It is easy to forget how dangerous the workplace can be – especially in the high-stakes world of construction and building maintenance. Tragically, this week alone 88 workers are likely to die in construction-related accidents and a staggering 63,461 are likely to get injured! With better training, a surprisingly high percentage of these casualties of…
Industry training programs are not standardized across states, essentially allowing room for gaps in skills that could produce a misaligned workforce. U.S. Senator Kay R. Hagan (D-NC) is attempting to address this issue by introducing the AMERICA Works Act, which will create a commonsense system to identify qualified workers and ultimately help people find jobs.…
A compelling business lesson from today’s economy, especially given the recent downturn, is that excellent customer service can make or break a company’s bottom line. And when we say “excellent customer service” we mean the ability to both surprise and delight a customer at each and every touch point in the customer experience.…
A new partnership between Delta College and Dow Kokam will train 750 new Great Lakes Bay Region workers in new battery technology.…
Most organizations have barriers to creativity, ideas, and innovation. Some are obvious while some are more subtle. Some barriers emerge from attitudes and perceptions of organizational leadership while others come from organizational structure or even from the employees themselves. Since these barriers have a tendency to eliminate creative possibilities from the organization, identifying and removing…
You strive for a well-‐proportioned, healthy and attractive body, right? You should be doing the same with your oral and written communications. After all, it is about attracting your audience, conveying the right amount of information (not too much, not too
little), and competing to accomplish your goal.…
The most successful companies today have a workforce that is aligned behind a company’s strategic objectives and core values. As companies continue to alter their strategic plans to succeed during a challenging economy, this kind of training on values and objectives becomes even more critical.…
Eight workforce training partnership programs throughout Massachusetts will receive a total of $1.2 million in federal stimulus money to enhance the 21st Century skills and employability of the individuals they serve, announced Gov. Deval L. Patrick recently.…
Defense contractor Raytheon Co. plans to double its local work force by December as the company ramps up its cyber security business.…
Two state green training grants have been awarded to collaborative programs involving the Anoka County Job Training Center, Anoka Technical College, Anoka-Ramsey Community College and two companies.…
Kenya Tolliver did what President Barack Obama told her, and millions of other unemployed Americans, to do. After losing her graphic design job, she went back to school to get retrained as a Web designer. Nine months later, she’s still looking for work.…
Leading Massachusetts industries will need nearly 400,000 workers over the next six years to fill new and existing jobs for workers with mid-level skills, from technicians to licensed practical nurses to manufacturing operators, requiring the state to place greater emphasis on vocational training and education after high school, a study concludes.…
Small businesses need all the help they can get to improve their chances for success, especially when it comes to training workers.…
Bank of America has donated $500,000 to YouthBuild USA to help support career development and green job training in low-income areas.…
Manpower Minister Gan Kim Yong unveiled a series of efforts to support the national drive to raise productivity and foster a productive workforce and workplaces.…
