Comments for Skills2Compete-Massachusetts http://skills2competema.com Meeting the Demands of Massachusetts' 21st-Century Economy Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:07:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Quite a week for skills training by Weekly Workforce Roundup: Jan. 23-Jan. 29 « Skills2Compete-Massachusetts http://skills2competema.com/2012/01/25/quite-a-week-for-skills-training/#comment-1024 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:07:18 +0000 http://skills2competema.com/?p=825#comment-1024 [...] Act.  On top of all this, President Obama discussed the importance of workforce training in his State of the Union address last Tuesday [...]

]]> Comment on First look at workforce priorities in the Governor’s FY2013 Budget by Weekly Workforce Roundup: Jan. 23-Jan. 29 « Skills2Compete-Massachusetts http://skills2competema.com/2012/01/26/first-look-at-workforce-priorities-in-the-governors-fy2013-budget/#comment-1023 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:07:16 +0000 http://skills2competema.com/?p=828#comment-1023 [...] students obtain the credentials needed for middle-skill jobs.   In addition, on Wednesday, the Governor released his House I budget, which not only included the $10 million for community colleges that he promised in the State of [...]

]]> Comment on Governor’s State of State address focuses on community colleges and their role in addessing middle-skill gap by Weekly Workforce Roundup: Jan. 23-Jan. 29 « Skills2Compete-Massachusetts http://skills2competema.com/2012/01/24/governors-state-of-state-address-focuses-on-community-colleges-and-their-role-in-addessing-middle-skill-gap/#comment-1022 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:07:14 +0000 http://skills2competema.com/?p=813#comment-1022 [...] college issues.  Congratulations to the Boston Foundation, whose report inspired many of the recommendations in the Governor’s State of the State related to community colleges.  The Governor’s recommendations to unify and align the [...]

]]> Comment on Events by Grant offers great opportunity to community colleges; Aligns with Middle Skills Act « Skills2Compete-Massachusetts http://skills2competema.com/events/#comment-880 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 20:27:21 +0000 http://skills2competema.com/#comment-880 [...] Events [...]

]]> Comment on American Jobs Act Details by skillworks http://skills2competema.com/2011/09/09/american-jobs-act-details/#comment-879 Thu, 22 Sep 2011 20:46:56 +0000 http://skills2competema.com/?p=617#comment-879 Hi Gretchen,

Thanks for commenting–we’ve supported funding for the ESP before and will continue to do so. We have been very disappointed to see that program suffer such dramatic cuts in recent years.

Please stay engaged with our policy efforts through Skills2Compete and the Workforce Solutions Group (www.workforcesolutionsgrp.com)

Best wishes to you in your job search,

Loh-Sze Leung
Director

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]]> Comment on American Jobs Act Details by Gretchen http://skills2competema.com/2011/09/09/american-jobs-act-details/#comment-876 Fri, 09 Sep 2011 18:39:57 +0000 http://skills2competema.com/?p=617#comment-876 How about putting money back into the Employment Services Program? I worked for the Work Readiness Program that helped recipients of TAFDC find jobs and I got laid off! Our program had a 95% success rate and now I am desperate to find a job….

]]> Comment on SkillWorks, Workforce Solutions Group release Massachusetts Forgotten Middle Skill Jobs Report by The gift that keeps on giving « Skills2Compete-Massachusetts http://skills2competema.com/2010/07/14/skillworks-workforce-solutions-group-release-massachusetts-forgotten-middle-skill-jobs-report/#comment-869 Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:55:30 +0000 http://skills2competema.com/?p=43#comment-869 [...] am not surprised that human capital seems to give the state an edge.  After all, SkillWorks has talked for years about our people being our competitive advantage and has urged our policymakers and legislators to prioritize workforce training and education with [...]

]]> Comment on Connecting the dots: Job creation and job training by Gretchen http://skills2competema.com/2011/08/10/connecting-the-dots-job-creation-and-job-training/#comment-859 Wed, 10 Aug 2011 19:06:01 +0000 http://skills2competema.com/?p=588#comment-859 I don’t understand how we are trying to create jobs but yet Massachusetts just did major cuts across the state. I was the Director/Case Manager for the Work Readiness Program. I helped single moms transition from welfare into jobs. Our program taught Customer Service Skills as well as CNA training. Our program was running for 15 years and had a 95% success rate. And now I am out of a job? Let’s cut the jobs of those who help others get jobs. Explain this to me please!

]]> Comment on The economic imperative for more adults to complete college by Gerald Chertavian http://skills2competema.com/2011/07/19/the-economic-imperative-for-more-adults-to-complete-college/#comment-856 Fri, 05 Aug 2011 13:50:37 +0000 http://skills2competema.com/?p=531#comment-856 Agree that investing in job training and partnering with employers to best tailor curriculum is crucial in helping job-seekers find work. While much easier said than done, this is a win-win situation for all parties involved.

]]> Comment on Educational Rewards by The economic imperative for more adults to complete college « Skills2Compete MA http://skills2competema.com/2011/05/17/educational-rewards/#comment-826 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 17:26:43 +0000 http://skills2competema.com/?p=474#comment-826 [...] financial aid policies at the state and federal levels to make aid more accessible and responsive to the needs of adults [...]

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