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A large and enthusiastic crowd – made up of industry and community leaders, MSU Denver faculty, staff, students and alumni, legislators and other stakeholders – gathered on Oct. 8 for the groundbreaking of MSU Denver’s Aerospace and Engineering Sciences building. The $60 million facility promises to revolutionize aerospace and advanced manufacturing education with an innovative, cross-disciplinary curriculum that offers industry a direct pipeline of highly educated, skilled workers.
Photo by Sara Beets
A large and enthusiastic crowd – made up of industry and community leaders, MSU Denver faculty, staff, students and alumni, legislators and other stakeholders – gathered on Oct. 8 for the groundbreaking of MSU Denver’s Aerospace and Engineering Sciences building. The $60 million facility promises to revolutionize aerospace and advanced manufacturing education with an innovative, cross-disciplinary curriculum that offers industry a direct pipeline of highly educated, skilled workers.
Photo by Sara Beets
Bangalore has an economy depended on IT. Unlike manufacturing, IT does not need low skilled workers and the result is that you leave the heart of the city and you don’t see any of the prosperity you associate with Bangalore.
Ezz Steel plant is located in Alexandria and employs more than 2000 skilled workers. It is the Middle East's leading producer of high quality long and flat steel for use in a wide range of end applications.
Country : Egypt
Date : 2008-04
Copyright : Marcel Crozet / ILO
Old Fort Trails Project – National Forests in North Carolina
The Grandfather Ranger District and a diverse group of partners are leading the community-driven Old Fort Trails Project to build 42 miles of trails connecting Old Fort to Pisgah National Forest, demonstrating how we can develop sustainable trails that support rural economies and advance equity and inclusion in the outdoors.
Trails For All is the community-driven Old Fort Trails Project to build 42 miles of sustainable trails led by a local trail non-profit, a black-led community organization, an equitable development non-profit and the district recreation manager who all see the value of trails for the community.
The shared vision is equitable trails designed with input of all users while actively working to address inequalities in outdoor access. For the past several decades low wages, poor health, and declining manufacturing jobs have contributed to a lack of economic opportunity for local residents.
More than a year ago a diverse group of community leaders came together to create an equitable development coalition. Recreation assets on National Forest lands improve the quality of life for residents, create local job opportunities, and attract responsible employers to the community. Shared stewardship is critical to promote inclusive growth and avoid negative impacts, like rural gentrification, associated with solely tourism focused projects.
Old Fort can remain great for existing residents by providing affordable housing, developing local small businesses, and engaging traditionally underrepresented communities in growth. With the trails project as the backdrop, we will be intentional in supporting businesses of communities of color who have traditionally not been at the starting line for the outdoor recreation economy.
From thousands of hours of volunteerism, to hundreds of thousands of dollars raised to support planning and design, the community has stepped up in the true spirit of sustainable recreation. People on the Move Old Fort, a black-led collaborative, funded NEPA. GAOA funded a youth conservation corp trail crew for kids from Old Fort. The local community college developed a trails training curriculum.
The G5 Trail Collective leads outreach to make trails more inclusive. World-renowned archeologists are telling forgotten stories.
The Forest Service is listening, supporting, and building a legacy with the community. Even before the first mile of new trail is built we have already changed the model. There is a buzz on the Grandfather District, an excitement of what can be when we dream big together.
Team Members: Lisa Jennings, Jason McDougald, Lavita Logan, Stephanie Swepson Twitty
Central vocational school
6th district of Vienna, 87 Mollardgasse
Plans: State Trade School Director Rudolf Hammel
Construction: The students of Otto Wagner Mahler and Michler
Architecture: Nutzstil (use style)
Between 1909 and 1911: Construction of a school building on the grounds of the former slaughterhouse Gumpendorferstrasse
Dimensions: 128 meter long, 79 meter wide, six stories and a flat roof, covers an area of 9,300 square meters
In 1911/12: The "First Viennese industrial training school" started its operation
Damage in World War II
1951: Reconstruction and commissioning as a "First Central Vocational School of Vienna"
A modern training center
Today is the first Central vocational school building a modern training facility. Here are five schools (1 and 2 electrical, plumbing, heating and air conditioning technology, information technology, metal and glass technology) housed, where the much-needed skilled workers of the future will be taught. The young people are trained in four IT, in six electrical, in five plumbing as well as in eight metal and glass engineering professions. In addition, a watchmaker's workshop is in the house.
