Workforce Development

When Gov. Steve Bullock announced the state’s new business plan, "Main Street Montana Project," earlier this summer, apprenticeships were mentioned up top as a key way to "train and educate tomorrow’s workforce today."

"These resources will help our top-ranked schools train Montanans to improve our health care system and make our state an even healthier place to live and work. I’m proud to help bring folks together to move our state forward."

The U.S. will train at least 50,000 veterans to become solar panel installers in the next six years, the White House said Thursday.

How can there be so many unemployed people in the face of so many job openings?

There are multiple reasons to head for your nearby workforce board office to talk about the opportunities for improving the position of your institution that will arise during the upcoming transition.

It may surprise you to learn that even in this time of stubbornly high unemployment there are hundreds of thousands of good jobs available that companies are finding hard to fill.

Program Coordinator Diane Willson said the program is intended to help youth who are struggling with school or other issues gain a positive career focus.

Each program has a cap of 10 students, so Highlands Dean John Garic encourages students to sign up as soon as possible for fall semester, when classes start.

The network is trying to increase the number of high-school graduates earning a postsecondary credential that will lead to a decent-paying job.

"Job destruction will happen at a faster pace, with machine-driven job elimination overwhelming the market’s ability to create valuable new ones."