Stories/Programs

Category: Education

  1. Tracking New Directions for Displaced Workers

    In central Illinois, many employers large and small have downsized or closed altogether, forcing thousands of laid-off workers to consider new options. In our latest report as part of our outreach project “WILL Connect: The Economy”, AM 580’s Jeff Bossert looks at the retraining of workers. Ingenuity and government-funded training are giving many of them a jump on a new career, or a better shot at an old one.
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    Tags: Education, Unemployment

  2. Parkland College’s Workforce Development Services

    David Inge and listeners talk with Minor W. Jackson, Executive Director of Workforce Development at Parkland College. (Story air date: Friday August 14, 2009)
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    Tags: Education, Unemployment

  3. The Role of the Community College in the Educational Process

    How are community colleges attuned to their locales, particularly during tough economic times? David Inge and listeners talk with Alice M. Jacobs, Ph.D., President of Danville Area Community College and Gayle Saunders, Ph.D., President of Richland Community College. (Story air date: Thursday August 06, 2009)
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    Tags: Education