Tag: American Job Centers

$15M in DOL Grants Provides Training Opportunities for Disabled

By Justin Scace Dec 4, 2015 Learning & Development

Updated: Dec 4, 2015

Alaska, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, New York, and Washington are being awarded grants as part of the Disability Employment Initiative, a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employment and Training Administration and the Office of Disability Employment Policy. The DOL announced that these six states will receive grants totaling $14,911,243 to improve employment […]

Feds Propose Job-Driven Training Initiatives to Close Skills Gap

By Heather Hunt Oct 10, 2014 Learning & Development

Updated: Oct 10, 2014

Federal officials are hoping that federal job-driven training initiatives will equip jobseekers with in-demand skills and then match them with employers looking for skilled labor. “To put people on the path to meaningful careers, we need to provide them with the skills, credentials, and certifications that businesses are looking for right now. We must ask […]