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Promoting Job-Driven Training and American Opportunity
It’s an exciting and important day for all of us who believe that re-investing in the most skilled and talented workforce in the world should be one of our nation’s top priorities. In recent years,...
View ArticleA Day in the Life: Deric
Meet Deric. Deric Richardson had been out of work for over a year. He had a GED and a Microsoft Office certificate, but needed an opportunity to improve his skills. That opportunity came in the form of...
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A Bold Idea Endures: 50 Years of Job Corps
Editor’s note: As we continue to post Job Corps stories in honor of its 50th anniversary, we want to hear from you. Submit your story through our Web form here − or share on Twitter, Facebook or...
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50 Years of Helping Farmworkers
For years, Julian performed the incredibly hard work of harvesting onions and vegetables at a farm in upstate New York, making only $8.50 an hour. As a seasonal farm worker, the pay was barely enough...
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Expect. Employ. Empower. with Data
October marks National Disability Employment Awareness Month, an annual observation that recognizes the significant contributions people with disabilities make to our workforce. It also gives us a...
View ArticlePromoting Job-Driven Training and American Opportunity
It’s an exciting and important day for all of us who believe that re-investing in the most skilled and talented workforce in the world should be one of our nation’s top priorities. In recent years,...
View ArticleA Day in the Life: Deric
Meet Deric. Deric Richardson had been out of work for over a year. He had a GED and a Microsoft Office certificate, but needed an opportunity to improve his skills. That opportunity came in the form of...
View ArticleA Bold Idea Endures: 50 Years of Job Corps
Editor’s note: As we continue to post Job Corps stories in honor of its 50th anniversary, we want to hear from you. Submit your story through our Web form here − or share on Twitter, Facebook or...
View Article50 Years of Helping Farmworkers
For years, Julian performed the incredibly hard work of harvesting onions and vegetables at a farm in upstate New York, making only $8.50 an hour. As a seasonal farm worker, the pay was barely enough...
View ArticleExpect. Employ. Empower. with Data
October marks National Disability Employment Awareness Month, an annual observation that recognizes the significant contributions people with disabilities make to our workforce. It also gives us a...
View ArticleLibraries and the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
Editor’s Note: This article is cross-posted on the IMLS UpNext! blog and the Department of Education blog here. Our agencies have long recognized the role of libraries to help meet the workforce...
View ArticleCreating More Flexibility to Serve Youth
Secretary Perez is focused on promoting shared prosperity – so that everyone in America has the opportunity to benefit from our growing economy. But for over six million of our youth who are out of...
View ArticleEnsuring “Opportunity” Extends to All
Last summer, President Obama signed the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), the first major reform of the nation’s job training system in more than 15 years. The inclusion of the word...
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