Posts Tagged ‘job-training’

College grad or auto mechanic? Is one more important than the other?

Thursday, December 30th, 2010

“Another perspective on the “american education is better than you think” is that many countries test young and track kids into special schools and into specific skill sets. For say, in Germany, one kid may go into a trade skill job and the other may go to school to prep for college. The USA treats every. single. kid. like he or she is college track, and we’re actually KILLING OFF vocational/trade programs. It’s senseless.”

- girlwithalessonplan

What do you think? Should we be preparing every child in America for college instead of investing in vocational schools for students that are interested in them?

New Job-Training Programs Are Looking Good

Monday, July 26th, 2010

A new report shows job-training programs prove to be a great way to bolster employment numbers.

  • Job-training programs typically collaborate with specific industries (like construction and health care, for example).
  • Participation in a job-training program can significantly increase an unemployed or low-skilled worker’s likelihood of getting hired.
  • Certain elements from the programs contribute to their success, such as linking to employers and screening the participants.
  • These programs must identify employers’ needs, screen for suitable program participants, be able to fund the training and hire the staff needed to train.

Facts and Figures

  • Program participants earned an average of 29% more than those who didn’t attend.
  • Job-training programs are active in 40 states.

Best Quote

“It’s very easy for someone to say, ‘We have a sectoral-employment strategy,’ particularly when more money may be coming from Washington. We really wanted to make sure we were doing this with our eyes wide open, to help scale the positive findings in the study.” – Nadva K. Shmavonian, President of Public/Private Ventures, which authored the report