In addition, offers the first Central vocational school building: a City Library (with specialist reading, multimedia data sources and magazines as well as internet access), a communication center and offerings for further education (preparation module to the College of Electrical Engineering Training Center Mollardgasse for courses in the field of advanced electrical installation, control and building automation).
Local Indigenous artists and production trainees creating collectible items are benefiting from a government-funded skills training and work experience project.
Participants in the Nations Creations project in Chilliwack will gain valuable work experience as they train to work in the manufacturing industry. A combination of classroom, on-the-job, and job-readiness training will enhance their overall employability skills. Both participants and manufacturing employers benefit, allowing them to connect to help fill the shortage of skilled workers in the industry.
An innovative royalty renumeration system implemented by the Stó:lō Nation will also help benefit local First Nations artists with sustainable income.
Learn More: news.gov.bc.ca/16734
Local Indigenous artists and production trainees creating collectible items are benefiting from a government-funded skills training and work experience project.
Participants in the Nations Creations project in Chilliwack will gain valuable work experience as they train to work in the manufacturing industry. A combination of classroom, on-the-job, and job-readiness training will enhance their overall employability skills. Both participants and manufacturing employers benefit, allowing them to connect to help fill the shortage of skilled workers in the industry.
An innovative royalty renumeration system implemented by the Stó:lō Nation will also help benefit local First Nations artists with sustainable income.
Learn More: news.gov.bc.ca/16734
A large and enthusiastic crowd – made up of industry and community leaders, MSU Denver faculty, staff, students and alumni, legislators and other stakeholders – gathered on Oct. 8 for the groundbreaking of MSU Denver’s Aerospace and Engineering Sciences building. The $60 million facility promises to revolutionize aerospace and advanced manufacturing education with an innovative, cross-disciplinary curriculum that offers industry a direct pipeline of highly educated, skilled workers.
Photo by Sara Beets
Fabrica de Tobacos Partagas, Havana Cuba
One of the countries oldest and largest cigar factories, employing approx 750 workers. Founded in 1845 the factory is responsible for twelve brands of cigars (including Partagas itself): the most famous being Cohiba, Monte Cristo, Romeo y Julieta and Bolivar to name but a few.
Tours every 30 minutes take you through the process of drying, sorting, rolling and boxing all performed in separate rooms over four floors. The second floor is used as a cigar making school (after nine months those who graduate move upstairs to join the 250 skilled workers.
During the 8 hour shift they are read to from a newspaper in the morning and from a book in the afternoon and are expected to turn out 100 cigars a day depending on the brand and style of cigar. However, they are allowed to take as many breaks for as long as they like so long as the designated daily target is reached.
The Retirement Boom
As the labor market returns to normalcy after years of high unemployment, changing demographics are bringing a new wave of uncertainty in the United States. The baby boom generation, the 75 million Americans born between 1946 and 1964, is retiring: more than a quarter million Americans are turning 65 every month. Balancing the effects of this shift on economic growth will be critically important in the coming years. With the baby boomers retiring, young workers hit hardest by the recession face less competition for jobs and therefore potentially lower unemployment. Additionally, as baby boomers age, health care and other industries that serve seniors are growing strongly across the country. However, one-in-five near-retirement households lack any savings, 10 percent of retirees live below the poverty line, and the U.S. economy is losing valuable skilled workers that can transmit their knowledge to younger generations.
In this session, leaders from the private, public, and nonprofit sectors will explore how CGI America attendees can:
• Assess the effect of an aging workforce on productivity and unemployment.
• Develop programs to ensure retirees without savings can receive adequate support, whether related to health or housing.
• Support seniors who are contributing their skills and experience during retirement.
Moderator:
Mark Zandi, Chief Economist, Moody's Analytics
Participants:
Angela Bovill, President and CEO, Ascentria Care Alliance, Inc.
Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting Commissioner, Social Security Administration
Bakkafrost Scotland has "marked another milestone in its sustainability journey" with the launch of a new multi-million £ catamaran Bradan an Eòlais at a naming ceremony held at Macduff Shipyards in Aberdeenshire.
