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National Job Training Partnership Welcomes President’s Announced Expansion of Skills for America’s Future

Employer engagement and leadership is critical to success of public and private job training initiatives

Date: 
June 8, 2011

Study Reveals Many Metro Detroiters Lack Basic Skills for Employment

Media Pub Date: 
May 4, 2011 (All day)
Media Link: 
http://www.detroitchamber.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5002
Media Publisher: 
Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce

The Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce highlighted a study released by the Detroit Regional Workforce Fund which found that many workers in Detroit area lack "the basic skills necessary for employment in even the most entry-level employment opportunities, highlighting a number of serious challenges in the region’s education and employment infrastructure." The study is available for download

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    New Study Highlights Global Need for Skills Training, Investment in Workforce Development

    05/04/2011
    | BY National Fund Staff

    This OECD report on income inequality highlights skills training and workforce development as important issues that must be addressed to close the gap between rich and poor.A new report released by Organization for Economic Cooperation and

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    NFWS Hosts Roundtable, Site Visit on “Skilling Up” at COF Conference

    04/12/2011
    | BY Anonymous

    Why should foundations invest in efforts to “skill up” the American workforce?

    This question provided the framework for a roundtable discussion and two site visits hosted by the National Fund for Workforce Solutions and the Job Opportunity Investment Network (JOIN)—the NFWS site in Philadelphia—at the Council on Foundations Annual Meeting, on April 11th.

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    Industrialized Workforce Development for Manufacturers

    Submitted by Jeff Rosenberg on June 7, 2010 - 14:29
    Webinar Date: 
    May 20, 2010

    Speakers:

    Wendy Merrick, Program Director, West Central Initiative

    Bill Martinson, Business Development Specialist, Enterprise Minnesota

    Webinar Link: 
    https://jff.webex.com/jff/ldr.php?AT=pb&SP=MC&rID=17475607&rKey=8079dbd202739644
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