth Szillagyi and her book, Hey, Lady! Your Tin Snips Are Showing!, which is a fictional account of one woman’s journey through the construction trades.
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01/02/10 05:29PM
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RichmondBUILD Pre-Apprentice Construction Skills & Green Jobs Training Academy RichmondWORKS
RichmondWORKS' program RichmondBUILD is a pre-apprenticeship construction skills training program and green collar jobs training academy, in Richmond, California. This marketing video shows how a collaborative can build a training program that is really changing lives.
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