The 18.5m vessel, whose name translates as ‘The Salmon of Knowledge’, will soon join Bakkafrost Scotland’s fleet, supporting larger wellboats across the west coast and islands of Scotland. Designed to enhance animal welfare and environmental stewardship, Bradan an Eòlais will play a vital role in preparing pens for freshwater bathing and maintaining the health of farmed salmon.
Managing Director Ian Laister, who attended the launch, said: “The addition of Bradan an Eòlais to our fleet underlines our commitment to becoming the most sustainable salmon producer in Scotland.
“It will play a key role in supporting the health of our salmon and helping protect the natural environment in which we work.
“Bakkafrost Scotland is also committed to supporting local businesses in Scotland, and the Bradan an Eòlais is the third vessel ordered from the Macduff yard, demonstrating our backing of its capabilities and the 250 skilled workers employed.
“Another vessel has been ordered and is due to be delivered next year, bringing our investment with them to over £11million.”
The workboat has been named after a legendary salmon from Celtic folklore said to grant complete knowledge to those who taste it. It was chosen by Noah Anderson and dad Billy Anderson, who is manager of Bakkafrost Scotland’s site at Plocropol on the Isle of Harris. They travelled to Macduff along with Noah’s mum Janice Ann for the naming ceremony of the new vessel.
Billy said: “Noah just celebrated his third birthday, and I’m not sure anyone that young has had the honour of naming a boat. Bakkafrost Scotland had an internal competition to come up with a name, and my wife who is a fluent Gaelic speaker suggested a few options.
“We opted for Bradan an Eòlais as it is a myth we are all familiar with and it’s wonderful to see Gaelic heritage celebrated in this way. It was a fantastic day out and something we will remember for a very long time.”
The Bradan an Eòlais’s catamaran design was selected to provide a stable platform for working in challenging conditions. It comes complete with two heavy lifting cranes and is able to carry 70 tons of deck cargo.
John Watt, Managing Director at Macduff Shipyards, said: “It is fantastic to hand over another vessel to Bakkafrost Scotland.
“We have established a great working relationship, and it is excellent to see orders from the sector being placed in Scotland, which supports local jobs and in turn the community where we are based.”
Local Indigenous artists and production trainees creating collectible items are benefiting from a government-funded skills training and work experience project.
Participants in the Nations Creations project in Chilliwack will gain valuable work experience as they train to work in the manufacturing industry. A combination of classroom, on-the-job, and job-readiness training will enhance their overall employability skills. Both participants and manufacturing employers benefit, allowing them to connect to help fill the shortage of skilled workers in the industry.
An innovative royalty renumeration system implemented by the Stó:lō Nation will also help benefit local First Nations artists with sustainable income.
Learn More: news.gov.bc.ca/16734
Premier Danielle Smith spoke to the Calgary Catholic Immigration Society (CCIS) in Calgary on Wednesday, March 6, 2024.
The Premier discussed the Alberta government’s partnership with CCIS, the shortage of skilled workers in Alberta's trades sector, and the Alberta government’s vision for the trades in the province. (photography by Chris Schwarz/Government of Alberta)
Attending the EuroSkills Budapest Conference on 27 September 2018, EUROCHAMBRES President Christoph Leitl underlined the importance that education and training is in tune with the skills needs of the private sector.
As the economy evolves faster than ever due to technological breakthroughs, curricula content and the way it is delivered must prepare young people for emerging new opportunities and enable them to adapt to future needs that cannot yet be predicted.
The last edition of EUROCHAMBRES’ annual economic survey of over 50.000 businesses across Europe revealed a lack of skilled workers one of the greatest challenges. This is in line with a longer term trend, as the skills mismatch issue has been a problem for several years, in times of both high and low unemployment. “We have more graduates than ever in Europe and incredibly talented young people entering the labour force. But what good is this if they cannot find work and employers cannot find staff with the right skills? We must do better in ensuring that education prepares young people for current and emerging employment opportunities”, President Leitl said.
Euroskills plays an important role in addressing this persistent skills mismatch across Europe by showcasing the professional skills sought by many employers across a wide range of sectors. It is also based on a pan-European approach, which Chambers consider an important element in matching supply and demand. “Employers, policy-makers and educators must work together to ensure that vocational education is perceived by young people as a positive option that opens up excellent career opportunities and offers an international perspective. Euroskills is a fantastic way to do this”, President Leitl stated.
