Filling Tennessee’s green job openings
Posted on November 19, 2009 at 8:34 am
The Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development, the State Workforce Investment Board and MTSU’s Business and Economic Research Center have received a $765,340 grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to improve the matching of the state’s green jobs with workers.
The survey will focus on public and private interest in renewable transportation, sustainable agriculture, and Federal funding focused on the State’s burgeoning green economy. This survey will expand on prior green studies (Growing Green: the Potential for Green Job Growth in Tennessee 2008) by providing current estimates for the number of green jobs and green job vacancies within the 13 labor and workforce investment areas of Tennessee. A focus of the grant is to help workers affected by significant automotive-related restructurings connect to career pathways in green industries. Additionally, the grant will develop an enhanced online self-service labor exchange module to match green job seekers with respective employers.
All the DOL grants are here.
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NHC to train geriatric physical therapists
Posted on October 15, 2009 at 10:01 amNational HealthCare Corp. (Ticker: NHC) has received accreditation from the American Physical Therapy Association for a clinical residency program to train geriatric clinical specialists. The senior care company said the program will help develop its staff and attract new clinicians.
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Nursing shortage crunch time is coming
Posted on June 17, 2009 at 10:06 amVanderbilt professor Peter Buerhaus is a co-author of a study that predicts a big jump in the number of unfilled nursing positions at the end of the next decade.
“That means that access to care is going to be very dependent on the availability of nurses,” Buerhaus said. “Not just in hospitals but in doctors’ offices and nursing homes. You name it, access will be affected, and the quality of care and the safety of care will certainly be affected.”
Buerhaus added, “Clearly the patient is going to notice this in a very direct way.”
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The Y gets a federal grant
Posted on June 14, 2009 at 10:43 pmAmong the 183 community organizations netting this year’s crop of YouthBuild grants is the YMCA of Middle Tennessee, which will get $625,000 to help young people finish their education and prepare for the work force.
Participants in YouthBuild programs include individuals who have been in the juvenile justice system, youth aging out of foster care, high school dropouts and others. In addition to receiving academic and occupational skills training, these young people develop leadership skills and participate in community service opportunities. Many YouthBuild participants are learning “green” building techniques, assisting with retrofitting existing homes, and discovering how to help make their communities sustainable and environmentally friendly.
Stimulus money funds old worker program
Posted on April 8, 2009 at 2:58 pmFederal stimulus funds have begun to creep into fringe state programs. Recently it was announced that a $484,100 grant will go to a special job training program for unemployed Tennesseans 55 year old and up.
The Senior Community Service Employment Program trains and employs 239 senior workers across 33 counties in the state. They are paid the federal minimum wage and work 20 hours a week. The stimulus money will allow 40 addtional individuals to join the program.
“This Recovery Act grant will increase significantly the number of older adults that will benefit from training and skills enhancements that will allow them to become more competitive in the current job market,” Gov. Phil Bredesen said in a release.
Austin Peay gets piece of Hemlock deal
Posted on December 15, 2008 at 7:46 amThe state will invest more than $6 million to train workers in polycrystalline silicon production. Hemlock is expected toay to announce a Clarksville project worth more than $1 billion.
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