Educators, Government and Industry Agree: CTE Works
During a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee hearing Sept, 20, four witnesses representing high schools, governments and industries that need CTE programs to keep up with workforce demands discussed the benefits of career and technical education (CTE) initiatives. The all were in agreement: CTE works and the key to making it continue to work is to […]
Training Tuesday Link Roundup
Visit us every Tuesday to jump start your week with skills training news from around the web. 1. Thank These Workers – Miami Herald 2. Local schools addressing the skills gap with hands-on programs – The Widsor Star 3. The Truth About Career And Technical Education – TeachThought.com 4. Vincennes University Offers Program to Teens to Jump-Start College Career […]
Construction Regulators Focusing on Skills Gap
The construction industry skills gap is getting the attention of industry regulators. The National Association of State Contractors Licensing Agencies is currently holding their national conference in Idaho and convened a panel to align themselves with other industry stakeholders on growing the skilled workforce. In a panel moderated by Michael McDuff, the Executive Director of […]
Training Tuesday Link Roundup
Visit us every Tuesday to jump start your week with skills training news from around the web. 1. Guest commentary: Big steps forward for state workforce – Green Bay Press Gazette 2. The job skills gap starts in high school – CNBC 3. State legislation leads to boom in technical education – Topeka Capital-Journal 4. […]
Will Construction Training be part of Gov. Fallin’s NGA Initiative?
As the incoming chair of the National Governor’s Association (NGA), Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin (R) announced the major focus of her tenure will be education and workforce training. Gov. Fallin’s initiative, formally titled America Works: Education and Training for Tomorrow’s Jobs, will highlight various efforts in state governments to improve skilled workforce training efforts and […]
Training Tuesday Link Roundup
Visit us every Tuesday to jump start your week with skills training news from around the web. 1. Mike Rowe: Why “Work Smart, Not Hard” is the Worst Advice in the World – Popular Mechanics 2. College Graduate Supply and Demand – Huff Post College 3. Why Jobs Go Unfilled Even in Times of […]
Skilled Workforce Initiative Launches in Wisconsin
Behind the leadership of Gov. Scott Walker (R) and with unanimous support from the state legislature, the “Wisconsin Fast Forward” program was formally launched last week to address the Badger State’s increasing need for skilled workers. The state-wide partnership between the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and the Wisconsin Technical […]
Training Tuesday Link Roundup
Visit us every Tuesday to jump start your week with skills training news from around the web. 1. Community College Training Students for Welding Careers – The Courier (AK) 2. Construction Skills Camp for Young Women – The Cornerstone Magazine 3. The Case for Skills-Based Hiring – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 4. ABC […]
Career and Technical Education Gets a Boost in Texas
The oil and gas boom in Texas is putting growing pressure on an already expanding workforce shortage in the construction industry. The Texas Legislature passed several measures this session that should make it easier to grow the population of skilled tradespeople coming out of the secondary and post-secondary education system. Signed by Gov. Rick Perry […]
CTE Programs Rewarded by Kansas Governor
Industry-recognized credentials are getting a boost under a Kansas law intended to support Career and Technical Education. Gov. Sam Brownback (R) has been traveling around the state delivering checks to local school districts as part of a law he signed in June of 2012 (SB 155) that promotes enrollment in technical and community colleges by high […]