Professional training must be dynamic, not static
A World Economic Forum report this month set out how the labour market is set for radical changes as technological advances and artificial intelligence accelerate. President Leitl argued that this underlines the need for reforms: “The economy is evolving faster than ever, but unfortunately our education and training systems generally are not keeping up. Curricula must adapt based on feedback from the economy and so must the way in which curricula is taught. As well as acquiring technical skills, young people need transversal skills that will allow them to adapt throughout their career”.
EUROCHAMBRES calls in particular for the development of more effective vocational training and apprenticeship schemes in many member states, for the closer involvement of businesses in the design of curricula and for more dynamic and interoperable skills forecasting tools to be developed across Europe.
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Uwe Schnelle ein ehemaliger Schulkamerad und Ex Kollege ,heute ein 1 Jahresjobber - auch ABMer genannt - mit DDR Facharbeiterzeugnis
The British Deputy High Commissioner Bengaluru, Dominic McAllister visited Head Held High Foundation, which works to transform people from rural India into skilled workers in Tumkur, Wednesday 20 April 2016. Follow us on Twitter @UKinIndia.
The president of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) is shown in a portrait photograph circa 1904.
Gompers began his union career in 1864 sympathetic to socialism and rose through the ranks of the cigar makers union to become its vice president.
As late as 1893 he wrote, “Why should the wealth of the country be stored in banks and elevators while the idle workman wanders homeless about the streets and the idle loafers who hoard the gold only to spend it on riotous living are rolling about in fine carriages from which they look out on peaceful meetings and call them riots?” according to Erik Larsen.
He helped found the predecessor organization to the American Federation of Labor in 1881 and in 1886 became president of the newly formed AFL.
He led the organization away from socialism and toward an accommodation with capitalism and largely defeated his socialist enemies within the AFL by 1895.
By this time the AFL had also largely supplanted the Knights of Labor, an organization during the late 1880s and early 1890s had vast membership and influence.
He was defeated as president of the AFL by populist mine workers leader John McBride, but regained the presidency the following year.
During World War I, he supported the war effort while the left wing of the labor movement including the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and most of the Socialist Party opposed it.
He was responsible for erecting the AFL building at 9th and Massachusetts Ave. NW that still stands today and has been incorporated into the Marriott hotel on the site.
Gompers brand of unionism emphasized skilled workers organized into craft unions. This philosophy would be challenged first by the IWW and later by the Congress of Industrial Organization that sought to organize workers on a broader scale.
Gompers was born January 27, 1850 and died December 13, 1924.
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Photo by C. Frederiksen. Courtesy of the Library of Congress Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-102762 (b&w film copy neg.)
A British artilleryman from the ‘Lost Tommie’ Collection, circa 1915.
The following was in part explained to me by the good people at the 'Great War Forum’ (the following text is not a direct quote, so any mistakes in it are of my entire responsibility):
According to his badges and chevrons, this soldier was a Staff Sergeant, part of a trade group known as ‘RA Artificers’. His actual appointment (job title) as a staff sergeant (in rank) was 'Fitter'. In this case, according to his shoulder badge he served with the Royal Garrison Artillery (RGA).
It was and still is common in the British Army for each NCO to have both rank and job title (the latter called 'appointment').
Before the advent of accurate machine tools, the task of manufacturing and/or tweaking spare parts and making them ‘fit’ to the gun in need of repairs was performed by hand by skilled workers, hence the term ‘fitter’. Fitters worked in rear areas’ repair shops.
At that time there were both Royal Artillery (RA) and Army Ordnance Corps (AOC) badged Armament Artificers and both were marked out by the Hammer and Tongs trade badge. RA artificers dealt with 'first line' problems (i.e. on the gun line and within forward areas) and AOC artificers dealt with 'second line' when guns required deep repair in rear area workshops.
There was also third line repair that was carried out even further back, sometimes in depots near to ports of entry, and sometimes back in Britain. RA artificers dealt with things at first line only.
Note: I believe his lanyard is actually a whistle cord and not a regimental lanyard so I kept it khaki.
