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That’s allowing training efforts, such as teachinv 60 people how to creat greenerIT networks, he said. “Those databases are suckinh down huge amounts of kilowatts around the Another example of training is the handicappe learning about theculinary arts. Jackso n said there is abundant opportunity for the unemployex to get vouchers that can be used in publivc or private schools if they are pursuing jobs that the statd sees asin demand. The big caveatg is unemployment numbers need to stop dropping so grads can put their new knowledgeto work. we have a lot of training but there needs to be jobsout there,” Jacksonn said.
He pointed out how pressz releases about stimulus job creation always use the terminologyg of saved andcreated jobs. “People are coming to me and ‘Where are all the jobs in the stimulud package? Well, a lot of those are avoiding layoffs,” Jackson said. Some stimuluws money will have an offshoot benefitfor education. has a new bachelor’s program in healthj care technology records that fits with the push for electronicvmedical records, said Gery Hochanadel, vice chancellor of academixc affairs. “We are creating a workforce that is ready to come in andsustaijn that.
” Keiser also is seeing people with 15 to 20 yearsx of work experience come back to pursue he said. For example, some of them don’ have a degree in their fielf “and they realized without a degreethey won’f get reemployed.” Palm Beach County receive about $10.2 million stimulus dollars for four to five majof programs, including in the areas of healthb and science, said Rick Hemming, program director of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act effort at the in Palm Beacbh County. Hemming said he just endeed a discussion with Palm Beacnh Gardens Medical Center about certification for adoze nurses, a sign of continued growthh in the health care industry.
Browarc schools’ Parks pointed out that, in addition to more than 250,000p kindergarten-through-twelfth graders, the district has 125,000 adultf learners. Health care is a growth he said, but so are fields like high-tech automotive “Contrary to what is doing, therd is a need for thosw individuals,” Parks said, adding that the jobs have solidstartinb salaries. Jackson said Workforce One leaderse have to be diligent abourt utilizing labor market information and talking to collegees and economic development groups about whether statistic accurately portray the need for particulartraining programs.
In the Jackson said, airlines such as Easternb wereshutting down, but trainingy programs were still churning out would-bse flight attendants. “We were up to our hips in he said. A new state project involviny the ConferenceBoard – known for its consumerr confidence study nationally is gathering information from online help wantedd ads to help figure out what training programs are “That’s going to be valuable for us because we can get it righ down to the individual employer level,” Jackson said. Right now, Florida accesses this informationby industry.
More detailefd job data, Jackson will help with logistical challenges in figuringy out whose successfully biddingon shovel-readg projects and when they are hiring.