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Senator Robert Casey (D-PA) Updates Business Leaders and Workforce Advocates on Federal Workforce Policy

08/11/2011
| BY Emily

The Pennsylvania Fund for Workforce Solutions recently shared highlights of a conference call on federal workforce policy joined by Senator Robert P. Casey, Jr. (D-PA) with over 100 Pennsylvania businesses and other Industry Partnership advocates.  Among the discussion topics, Senator Casey updated participants on the effort to reauthorize the Workforce Investment Act and strengthen support for "Sector" initiatives.

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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
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Congressman Visits Workforce Central, Meets with Displaced Workers

05/10/2011
| BY National Fund Staff

U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy recently visited Workforce Central to meet with displaced workers and learn about the successful public-private partnership Workforce Central has built. This is a summary of his visit (which was also covered here).

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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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Report Recommends Sector Focus as Best General Approach to Workforce Development

03/30/2011
| BY National Fund Staff

We were pleased today to listen in on an analyst call hosted by Root Cause regarding the Social Issue Report on Workforce Development produced by Social Impact Research (SIR), Root Cause’s independent research arm.

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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

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https://jff.webex.com/jff/ldr.php?AT=pb&SP=MC&rID=17475607&rKey=8079dbd202739644
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Manufacturing Affinity Group: Building a Diverse Workforce in Manufacturing

Submitted by Anonymous on March 25, 2010 - 12:36
Webinar Date: 
March 18, 2010
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Philanthropy’s Unique Role in the National Fund

02/17/2010
| BY National Fund Staff

We’ve often said that what may be most unique about the National Fund for Workforce Solutions is how many national, regional, and local funders have joined together to help employees succeed and businesses compete.

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Practice Webinar: "Learner Web," A Resource for the Adult Learner and Workforce Development

Submitted by nfwsuser on February 5, 2010 - 01:44
Webinar Date: 
May 12, 2009

Learn more in this session about connecting learners to technology-based literacy tools and other learning resources in your workforce development programs.

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Green-collar Jobs Webinar: Workforce Needs in Residential Energy Efficiency

Submitted by nfwsuser on February 5, 2010 - 01:40
Webinar Date: 
June 5, 2009

Kevin Doyle, who led the New England Clean Energy Council research team that completed a study that calculates direct workforce needs from major new investments in residential energy efficiency in Massachusetts, will present the workforce needs results and how other states and metropolitan areas can use similar research to generate realistic assessments of job creation and retention through investments in residential energy efficiency.

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Making the Case

Tool Topic: 
Overviews
Tool Pub Date: 
August 22, 2007 - 20:00
Tool Author: 
Pennsylvania Workforce Development
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Making the Case

Introduction to the National Fund for Workforce Solutions: Making Work Work in 21st Century America

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Overviews
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September 11, 2007 - 20:00
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National Fund for Workforce Solutions
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Introduction to the National Fund for Workforce Solutions

Incumbent Worker Training for Advanced Materials Manufacturing in the York Area

This labor-management partnership has a steering committee composed of several of the regions largest and most respected metalworking firms, as well as the South Central WIB, MANTEC-IRC, and South Central Pennsylvania Manufacturing Association. The partnership is focusing on providing skill-based training for production and maintenance personnel to upgrade current skills in order to meet manufacturing demands created by the introduction of new technologies.

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The National Fund for Workforce Solutions is a partnership unprecedented in its scope. Nearly 300 funders are investing millions of dollars in local communities to help get people back to work and ensure that American businesses are able to compete. The economy is changing rapidly, as traditional jobs disappear and knowledge-based jobs, such as health care and precision tooling, take their place. That is leaving nearly 80 million Americans without the skills required to succeed.

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