My gratitude goes to Great War Forum members Frogsmile, Muerrisch and kevinrowlinson for their expertise and invaluable help.
Original courtesy of Ross Coulthart, Author of ‘The Lost Tommies’ & The Kerry Stokes Collection – Louis & Antoinette Thuillier Images
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But over the last century, Crawley and Peterborough have seen the fastest growth in jobs in the UK.
This is interesting to consider, especially because they have followed similar pathways over the last century. Both are well connected to London, by road and by rail. And in 1911, both were small cities, with similar economies – most jobs were in low knowledge private services, particularly in domestic service, but Crawley and Peterborough also both had a comparatively high proportion of people employed in knowledge intensive business services (KIBS) at this time.
During the last century, both cities were also designated as new towns. Announced in 1946, the first new towns were a response to a demand for housing in London brought about by urban bomb damage. Introduced alongside London’s green belt, the first wave, which included Crawley as well as 10 others, were primarily around London, and sought to house a growing population while preventing the sprawl of the capital. They were low-density, with open space, fresh air, and good rail links. Another two waves during the 1960s provided a further 10 new towns, including Peterborough, which was designated in 1967.
As part of this status, Development Corporations were established in both Crawley and Peterborough, which were tasked with the responsibility of designing, building and administering growth areas. They were required to provide housing and infrastructure to support populations of 70,000 in Peterborough and 50,000 in Crawley. And as new homes came to completion, significant population growth was experienced in both cities – particularly in Crawley, as the chart below shows.
The investment also had a positive effect on businesses, and both cities experienced jobs growth in these decades after the new towns were designated. The data we have available for Crawley’s jobs growth throughout the century allows us to plot this change, which is shown below according to a 1911 index. While England and Wales saw a decline in jobs between 1951 and 1981, primarily due to the decline of manufacturing, Crawley experienced phenomenal growth. In the thirty years after Crawley’s designation as a new town, jobs nearly quadrupled in the city. Today, Crawley employs 150,000 people, and with a strong insurance and finance industry, as well as a number of businesses in science and technology, the economy is knowledge-heavy; 16 per cent of jobs are in KIBS.
The new towns status has arguably been a factor in Crawley’s jobs growth, although it’s not the whole story. Gatwick Airport, which opened in 1958, today provides around 21,000 jobs near the city. And commuting patterns have been a factor; the city’s close proximity to London in particular, but also other strong economies such as Aldershot, are likely to have been factors in the growth of its knowledge economy.
Peterborough today, however, looks slightly different. While it is true that there has been oustanding jobs growth over the last century in the city – the second fastest nationally with five times as many jobs as in 1911 – Peterborough’s economy does not have the same knowledge base that we see in Crawley. While there has been some growth in KIBS, which account for 13 per cent of all jobs, Peterborough continues to see investment in lower knowledge industries, such as distribution and warehousing. Peterborough sits on the borderline between a “replicator” and “reinventor” economy – which means that it hasn’t kept up with some of the more successful cities in creating jobs in KIBS. Its location – further from London than Crawley, and more tied into the economy of the East Midlands than that of greater London – may have had an effect on land prices, which is a key reason why Peterborough has been attractive to low-knowledge industries rather than those that benefit from proximity to knowledge. In particular, the recent £140 million investment in the Gateway Peterborough warehouse and distribution park on the outskirts of the city is likely to reinforce the replication, rather than the reinvention, of the city’s economy.
Despite their similar pathways, the challenges that Crawley and Peterborough face now are very different. Crawley’s future growth is most likely to be constrained by a product of its own success – its housing affordability Crawley now has the sixth least affordable housing in the UK, with average house prices 10.6 times that of average wages. If it is to continue to attract skilled workers, Crawley needs to be looking to address its affordability crisis by building new homes. The future growth of Peterborough, meanwhile, is unlikely to hinge on its housing – housing costs in the city are among the more affordable nationally. Rather, the city’s future will depend on its ability to reinvent its economy, through investment and support in its city centre and in the skills that can support high-knowledge business growth and, ultimately, sustainable economic prosperity.
Local Indigenous artists and production trainees creating collectible items are benefiting from a government-funded skills training and work experience project.
