President Obama Presents American Jobs Act (Enhanced Version)
On September 8, 2011 President Obama addressed a special joint session of congress to share the administration’s plans for job creation. Watch the enhanced version from the White House above. Joining...
View ArticleRight Skills Now for Manufacturing Launches in Minneapolis on October 27th
Accelerated education program will give participants college credit toward degrees, industry credentials, and direct links to employment in in-demand careers The Haas Machining Center at South Central...
View ArticleRight Skills Now Launch News Coverage
Here’s a summary of the recent media coverage from the launch of Right Skills Now for Manufacturing. Jobs Council and Partner Organizations Launch “Right Skills Now” | Jobs Council Right Skills Now...
View ArticleSBA Administrator Karen Mills, Darlene Miller Op-Ed from Star Tribune
Minnesota’s ‘Right Skills Now’ program is key to matching workers with today high-tech jobs. U.S. manufacturing has created 275,000 jobs since January 2010 — but thousands of manufacturing jobs in this...
View ArticleDunwoody Announces January Program Details
Dunwoody College of Technology, one of the Minneapolis area pilot sites for the Right Skills Now initiative, has announced enrollment information for the January certificate program. You can find more...
View ArticleRight Skills Now Launched in Nevada
The Manufacturing Institute has announced the launch of a Right Skill Now initiative in Nevada. Lead by the Nevada Manufacturers Association, the initiative is also getting support from the state’s...
View ArticleGet Skills to Work Initiative Announced
The Manufacturing Institute joined GE, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Alcoa and other partners to launch a new coalition that aims to train military veterans for jobs in advanced manufacturing. The Get...
View ArticleVincennes University and LIFT Launch New Right Skills Now Program
Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow (LIFT) and Vincennes University (VU) announced the Right Skills Now program for machinist training. In partnership with LIFT, VU will roll out a CNC Machinist...
View ArticleNational Network of Business and Industry Associations Releases New Guidebook...
Washington, DC – November 18, 2015 – The National Network of Business and Industry Associations today released a guidebook for employers to understand and adopt work-and-learn programs, including...
View ArticleNIMS Releases New Online Tool to Connect Competencies to Credentials to Careers
As the industry standard for training and skill validation in precision manufacturing, NIMS offers over 50 credentials that verify skills in a variety of job functions and processes. But, how do these...
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