industrialareasfoundation.org
Industrial Areas Foundation
http://www.industrialareasfoundation.org/issuesvictories/13
Project Quest Wins $6M DOL Award. Thu Oct 16, 2014. Workforce development program Project QUEST. Won an award of $6 Million from the US Department of Labor to train 475 adults in the San Antonio area for living wage IT careers. Project Quest’s Homegrown IT program is backed by local employers including Rackspace, Zachry Holdings and WP Engine. Quest will focus on training long-term unemployed residents of Bexar and neighboring counties. Capital IDEA-Houston Gets $100K Chase Award. Thu Aug 21, 2014. Leade...
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Labor Market Intermediaries | | West / SouthWest IAF
http://www.swiaf.org/initiatives/workforce-development/labor-market-intermediary-institutions
Schools & Education Strategies. San Antonio Education Partnership. School Reform in Texas. The Road Home Program. Ernesto Cortes, Jr. Saul Alinsky & IAF Tradition. 5-Day near Dallas November 2016. Collectively, these institutions have trained and placed over 12,000 adults in living wage jobs which pay, on average, $40,000 annually plus benefits and a career path. This number is expected to grow as the West / Southwest IAF expands into Phoenix, Des Moines, Albuquerque and DuPage. Career Connect Metro West.
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