Participants in the Nations Creations project in Chilliwack will gain valuable work experience as they train to work in the manufacturing industry. A combination of classroom, on-the-job, and job-readiness training will enhance their overall employability skills. Both participants and manufacturing employers benefit, allowing them to connect to help fill the shortage of skilled workers in the industry.
An innovative royalty renumeration system implemented by the Stó:lō Nation will also help benefit local First Nations artists with sustainable income.
Learn More: news.gov.bc.ca/16734
24th july 2018 london soho chinatown uk ,residemts and workers strike today then took to the streets angry over the heavy handed immigration raids that are only fishing for undocumented migrants.
A large and enthusiastic crowd – made up of industry and community leaders, MSU Denver faculty, staff, students and alumni, legislators and other stakeholders – gathered on Oct. 8 for the groundbreaking of MSU Denver’s Aerospace and Engineering Sciences building. The $60 million facility promises to revolutionize aerospace and advanced manufacturing education with an innovative, cross-disciplinary curriculum that offers industry a direct pipeline of highly educated, skilled workers.
Photo by Sara Beets
Local Indigenous artists and production trainees creating collectible items are benefiting from a government-funded skills training and work experience project.
Participants in the Nations Creations project in Chilliwack will gain valuable work experience as they train to work in the manufacturing industry. A combination of classroom, on-the-job, and job-readiness training will enhance their overall employability skills. Both participants and manufacturing employers benefit, allowing them to connect to help fill the shortage of skilled workers in the industry.
An innovative royalty renumeration system implemented by the Stó:lō Nation will also help benefit local First Nations artists with sustainable income.
Learn More: news.gov.bc.ca/16734
Local Indigenous artists and production trainees creating collectible items are benefiting from a government-funded skills training and work experience project.
Participants in the Nations Creations project in Chilliwack will gain valuable work experience as they train to work in the manufacturing industry. A combination of classroom, on-the-job, and job-readiness training will enhance their overall employability skills. Both participants and manufacturing employers benefit, allowing them to connect to help fill the shortage of skilled workers in the industry.
An innovative royalty renumeration system implemented by the Stó:lō Nation will also help benefit local First Nations artists with sustainable income.
Learn More: news.gov.bc.ca/16734
At IFO, our production site in the village of Ngombé (Republic of Congo), skilled workers craft high-engineered wood products, known as laminated scantlings (or lam-scans).
Our customers benefit, having a whole range of high-performing products that are ideal in exterior or interior use; the forest is respected, because our industrial know-how allows us to use more of the tree, optimising its use.
Wear your helmet and protective equipment and follow us into the lam-scans sawmill, to see how it's done.
For more information:
Residents worked hard all over Sampaloc to decorate their homes for the contest to be judged that night. The grand prize would be 15,000 Philippine Pesos donated by The Buri Bag Project. (15,000 pesos is more than two months' earnings for most skilled workers in the Philippines.)
Apprenticeships
While 2.8 million young Americans are struggling to enter the labor market, U.S. employers report difficulty filling positions due to a lack of available skilled workers. Apprenticeships—which combine work-based training, classroom instruction, and a recognized credential—are a cost-effective opportunity to close this skills gap and address youth unemployment, as proven in other industrialized countries such as Germany. However, apprenticeships are still largely underutilized and undervalued in the United States, despite the fact that 87 percent of apprentices find employment after completing a program and earn an average starting wage of $50,000 a year. In addition, U.S. employers that utilize apprentices have a high return on investment through increased productivity and talent retention.
In this session, leaders from the private, public, and nonprofit sectors will explore how CGI America attendees can:
• Expand apprenticeships beyond the typical construction and manufacturing programs to high-growth industries such as health care, advanced manufacturing and information technology.
• Improve the image of apprenticeship relative to the traditional four-year college education to attract more students.
• Design financing mechanisms that share costs among employers and colleges, as well as make apprenticeships affordable for students.
Moderator:
John Ladd, Administrator, Office of Apprenticeship and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor
Participants:
Crystal Bridgeman, Senior Director, Workforce Development Programs, Siemens Foundation
Eduardo J. Padrón, College President, Miami Dade College
At IFO, our production site in the village of Ngombé (Republic of Congo), skilled workers craft high-engineered wood products, known as laminated scantlings (or lam-scans).
