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Training for the Post-Pandemic Workforce


Then the coronavirus pandemic hit, and Queiroz, 31, decided to quit the floundering hospitality industry and try something new.
He enrolled in a free community college course that trains people to use chemical processing equipment. Now he’s looking for manufacturing jobs and plans to earn a bachelor’s degree. “Going through this program opened up a different world for me,” he said.
Amid high unemployment, governors and legislatures are spending some federal coronavirus relief dollars on short-term training programs, such as the 10-week program Queiroz completed last week, that they hope can help workers find new jobs quickly.
Leaders in at least nine states, including Rhode Island, are expanding grants for weeks- and months-long training in fields such as health care and information technology; paying employers to provide on-the-job training; and in some cases, paying for trainees’ textbooks and transportation. ....

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Some States Use Pandemic Relief Funds to Train Workers


Some States Use Pandemic Relief Funds to Train Workers
At least nine states are using short-term training programs to help combat the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic. But some experts want to fund community colleges to improve the payoff.
Sophie Quinton, Stateline.org
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December 15, 2020
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(TNS) Renato Queiroz used to be a catering manager for a hotel in Newport, R.I., a historic town known for its yachts and Gilded Age mansions. “I dealt with a lot of weddings,” he said recently.
Then the coronavirus pandemic hit, and Queiroz, 31, decided to quit the floundering hospitality industry and try something new. ....

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Some States Train Jobless for Post-Pandemic Workforce


Some States Train Jobless for Post-Pandemic Workforce
At least nine states are paying for short-term training.
by Sophie Quinton, Stateline.org
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December 15, 2020
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(TNS) Renato Queiroz used to be a catering manager for a hotel in Newport, R.I., a historic town known for its yachts and Gilded Age mansions. “I dealt with a lot of weddings,” he said recently.
Then the coronavirus pandemic hit, and Queiroz, 31, decided to quit the floundering hospitality industry and try something new.
He enrolled in a free community college course that trains people to use chemical processing equipment. Now he’s looking for manufacturing jobs and plans to earn a bachelor’s degree. “Going through this program opened up a different world for me,” he said. ....

United States , Sloan School , Rhode Island , Renato Queiroz , Mike Parson , Scott Jensen , Gina Raimondo , Austin Clement , Joe Biden , Teresa Lubbers , Nina Pande , Patrick Harker , Paul Osterman , Eric Holcomb , Iris Palmer , Missouri Division Of Workforce Development , Federal Reserve Bank , Mississippi Department Of Employment Security , Rhode Island Department Of Labor , Indiana Commission For Higher Education , Education Policy Program At New America , Clement Truck Driving Academy , Sloan School Of Management , Gilded Age , Island Democratic , Mardy Leathers ,