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The NJ Future of Work (FOW) Accelerator is seeking applications from innovators with solutions that will improve workforce quality and the state’s economy. The FOW Accelerator is a nine-month program that will bring together a group of national and regional innovators and provide them custom workshops, masterclasses, access to funders, and mentoring to accelerate the […]
The U.S. Department of Labor this week announced a funding opportunity of $3.5 million for up to 10 grants to increase and retain the number of women in Registered Apprenticeship Programs and nontraditional occupations such as those in the manufacturing, infrastructure, cybersecurity and healthcare industries. The US DOL’s Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) […]
COVID-19 has accelerated trends in remote work, e-commerce and automation, which means up to 25% more workers than previously estimated may need to switch occupations, according to a new McKinsey Global Institute report. “Compared to our pre-COVID-19 estimates, we expect the largest negative impact of the pandemic to fall on workers in food service and customer sales and service roles, as well as less-skilled office […]
The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) has announced $2 million in available grant funding through the Pre-Apprenticeship in Career Education (PACE) training program. Pre-apprenticeship programs funded through PACE provide education and training that prepare participants for placement into a Registered Apprenticeship program, into a post-secondary college or occupation-specific career training program, or […]
Nicole Sandelier, director of Economic Policy Research at NJBIA and executive director of Focus NJ, provided the following summary of NJBIA’s Education and Workforce Development Policy Committee meeting, held virtually on Jan. 21. Senator Teresa Ruiz and Assemblywoman Mila Jasey spoke at NJBIA’s Education and Workforce Development Policy Committee last week to discuss the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the challenges the state continues to […]
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