Our customers benefit, having a whole range of high-performing products that are ideal in exterior or interior use; the forest is respected, because our industrial know-how allows us to use more of the tree, optimising its use.
Wear your helmet and protective equipment and follow us into the lam-scans sawmill, to see how it's done.
For more information:
Apprenticeships
While 2.8 million young Americans are struggling to enter the labor market, U.S. employers report difficulty filling positions due to a lack of available skilled workers. Apprenticeships—which combine work-based training, classroom instruction, and a recognized credential—are a cost-effective opportunity to close this skills gap and address youth unemployment, as proven in other industrialized countries such as Germany. However, apprenticeships are still largely underutilized and undervalued in the United States, despite the fact that 87 percent of apprentices find employment after completing a program and earn an average starting wage of $50,000 a year. In addition, U.S. employers that utilize apprentices have a high return on investment through increased productivity and talent retention.
In this session, leaders from the private, public, and nonprofit sectors will explore how CGI America attendees can:
• Expand apprenticeships beyond the typical construction and manufacturing programs to high-growth industries such as health care, advanced manufacturing and information technology.
• Improve the image of apprenticeship relative to the traditional four-year college education to attract more students.
• Design financing mechanisms that share costs among employers and colleges, as well as make apprenticeships affordable for students.
Moderator:
John Ladd, Administrator, Office of Apprenticeship and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor
Participants:
Crystal Bridgeman, Senior Director, Workforce Development Programs, Siemens Foundation
Eduardo J. Padrón, College President, Miami Dade College
At IFO, our production site in the village of Ngombé (Republic of Congo), skilled workers craft high-engineered wood products, known as laminated scantlings (or lam-scans).
Our customers benefit, having a whole range of high-performing products that are ideal in exterior or interior use; the forest is respected, because our industrial know-how allows us to use more of the tree, optimising its use.
Wear your helmet and protective equipment and follow us into the lam-scans sawmill, to see how it's done.
For more information:
At IFO, our production site in the village of Ngombé (Republic of Congo), skilled workers craft high-engineered wood products, known as laminated scantlings (or lam-scans).
Our customers benefit, having a whole range of high-performing products that are ideal in exterior or interior use; the forest is respected, because our industrial know-how allows us to use more of the tree, optimising its use.
Wear your helmet and protective equipment and follow us into the lam-scans sawmill, to see how it's done.
For more information:
© U. Binhack / Interholco. All rights reserved.
Posters spotted in South Vancouver neighborhood.
Conservative Party of Canada is Anti-Immigrant
-More temporary low wage migrants than permanent residents.
-Stopping family re-unification & sponsorship.
-Decreasing skilled worker visas & cancelling 300.000 applications.
-Making it harder for migrant workers to get citizenship.
-Forcing women to stay in unsafe sponsored relationships.
-Racist niqab ban at citizenship ceremonies.
-Refugees fleeing persecution are automatically jailed.
-Creating two-tier refugee system based on nationality.
-New rules blocking gay and LBGTQI refugees.
-Cut $53 million dollars from immigrant support programs.
The Conservative Party of Canada has a long racist & anti-immigrant history. They have not changed. They will shake hands with a few immigrant business people, they have a few immigrant MPs, but their policies are the same: ANTI- IMMIGRANT ANTI-REFUGEE & RACIST!
The Retirement Boom
As the labor market returns to normalcy after years of high unemployment, changing demographics are bringing a new wave of uncertainty in the United States. The baby boom generation, the 75 million Americans born between 1946 and 1964, is retiring: more than a quarter million Americans are turning 65 every month. Balancing the effects of this shift on economic growth will be critically important in the coming years. With the baby boomers retiring, young workers hit hardest by the recession face less competition for jobs and therefore potentially lower unemployment. Additionally, as baby boomers age, health care and other industries that serve seniors are growing strongly across the country. However, one-in-five near-retirement households lack any savings, 10 percent of retirees live below the poverty line, and the U.S. economy is losing valuable skilled workers that can transmit their knowledge to younger generations.
In this session, leaders from the private, public, and nonprofit sectors will explore how CGI America attendees can:
• Assess the effect of an aging workforce on productivity and unemployment.
• Develop programs to ensure retirees without savings can receive adequate support, whether related to health or housing.
