When the Sanford Contractors Construction Academy launched earlier this summer, nobody knew quite what to expect. It was a new idea that had been in the works for a while — and there were even…
In Arkansas, a partnership on steel-making boot camps Preparing a workforce for new battery, charger facility Expanding training for home, community-based healthcare services Fast track to law enforcement jobs in Chicago In Arkansas, a partnership…
Students in SkillsUSA competitions not only learn and demonstrate key technical skills. They also must hone the “essential traits” that employers highly value. Central Carolina Community College (CCCC) student Rosalio “Leo” Avalos won the gold…
For Dallas College student Jesse Serrano, competing in the SkillsUSA competitions was the hardest challenge he’s ever experienced. But whatever his future career as a video game designer brings, he’s confident he’ll be well prepared…
The country’s labor shortage continues to flummox employers, with nearly 10 million job openings going unfilled in industries as varied as healthcare, K-12 education, manufacturing and hospitality. The sustained lack of workers — from engineers,…
Chris Avirett recalls the moment he decided it was time to get an education. He was in the middle of serving a 15-year sentence in a Texas prison. “I was at the T.L. Roach Unit…
DOE selects lab interns for fall term New childcare apprenticeship in Maryland DOE selects lab interns for fall term Nearly 140 undergraduate students from two- and four-year institutions will participate this fall in STEM internships…
On July 30, 2003, the news spread that Pillowtex had shuttered operations at textile plants in the U.S. and Canada, leaving nearly 4,000 residents of North Carolina’s Cabarrus and Rowan counties suddenly unemployed and well…
Partnership with MIT inspires innovation Tennessee colleges team on robust higher ed pipeline Preparing for non-flying jobs in aviation Partnership with MIT inspires innovation A program that aims to inspire young inventors and entrepreneurs worked…
An annual survey shows that Americans continue to think highly of community colleges — and more than half believe they are underfunded. New America’s “Varying Degrees,” an annual survey about Americans’ perspectives on education after…