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Afterschool Alliance: Building Workforce Skills in Afterschool This issue brief highlights the ladder of supports afterschool and summer learning programs provide to help students develop the skills and gain the experience that will benefit them in the workforce, from building communication and teamwork skills in elementary school to connecting students to internships and apprenticeships in high school.

This webinar focused on two new papers: Afterschool and Workforce: Opportunities for System - Level Alignment, released by the American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF) and Building Workforce Skills in Afterschool, released by Afterschool Alliance.

Webinar Recording: Bridging the Gap Between Afterschool and Workforce This webinar focused on two new papers: Afterschool and Workforce: Opportunities for System - Level Alignment, a white paper released by the American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF) and Building Workforce Skills in Afterschool, an issue brief released by Afterschool Alliance.

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«In a changing workforce, it's having a strong foundation in these versatile, cross-functional skills [like interpersonal skills] that allows people to successfully pivot,» he noteIn a changing workforce, it's having a strong foundation in these versatile, cross-functional skills [like interpersonal skills] that allows people to successfully pivot,» he notein these versatile, cross-functional skills [like interpersonal skills] that allows people to successfully pivot,» he notes.

The Empowering the GCC digital workforce: Building adaptable skills in the digital era report found that the proportion of digital jobs GCC countries are particularly low - accounting for only 1.7 % of...

Training skilled craftspeople requires programs that combine classroom training and on - the - job experience, and are most successful when led or supported by companies invested in training their workforce.

Mittelstand firms typically specialize in low - key, unglamorous markets, and draw on the high skill level of the German workforce.

The reality, however, is that these on - demand platforms are doing a great job at supplying needed work to the unskilled workforce (i.e., delivery, transportation, etc.), however for skilled small business owners («SMBs»)-- like in the home services sector — the jobs are low paying and the clients are «owned» by the platforms themselves.

Dorsey recognizes that his highly - skilled workforce is Twitter's most valuable asset in the long term, which is why he gave them the options grant as a retention incentive.

The advisory group was established in 2010 with the purpose of providing the Secretary of Commerce with recommendations around policies and programs that support entrepreneurship and help cultivate a skilled workforce.

As women enter the workforce in ever - greater numbers, they gain professional experience, and managerial skills, both necessary to be successful entrepreneurs.

But in a letter sent last month to CEOs of the S&P 500 and large companies in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink criticized corporate leaders» use of share buybacks and dividends when they might be better served by investing in «innovation, skilled workforces or essential capital expenditures necessary to sustain long - term growth.»

Research by business professors Patricia Cortes and Jose Tessada shows a greater supply of such services allows more women to join the workforce in high - skilled positions.

Case and point — almost half of the companies surveyed for Workplace Trends» Global Workforce Leadership survey in February and March 2015 said that leadership is the hardest skill to find in employees.

The for - profit company has harnessed the untapped potential of women in Africa, creating a safe environment for them to develop valuable skills for the workforce.

Demand for specialist talents in the workforce is growing — but new workers emerge from college armed primarily with generalist skills.

Focusing on the role of small and medium - sized enterprises... the [project] will facilitate the development of competitive enterprises... by stimulating innovation, enhancing workforce skills, accelerating new enterprise formation, improving access to finance, and addressing shortcomings in the business environment.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Amazon could receive up to $ 7.95 million in sales tax exemptions to support the project, as well as close to $ 3 million in non-manufacturing personal property incentives, and $ 100,000 from the Skilled Workforce Missouri program to «fund development and operations.»

Per capita income in the south has now almost caught up with that in the Midwest, and its skilled workforce continues to grow as college graduates move in.

A 2016 Pew Research Center survey shows that more than half of the adults in the workforce today realize that it will be essential for them to get training and develop new skills throughout their career in order to keep up with changes in the workplace.

«Or we could try to reskill our existing workforce so they could be competent in the technology and the skills required to run the business going forward.»

But beginning in 2008, when executives started examining the kind of workforce skills AT&T would need to thrive in this new mobile - and software - centric world, they faced a stark reality: The company just didn't have enough of the talent it needed.

With one of the largest workforces in the world, its research showed that only about half of AT&T's 250,000 employees had the necessary science, technology, engineering and math skills the company required.

«We stormed into the workforce with an inherent set of in - high - demand skills.

If it succeeds, by 2020 AT&T will have reeducated 100,000 employees for new jobs with cutting - edge skills and, in the process, created the kind of nimble workforce it needs to compete in the 21st century.

The program, created more than 25 years ago, allows American companies to fill gaps in the workforce from overseas with highly skilled employees, who can't be found in the U.S..

