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Companies go to high schools for career training

eSchool News

Since the second semester of his senior year of high school, he has responded to field calls as an employee of the largest underground utility locating company in North America — the Indianapolis-based U.S. Infrastructure Company (USIC). You learn how to work with people,” he said. You learn how to work with people,” he said.

Company 111
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‘Wasted money’: How career-training companies scoop up federal funds with little oversight

The Hechinger Report

Magilke qualified for a government grant to go back to school, she was told, at a place the center suggested: an online company called MedCerts. But she said she was never told that she needed in-person clinical training — which MedCerts did not provide — to make her a viable candidate for a job as a medical assistant.

Training 106
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Improving Frontline Workforce Talent Development with Data

Digital Promise

Many frontline workers, or the workers who deal directly with customers and deliver services, say the workforce development and job training programs available to them aren’t relevant, and most workers don’t have the capacity to complete these programs for degrees or certificates.

Data 144
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How Tech Companies Are Selling Colleges on Mass Data Collection

Edsurge

CHICAGO—Big Data will save you. Versions of that sales pitch echoed through the cavernous exhibit hall this week at one of the largest trade shows for tech companies selling to colleges. Another exhibit promised “no more silos” in the data that colleges routinely collect in digital form.

Company 90
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Choosing Tech That Grows From Your Schooling Into Your Career

Ask a Tech Teacher

The key is to invest in technology that not only meets your current educational needs but also has the potential to adapt and evolve as your career progresses. For instance, a student in the field of data science might initially need a laptop capable of running statistical software for class projects.

Laptops 366
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Savvas Learning Company Announces New Edition of its Leading myView Literacy Program Grounded in the Science of Reading

eSchool News

— Savvas Learning Company , a next-generation K-12 learning solutions leader, today introduced the new edition of myView Literacy , its leading K-5 core English Language Arts (ELA) program. PARAMUS, N.J.

Company 52
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Facing a white-collar worker shortage, American companies seek a blue-collar solution

The Hechinger Report

Then, last year, friends guided Haruza to a fledgling IBM program that pays new workers as they receive classroom instruction and on-the-job training — no college degree needed. That kind of recruiting was a relatively new solution for IBM and other companies that generally require bachelor’s degrees for entry-level white-collar workers.

Company 137