Workforce Training Center News
Statement from the Mayor Harry Rilling regarding the Workforce Training Center
Statement from Mayor Rilling on Longstanding Property Owner Opening Workforce Training Center(Norwalk, CT) – Mayor Rilling released the following statement regarding the importance of workforce development following today’s ribbon cutting ceremony for the Workforce...
YES Academy Prepares Hartford Students for Business Success
Nearly 40 students from Hartford Public High School spent their spring break preparing for future success. The 38 students dragged themselves out of bed every morning from April 8-12 to participate in the YES Academy.YES stands for Youth Employability Skills, and for...
US Needs National Apprenticeship Structure
"America lacks a national strategy that prioritizes youth apprenticeship as an effective talent pipeline to boost the sector’s competitiveness and spread economic opportunity across the country,” says Brent Parton, of New America. Jun 04, 2019A large reason for the...
Committee Approves Workforce Development Bill
A bill reducing statutory disincentives for high schools to promote manufacturing and other technical trade credential programs is headed to the state Senate after gaining approval from a key legislative committee. March 20, 2019The legislature's Commerce Committee...
Tesla Launches A New Education Program To Train A New Generation Of Electric Car Technicians
Tesla has launched a new automotive training program with colleges called ‘Tesla START’ to train a new generation of electric car technicians to work on their vehicles.Until now, Tesla has mainly been recruiting technicians who have been working for other automakers...
The Stigma of Choosing Trade School Over College
When college is held up as the one true path to success, parents—especially highly educated ones—might worry when their children opt for vocational school instead.Toren Reesman knew from a young age that he and his brothers were expected to attend college and obtain a...
Nations Must Boost Adult Training In Face Of Automation: OECD
Developed countries need to "urgently" boost adult training and education programs to deal with future mass job upheaval brought on by automation, the OECD said Wednesday. The OECD's latest analysis found that one in seven jobs are at risk of being fully automated...
Wilbur Ross, Ivanka Trump Introduce Workforce Advisory Board
The chief executives of Apple Inc., Lockheed Martin Corp. and Walmart Inc., are among 25 prominent Americans who will shape Trump administration efforts to develop job training programs to meet the changing demands of U.S. employers. The creation...