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4+ day, 6+ hour ago (365+ words) Applications are now open for the sixth round of the Illinois Works Pre-Apprenticeship Program, which offers tuition-free training and stipends to help workers enter construction and building trades. The program, launched in 2021, aims to diversify the construction industry by expanding…...
Wallace Highlights Workforce Training During September
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (221+ words) DOTHAN, Ala. (WDNews) — Wallace Community College-Dothan is highlighting training opportunities designed to help people gain new skills, advance their careers and connect with jobs in high-demand fields across the Wiregrass. September is Workforce Development Month, and WCCD is using the…...
Training levy changes support long-term workforce planning
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (247+ words) The Tertiary Scholarships and Loans Service has welcomed the government’s decision to restore 60 percent of the one percent training levy towards skills development, stating that this is an important step in preparing the future workforce. Chief Executive Dr Apisalome Movono…...
Minnesota earns D in public-sector labor report
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (321+ words) Kingsport Times News Minnesota scored poorly in a new report examining government unions and worker freedom across all 50 states The Commonwealth Foundation's fifth annual report found the largest government unions are "organizing new and unusual workplaces" in an attempt to…...
Job Corps Training Centers Stay Open As Student Suit Thwarts Trump Closure Bid
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (760+ words) The federal Job Corps youth training program, under threat of shutdown by the Trump administration since May, 2025, will remain open after a group of students successfully fought the closure in federal court. The U.S. Department of Justice agreed Aug. 10 to stop…...
The state of labor in Minnesota in seven charts
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Illinois Allocates $11.4M for Workforce Training
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (184+ words) The funding comes through the third round of the state's Job Training and Economic Development Program. Grants will support education, technical training, employability skills, career preparation and services designed to help participants enter or return to the workforce. The program…...
Ventura encourages local organizations to apply for pre-apprenticeship funding
1+ week, 1+ day ago (373+ words) 1340 WJOL To expand the 43rd District talent pipeline and boost diversity in Illinois’ construction and building trades, State Senator Rachel Ventura is encouraging local community-based organizations to apply for the latest round of funding through the Illinois Works Pre-Apprenticeship Program. “The…...
Labor Department releases better-than-expected jobs numbers for August
1+ week, 3+ day ago (80+ words) Employers added 162,000 jobs in August, according to the Labor Department. Here & Now ’s Scott Tong talks with Michael Regan, a managing editor at Bloomberg News, about the number that beat economists... Employers added 162,000 jobs in August, according to the Labor…...
Minnesota unemployment rate rises above national rate for first time since 2007
1+ week, 4+ day ago (27+ words) Alene Tchourumoff, the lead author of the Minneapolis Fed's recent report on lower-income Minnesotans, discussed what data points like the unemployment rate could mean for Minnesota families....