Monday, December 28, 2009

Youths worked summer jobs in programs

Atmore Advance
... news of interest from 1975, a large number, 176 to be exact, of Escambia youths were given summer jobs as a result of the US Summer for Youth Program. ...

HHS Offers $38M in New HIT Workforce Development Grants

HealthLeaders Media
"The workforce development program is expected to generate highly skilled professionals in key roles to meet 85% of the estimated need for expansion of the ...

Grants fund training for green jobs

San Diego Union Tribune
The San Diego Workforce Partnership, a nonprofit that funds job-training programs, received grants totaling $2.7 million for the classes in environmental ...

Transitional jobs program announced in Dutchess

Mid-Hudson News
POUGHKEEPSIE – The Dutchess County Workforce Investment Board (DCWIB) will receive over $110000 for the Transitional Employment Assistance Program (TEAP). ...

Storm Technologies Earns Excellence in Workforce Devel. Award

Stanly Community College and the Centralina Workforce Development Board are proud of the nomination of Storm Technologies and congratulate this local ...

House Passes Jobs Bill Aimed at Saving and Creating Jobs for “Main Street ...

BigNews.biz (press release)
Summer Youth Employment: $500 million for a summer employment program for youth. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the unemployment rate ...

Monday, December 21, 2009

County uses stimulus money on jobs, aid

Kingman Daily Miner
The college and Workforce Development were able to determine which of the college's job-training programs led to the most jobs in the area and could be ...

Federal money picks up the tab for students in adult school program

Redlands Daily Facts
... 34. allowed us to do more than we were already doing," said Sandy Harmsen, executive director of the San Bernardino County Workforce Investment Board. ...

Westchester receives $4.5 million in stimulus funds for energy efficiency projects

Mid-Hudson News
... audits as part of a “green jobs” training program developed by Westchester Community College for the Westchester/Putnam Workforce Investment Board. ...

Federal funds stimulate Valley job training

Fresno Bee
The colleges supply the instructors, books and equipment, and the Workforce Investment Board of Tulare County supplies the students and the money, ...

Federal funding provided summer jobs for 4000 state youth, young adults

Wisconsin State Journal
More than 4000 youth and young adults in Wisconsin were employed over the summer through $13.8 million in federal stimulus funding from the American ...

Thursday, December 10, 2009

USDOL Seeking Grant Application Reviewers

In June and July of 2009, the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA) announced six competitions that focus on preparing workers for careers in the energy efficiency and renewable energy industries, health care and other high growth and emerging industries. ETA is currently seeking individuals to serve as reviewers of applications for the remaining Solicitations for Grant Applications (SGAs) under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act).

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Workforce Alliance receives $134790 grant to fund workforce training program

News-Medical.net
... skilled employment and contributes greatly to our mission of helping to drive economic growth in our County through innovative workforce solutions. ...

Local Youth Get Inside Track on 114000 New Green Jobs

YubaNet
California Green Jobs Corps, a free program for local youth age 16-24, aims to help youth pursue some of those 114000 new green careers. ...

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Stimulus funds give boost to California's disabled worker program

McClatchy Washington Bureau
By Darrell Smith | The Sacramento Bee Federal stimulus dollars will expand an on-the-job training program for California's disabled workers. ...

WIRED grant to provide scholarship money for Calhoun students

News Courier
The WIRED initiative supports a 23-county region in northern Alabama and southern Tennessee and promotes education, workforce development and economic ...

Philips Honored for Development Work

UC Daily News
State commissioners were on hand to present the award to Philips with the audience of the statewide Workforce Development Board present to hear how this ...

Monday, December 7, 2009

Los Angeles County agency uses federal stimulus money to create jobs

89.3 KPCC
In Los Angeles County, the South Bay Workforce Investment Board is in charge of making that happen. For years, the Investment Board has moved people from ...

Our View: Work force training improves our employees

Norwich Bulletin
The Eastern Connecticut Workforce Investment Board has received stimulus funds and is putting the money to work by enabling employers to put people to work. ...

5 midstate companies to share $1.4M in funds

Macon Telegraph
The Certified Work Ready program is a joint project between the Governor's Office of Workforce Development and the Georgia Department of Economic ...

White House sorts out economic ideas

Press-Enterprise - Riverside,CA,USA
By JACK KATZANEK President Barack Obama convened a summit of economists, ... chairman of the National Association of Workforce Boards and former chairman of ...

Friday, December 4, 2009

Work-force training is vital

Washington Times - Washington,DC,USA
Ron Painter is president of National Association of Workforce Boards, which represents nearly 650 business-led work-force organizations and Workforce ...

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Chamber, jobs board partner on training

Norwich Bulletin
The Northeastern Connecticut Chamber of Commerce is partnering with the Eastern Connecticut Workforce Investment Board on a job training program. ...

Workforce board gets $87500 for opportunity grants

Wisconsin Rapids Tribune
The North Central Wisconsin Workforce Development Board received $87500 from a state agency to fund grants that will help people improve their vocational ...

Not your typical high school jobs

Verona Press
Haggart is one of many students taking advantage of either the youth options or youth apprenticeship programs offered at the high school. ...

Grant will keep open youth jobs program

Indianapolis Star
The Indianapolis Private Industry Council has received a $2.3 million grant from Lilly Endowment to continue the Youth Employment Service Initiative through ...

Disadvantaged youth to find summer jobs with help of stimulus money

PennLive.com
Sean Hurley, youth coordinator for Cumberland County, said the 50 jobs offered youth in Cumberland included working for the YMCA, Carlisle Borough, TJ Maxx, ...

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Program sensitizes hotel workers to needs of the disabled

The Times of Trenton - NJ.com
Zeiger, who sits on the Mercer County Workforce Investment Board, said the hotel is planning to host a job training program for people with disabilities in ...

Local firms benefit from federal funds for retraining

TheDay.com
By Lee Howard Eleven businesses from the region have received federal stimulus funds from the Eastern Connecticut Workforce Investment Board and state ...