The New Jersey Business & Industry Association (NJBIA) today urged Governor Christie to sign legislation that would provide an annual $3 million appropriation for the Basic Skills Training program to the NJ Community College Consortium for Workforce and Economic Development (NJCCC). The Legislature passed S-3534 (Cunningham, Bateman)/A-5163 (Lampitt, Vanieri Huttle) yesterday, sending it to the […]
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Employee Basic Skills Training Program Sees 70 Percent Jump in Enrollment
The number of employees trained under the NJBIA Basic Skills Training Program increased by 70 percent in the last fiscal year (July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017) and improved workforce skills for more than 1,000 participating businesses, according to a year-end report. The program provides classes at county community colleges in communications, computer skills, […]
NJBIA Basic Skills Workforce Training Program Celebrates 10 Years of Success
The New Jersey Business & Industry Association joined state officials and county college representatives Tuesday at an aerospace equipment company to celebrate the success and 10th anniversary of the NJBIA Basic Skills Workforce Training Program, which has trained more than 113,000 workers for 7,509 different New Jersey employers over the past decade. “One of our […]