The Labor Market Then and Now: Changing Realities for the 21st Century

Posted on 02/23/2010

The labor market, workforce, and education are undergoing significant changes in the first decade of the 21st Century. While it is widely known that the unemployment rate skyrocketed during the Great Recession, other features of work in America have also undergone profound, but less visible changes.

Partnership with UMKC Engineering

Posted on 02/23/2010

This program consists of a special set of BTC courses in machine shop safety, manual milling, and welding that are designed for UMKC engineering students.

Cerner Corporation KCIT Internship Program

Posted on 02/20/2010

Metropolitan Community College
Missouri
After experiencing increasing challenges hiring qualified employees, Cerner Corporation approached MCC about creating a pipeline of new IT talent.

Mapping Green Career Pathways: Job Training and Infrastructure Opportunities in Michigan

Posted on 02/18/2010

This paper identifies training opportunities in Michigan that
prepare workers for green-collar jobs in the construction
and manufacturing sectors, and that represent key elements
of an integrated green workforce development system

Workforce Development Jobs Skills Training Program

Posted on 02/10/2010

Tidewater Community College
Norfolk, VA

Program Description:
Tidewater Community College’s Job Skills Training Program (JSTP) is one of the most successful workforce development programs in the nation. The National Alliance of Community &…

Donna Brazile to Keynote 2010 Conference

Posted on 02/04/2010

“Donna Brazile is hard to ignore, given her penchant for candor and 20 years’ experience in the making of Democratic presidential candidates. She feels that getting a candidate elected takes the same artful mix as cooking up a fine gumbo. And her political opinions are as fiery as Tabasco.” –The New York Times