Job Training Programs

Take a Chance on the Unemployed

Del Phillips | Posted 04.16.2012

Del Phillips

We have applied to the online ads, attended the networking events, used social media and crafted multiple iterations of our resume based on each new blogger's opinion. There are even those of us attempting to gain additional skills. We're eager and ready to get back to work.

Joseph Erbentraut

Culinary Program Helps Unemployed Set A New Course

HuffingtonPost.com | Joseph Erbentraut | Posted 11.23.2011

CHICAGO -- One by one on Monday, they approached the front of the room at the Center on Halsted in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood, glowing as they re...

Obama Powered Up And Ready To Work On Job Creation... But Will He Use A 'Green Ladder'?

Edgard Laborde | Posted 11.09.2011

Edgard Laborde

People don't just need any type of job creation, they need career ladders that develop skill sets so that long time employment and growth is assured.

Arthur Delaney

White House Jobs Plan Might Let Businesses Try Out Unemployed Workers For Free

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 10.24.2011

WASHINGTON -- As part of a forthcoming jobs package, the Obama administration is considering a program that would let businesses train jobless workers...

New York Times Article Misses Benefits of Job Training Benefits

Rob Carmona | Posted 05.25.2011

Rob Carmona

An evaluation of job training programs must consider the specific challenges of the population served and the costs to society of not providing vocational training.

Job Training Saves Jobs!

Jeff Danziger | Posted 05.25.2011

Jeff Danziger

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Jerry Griffin, Former Homeless Man, Turns His Life Around Through Volunteering

Posted 05.25.2011

Jerry Griffin started volunteering at the Food Bank of Northern Indiana enthusiastic about changing the direction his life was heading. At one point, ...

Training Ourselves for Our Future

Dev Aujla | Posted 05.25.2011

Dev Aujla

Organizations like StartingBloc and CleanTechU can provide additional training for young entrepreneurs who find that academia is simply not enough to prepare them for the work they want to do.

It Must SUCK to Graduate Right Now

Nathaniel Loewentheil | Posted 05.25.2011

Nathaniel Loewentheil

It's true that everyone is suffering right now, and many people need help. But young people are being hit the hardest.

A Whistle-Stop to Opportunity

Angela Glover Blackwell | Posted 05.25.2011

Angela Glover Blackwell

We need smarter, more targeted spending. We must invest in the people, places and projects that will spread the most opportunity to communities that need it.