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Articles of interest:
U.S. manufacturers looking for 600,000 skilled workers, survey says
Why Science Majors Change Their Minds (It’s Just So Darn Hard)
Vocational tech grads buck the jobs trend
Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms (TAAF)
Finger Lakes Part of State's Computer Chip Plans
Workers wanted: Lack of qualified candidates holding back some companies
Sen. Gillibrand announces "Made In America" grants for High-Tech Mfg in NYS
The Evolution of the Skilled Manufacturing Labor Pool
Weld-Ed Sparks Training and Development for Welding Students and Educators
Community colleges step in to fill 'skills gap'
O Captain! My Captain! I Know Not How to Build an App for
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The Advanced Manufacturing Partnership: A Step Toward a Federal Manufacturing Strategy?
Will Obama’s plan to boost manufacturing jobs work?
Opportunities available for internships and jobs in local high-tech businesses, by Sam Samanta
Optimax brings on summer interns for 2011!
Breaking News: Major Workforce Announcement at Clinton Global Initiative America
MCC science camp gives students taste of optics careers
White House Weekly Address: Strengthening America by Investing at Home
McKinsey & Company Report - An economy that works: Job creation and America's future : Findings include:
Recoveries are increasingly becoming "jobless" due to firm restructuring, skill and geographic mismatches between workers and jobs, and sharp decline in new start-ups. The US workforce will continue to grow until 2020, but under current trends many workers will not have the right skills for the available jobs. Progress on four dimensions will be essential for reviving the US job creation machine, including-- developing the US workforces' skill to better match what employers are looking for.
FLCC Highlighted in SUNY Economic Impact Report (pages 64-69)
Mike Rowe's Oral Testimony to the Senate Commerce Committee
Skills2Compete – New York” ‐ Nat’l Skills Coalition, Mar 2011
New York’s Forgotten Middle‐Skill Jobs” – Nat’l Skills Coalition, Mar 2011
Why Look Down on a Business Degree?
Response to competitiveness RFI - manufacturing and services
NBC Nightly News - American Worker Retools with New Skills
America is Still No. 1 In Manufacturing
MCC connecting workers, employers
Job Recovery Rx: Worker Skill Training
IW's Blueprint For Manufacturing Success - Can America craft a plan for ensuring a vibrant manufacturing future? These ideas can get us started.
Despite China's might, US factories maintain edge
NIMS News: DOL Announces $500M Community College & Career Training
Some Firms Struggle to Hire Despite High Unemployment
Wanted: Students of manufacturing
Congress should pass bill to counteract skill gaps
Robots are creating jobless recovery, UCLA says
No-Frills Manufacturing: Still A Major Job Prospect
Debunking Myth #3: "Nothing is made in the US anymore"