With a wider breadth of talent in the workforce than ever, companies have access to an incredible array of skills and knowledge, which is great news.

To support the ramp of vehicle production to 500,000 cars a year by 2018, Tesla is focused on achieving the world's most automated manufacturing systems while ensuring its large factory workforce is trained in the advanced skills unique to Tesla's production processes.

In a tight labor market, it is imperative to be open to candidates from nontraditional backgrounds who may, for example, be new to the workforce, changing careers or taking on new roles, in order to determine whether they have transferable skills and desirable attributeIn a tight labor market, it is imperative to be open to candidates from nontraditional backgrounds who may, for example, be new to the workforce, changing careers or taking on new roles, in order to determine whether they have transferable skills and desirable attributein order to determine whether they have transferable skills and desirable attributes.

Orr and Topa attribute the resilience of the economy to the rise in skill and education levels of the region's workforce.

If we are to take advantage of the opportunities that are offered by technology and growth in Asia, we need a flexible workforce with strong skills in the areas of problem solving, critical thinking and communication.

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It's equally important that we leverage the talents and skills of the people who are already in our workforces.

In line with that mission, Voya Foundation accepts grant proposals year - round from organizations whose work aligns with our strategy of financial resilience: ensuring that youth are equipped with the STEM expertise necessary to compete in the 21st century workforce and the financial literacy skills necessary to make smart financial decisions that lead to a secure retiremenIn line with that mission, Voya Foundation accepts grant proposals year - round from organizations whose work aligns with our strategy of financial resilience: ensuring that youth are equipped with the STEM expertise necessary to compete in the 21st century workforce and the financial literacy skills necessary to make smart financial decisions that lead to a secure retiremenin the 21st century workforce and the financial literacy skills necessary to make smart financial decisions that lead to a secure retirement.

The sooner we realize the increased potential this skill gives us in the workforce, the better off we'll be in the future.

Watch U.S. Fly understands creating a high - skilled workforce requires significant investment in our schools and communities.

Firms in developing countries can not compete either, as they lack the skilled workforce needed to perform these tasks, as well as finding themselves up against issues around the protection of intellectual property.

In «Challenges, Growth and Opportunity: A Shadow Federal Budget for 2015,» authors William B.P. Robson and Alexandre Laurin outline measures that would help Canadians put their education, skills and talents to work, and enjoy economic security once they have left the workforce.

And having a workforce trained in discrete and atomizable bits of skills will be seen as a benefit by employers.

NRF supports practical, comprehensive immigration reform that addresses the needs of both employers and today's transient workforce, particularly when businesses seek to hire highly skilled workers whose talents are a commodity in the global economy.

The 2018 Business Council of Canada Skills Survey clearly points to the importance of a diverse workforce that's well - equipped with the human skills required to succeed in this rapidly changing ecSkills Survey clearly points to the importance of a diverse workforce that's well - equipped with the human skills required to succeed in this rapidly changing ecskills required to succeed in this rapidly changing economy.

So they will need new skills, and you will need to help them develop those skills while taking into account considerations based on various workforce management areas, as described in Figure 2.1.

In the face of a tightening labour market, we commend the Government for taking efforts to promote the skilled trades and developing under - leveraged parts of the workforce, which the 2016 Greater Vancouver Economic Scorecard identified as key steps in growing our economIn the face of a tightening labour market, we commend the Government for taking efforts to promote the skilled trades and developing under - leveraged parts of the workforce, which the 2016 Greater Vancouver Economic Scorecard identified as key steps in growing our economin growing our economy.

And when you're hiring a new employee, you'll need to gauge his communication skills by asking him how he's communicated issues to his managers in the past to see if he would be a good asset to your remote workforce.

«This is a further testament to the skilled workforce in our community,» said Augusta Mayor Hardie Davis, Jr. «We're very pleased to have this commitment to continued investment by Starbucks.»

As part of their commitment to jobs and opportunity, Google and Walmart Inc. announced today a $ 5 million grant investment to three organizations — including the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy (MIT IDE)-- that are offering solutions in reskilling the American workforce and matching skills to roles.

In both nations, this attracted supply chains, as industrial and research clusters formed and the workforce developed a high degree of manufacturing skill.

«The data we've collected show that even though their education may make recent college graduates feel prepared to enter the workforce, only half of hiring managers agree with them; managers feel crucial skills in recent graduates are frequently lacking or absent.»

It is fashionable in pedagogy circles to deride efforts to instill workforce skills as neo-Taylorite, harking back to days when factory workers» every move was scripted and designed to produce automatons, not thinkers.

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