Job Training /tags/job-training Job Training en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Mon, 18 Nov 2024 17:30:00 GMT Urban League receives $500K gift to expand job training, family support to St. Louis women /economy-business/2024-11-18/st-louis-urban-league-500k-donation-job-training-family-support-women The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis received a $500,000 grant to help bring more professional development, job training and family assistance to women in the area. Mon, 18 Nov 2024 17:30:00 GMT /economy-business/2024-11-18/st-louis-urban-league-500k-donation-job-training-family-support-women Andrea Y. Henderson East St. Louis nonprofit starts construction on $2 million workforce training center /economy-business/2024-08-02/east-st-louis-nonprofit-starts-construction-on-2-million-workforce-training-center With $1 million in funding from the federal government, R3 Development leaders hope they can be operational with their expansion in about 18 months. Fri, 02 Aug 2024 22:18:39 GMT /economy-business/2024-08-02/east-st-louis-nonprofit-starts-construction-on-2-million-workforce-training-center Will Bauer How a commissary kitchen puts compassion and love first to make a healthier St. Louis /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-02-12/how-a-commissary-kitchen-puts-compassion-and-love-first-to-make-a-healthier-st-louis Propel Kitchens, located in Pagedale, gives people a second chance by combining career training with care that goes above and beyond a traditional food industry job. Mon, 12 Feb 2024 23:57:45 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-02-12/how-a-commissary-kitchen-puts-compassion-and-love-first-to-make-a-healthier-st-louis Miya Norfleet Fort Leonard Wood opens office to help military spouses thrive /economy-business/2024-02-05/fort-leonard-wood-opens-office-to-help-military-spouses-thrive Military spouses at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri’s Ozarks now have a single place where they can go get information, help finding a job or education opportunities and network with other spouses of soldiers. Mon, 05 Feb 2024 11:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2024-02-05/fort-leonard-wood-opens-office-to-help-military-spouses-thrive Jonathan Ahl Department of Energy grant to make SWIC a hub for green jobs training, waste reduction /education/2024-01-15/department-of-energy-grant-to-make-swic-a-hub-for-green-jobs-training-waste-reduction Southwestern Illinois College in Belleville will receive a $595,000 grant to be become a U.S. Department of Energy Industrial Assessment Center. Mon, 15 Jan 2024 16:45:20 GMT /education/2024-01-15/department-of-energy-grant-to-make-swic-a-hub-for-green-jobs-training-waste-reduction Kelly Smits How the Army Corps of Engineers uses ‘a lot of rocks’ to give job training to veterans /culture-history/2022-09-23/how-the-army-corps-of-engineers-uses-a-lot-of-rocks-to-give-job-training-to-veterans The Veterans Curation Program teaches former troops how to do curation work, while also preparing them for jobs in other fields. Fri, 23 Sep 2022 10:00:00 GMT /culture-history/2022-09-23/how-the-army-corps-of-engineers-uses-a-lot-of-rocks-to-give-job-training-to-veterans Eric Schmid Illinois has big goals for its clean energy sector, but they’re easier said than done /economy-business/2022-09-06/illinois-has-big-goals-for-its-clean-energy-sector-but-theyre-easier-said-than-done There isn’t a specific path for the state’s vision of zeroing out carbon emissions by 2050 and ensuring areas overburdened by past pollution fully benefit from the growing green economy. Tue, 06 Sep 2022 10:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2022-09-06/illinois-has-big-goals-for-its-clean-energy-sector-but-theyre-easier-said-than-done Eric Schmid Job training programs work but need more funding, St. Louis officials tell Parson /education/2022-04-01/job-training-programs-work-but-need-more-funding-st-louis-officials-tell-parson Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Thursday visited Clyde Miller Career Academy in St. Louis, which offers training in hospitality, manufacturing and other fields besides preparing students for college. The governor said he'd like to see more of Missouri's high schools offer career training to help fill the state's nearly 150,000 open jobs. Fri, 01 Apr 2022 10:29:54 GMT /education/2022-04-01/job-training-programs-work-but-need-more-funding-st-louis-officials-tell-parson Sarah Fentem How Rung for Women is empowering St. Louis women to land better jobs /economy-business/2022-02-14/how-rung-for-women-is-empowering-st-louis-women-to-land-better-jobs A local nonprofit is trying out a new strategy using personal coaches to help women pivot careers and land better-paying jobs. © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà spoke with women over the first nine months of the program to see how it shaped their lives. Mon, 14 Feb 2022 11:15:20 GMT /economy-business/2022-02-14/how-rung-for-women-is-empowering-st-louis-women-to-land-better-jobs Corinne Ruff Rung for Women creates geospatial program to give women career opportunities /economy-business/2022-02-01/rung-for-women-creates-geospatial-program-to-give-women-career-opportunities A career services nonprofit will launch a geospatial careers program to increase the number of women, particularly women of color, in the industry. Tue, 01 Feb 2022 11:16:12 GMT /economy-business/2022-02-01/rung-for-women-creates-geospatial-program-to-give-women-career-opportunities Andrea Y. Henderson