Workforce Development

This event is open to veterans, Active-Guard-Reserve personnel, and immediate family members or caregivers with escort; with an emphasis on at-risk or homelessness.

The 2012 Status of Women in Montana report released last month analyzed census and other data to find that women make just 74-cents to every dollar a man earns, creating a gap of more than $10,000 per year.

This new edition includes fresh state and local examples and revised program profiles reflecting critical legislative and administrative changes to key federal programs.

Savvy group, members born between 1982 and 2004, will make up 75% of the U.S. workforce by 2025

Flathead Valley Community College’s $3 million advanced manufacturing grant was celebrated during the school’s fourth annual spring luncheon Monday.

After all the talk about the need for more tech workers to fuel the industry’s growth, perhaps it’s time to look at what’s being done to hang on to employees who are already in place, helping their companies continue growing.

"We don’t want companies have to turn down orders because they can’t get workers."

For a number of years, employers have expressed concerns about the Skills Gap – the perceived lack of qualified employees to fill the positions that employers have available.

The National Governors Association (NGA) is targeting the issue this year and will make recommendations in an August report. The aim is to come up with plans that provide workers with disabilities not only a paycheck, but also a deeper sense of purpose and belonging.

The technology is helping institutions add and update programs on short notice so their graduates can land real-world jobs.