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California Appropriates $200 Million for a Strong Workforce

February 13, 2019February 14, 2019 Tom Shaw 0 Comments

The California legislature has appropriated $200 million for the community colleges’ Strong Workforce Program. In 2015, the community colleges’ Board

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The Building Automation Industry Faces a Skills Gap. This New Program Will Help Close It.

February 13, 2019February 15, 2019 Tom Shaw 0 Comments

Imagine constructing a new Paris every week. This will actually happen over the next 40 years in a way – as

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Getting the Word out about Middle-Skills Jobs

January 13, 2019January 23, 2019 Tom Shaw 0 Comments

Success stories that involve parlaying a vocational certificate into middle-class security need more attention. The flow of students into colleges

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CHARTING A COURSE FOR SUCCESS: AMERICA’S STRATEGY FOR STEM EDUCATION

January 11, 2019January 23, 2019 Tom Shaw 0 Comments

source: https://thehill.com/opinion/education/ The report sets out a five-year STEM education strategic plan whereby “all Americans will have lifelong access to high-quality

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Defense Industry Calls for STEM Talent

November 15, 2018January 11, 2019 Tom Shaw 0 Comments Defense Industry, STEM Education, Technical Education

source: https://www.afcea.org In the information age, military operations are becoming more and more dependent on network-based capabilities. Meeting the rising communication

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Amazon Future Engineer Program to Fund Computer Programming and Coding Classes

November 14, 2018November 14, 2018 Tom Shaw 0 Comments Amazon, Coding Education, Computer Science, STEM Education, Technical Education

There is a shortage of Computer Engineers, and teaching students to code will ensure a pipeline of future talent to

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Dual-credit Programs Could be Legislated

October 25, 2018October 25, 2018 admin 0 Comments dual-credit programs

BY Janice Gibbs Source: http://www.tdtnews.com Dual-credit classes, college-level courses that enable high school students to earn college and high school

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Skilled-trades Push Exposes Fractured Training Pipeline

October 23, 2018October 25, 2018 admin 0 Comments skilled trades

Shortage of skilled-trades workers has exposed how few training facilities there are in Michigan Source: https://www.crainsdetroit.com Photo by: Chad Livengood/Crain’s