Workforce Development
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Social media growing as link between students, jobs
Goodbye Rolodex, hello linked list. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 3/4/13

RIF-funded projects tackle economic ills
The Rhode Island Foundation has put $630,000 into its belief that intensified collaborations among movers and doers can “Make It Happen” – “It” to include lowering the state’s stubbornly high unemployment rate, raising the household median income and closing education, employment and income gaps across the state. more

By Rhonda Miller
PBN Staff Writer | 3/18/13

Lawmakers want end to Job Corps enrollment freeze
Rhode Island lawmakers hope a federal spending bill expected to be approved last week will allow the national Job Corps workforce-development program to soon start accepting new enrollees. A national freeze on enrollment following budget shortfalls could keep as many as 100 Rhode Island at-risk youths from gaining education and vocational training if it lasts until the current June 30 projection. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 3/25/13

Training key to bridging skills gap
With an associate degree in automotive technology from New England Institute of Technology, 29-year-old Christopher Whalen didn’t think he would fall into Rhode Island’s skills gap – the abyss between employers who are hiring for open positions and residents who don’t have the skills to fill the jobs. more

By Rhonda Miller
PBN Staff Writer | 3/25/13

Counseling can speed job re-entry
Dennis Fernandez thought he knew how to properly navigate his job search. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 4/8/13

Broad job training efforts a good sign
The danger with workforce-development efforts focusing too much on industries that require extensive education and training is that many of those who have been hurt most by the Great Recession are in danger of being left behind as the state slowly climbs its way back. more
4/15/13
Training programs feed R.I. eateries
Just a year ago, Stephanie Hebert was a long-term unemployed woman in her mid-20s without a college education or high school diploma – exactly the population at risk for chronic joblessness and public-assistance dependence. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 4/15/13

Diversity lack in R.I. costing the state jobs
Women-owned businesses in Rhode Island are not growing at the rate as those in the rest of the country. Even more alarming, while the number of businesses is growing at that slower pace, the number of people employed by women-owned companies has actually shrunk since 1997, according to a survey by American Express. more
4/29/13
Express grants help companies boost training fast
Bel Air Finishing Supply in North Kingstown first tapped state professional-development grants five years ago when the company was making a push for exports and needed to train workers in overseas marketing. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 4/29/13

It’s more than a job for nursing assts.
When she was one of 15 bank employees laid off from her job processing transactions on customer accounts, 52-year-old Margarita Feliciano decided to go back to the work she enjoyed when she was in her 20s – taking care of patients in their homes. more

By Rhonda Miller
PBN Staff Writer | 5/20/13

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