• Support seniors who are contributing their skills and experience during retirement.
Moderator:
Mark Zandi, Chief Economist, Moody's Analytics
Participants:
Angela Bovill, President and CEO, Ascentria Care Alliance, Inc.
Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting Commissioner, Social Security Administration
At IFO, our production site in the village of Ngombé (Republic of Congo), skilled workers craft quality wood products.
Our customers benefit, having a whole range of wood products that are ideal in exterior or interior use; the forest is respected, because our industrial know-how allows us to use more of the tree, optimising its use.
For more information:
At IFO, our production site in the village of Ngombé (Republic of Congo), skilled workers craft high-engineered wood products, known as laminated scantlings (or lam-scans).
Our customers benefit, having a whole range of high-performing products that are ideal in exterior or interior use; the forest is respected, because our industrial know-how allows us to use more of the tree, optimising its use.
Wear your helmet and protective equipment and follow us into the lam-scans sawmill, to see how it's done.
For more information:
Combustion zone. Ezz Steel plant is located in Alexandria and employs more than 2000 skilled workers. It is the Middle East's leading producer of high quality long and flat steel for use in a wide range of end applications.
Country : Egypt
Date : 2008-04
Copyright : Marcel Crozet / ILO
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Australia's Covid recovery plans remain uncertain as it tries to contain the delta variant
A recent spike in Covid cases has Australian authorities scrambling to contain the delta variant, which was first detected in India.
The country has handled the coronavirus pandemic relatively better than most, with fewer than 31,000 total cases due to strict social distancing rules, border restrictions, contract tracing and lockdowns.
Several major cities were locked down last week, including Sydney — the capital of Australia's most populous state, New South Wales, and home to more than five million residents.
On Monday, New South Wales reported 35 new local cases as authorities clamp down on individuals and businesses for flouting restrictions. State Premier Gladys Berejiklian reportedly warned that the situation over the next couple of days would decide if the two-week lockdown in Sydney will be extended beyond July 9.
Last week, Australia's national cabinet agreed to halve the number of international arrivals allowed into the country by July 14 as part of a four-phase recovery plan. Non-residents are mostly barred from entering the country, with few exceptions.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said a trial program would allow some vaccinated travelers to self-isolate at home, in an effort to reduce the pressure on Australia's quarantine system.
Australia is still in the first phase of its plan, which emphasizes vaccines and social restrictions to minimize community transmission, according to the cabinet's assessment. The next three phases would be post-vaccination, consolidation and, lastly, the reopening of borders.
Uncertainty remains
The federal recovery plan needs more precision, which would provide greater certainty for Australian businesses looking to reopen, according to Jennifer Westacott, CEO of the Business Council of Australia.
Lack of international skilled labor in Australia is a 'real risk' to the economy, says business council CEO
"We need some really clear targets. We need some really clear threshold. We need those to be realistic," she said Monday on CNBC's "Squawk Box Asia."
"Business can start planning. Airlines can start planning. Small business can start planning. We need a little bit more precision," she added.
Many businesses, including farmers, rely on international labor. Prolonged border closures mean there's a shortage in manpower at least until 2022, when borders are tentatively scheduled to reopen.
Westacott said Australia's recovery plan should take a staged approach and allow more skilled international workers in to fill vacant positions as the vaccination rate increases.
"We can't wait for 2022 to get skilled workers in the country," she said, adding that such a delay means Australia's "capacity to ramp up slows down, but it also means that companies just don't do stuff here."
Sluggish vaccine rollout
Unlike its peers in North America and Europe, Australia's vaccine rollout has been sluggish and chaotic. At the moment, only the Pfizer-BioNTech and Oxford-AstraZeneca shots are approved for use, and both require two doses for full immunization.
Statistics compiled by online publication Our World In Data showed just 7.1% of the population has received two vaccine doses.
Mixed messaging around the AstraZeneca vaccine from the Australian government and the advisory board that advises the health minister on vaccine issues in the country has been "really problematic," according to Archie Clements, pro vice-chancellor of the health sciences faculty at Curtin University.
"If you look at the vaccine rollout statistics, the rate of increase in vaccines slowed through June and I do think that's largely down to the mixed messaging around AstraZeneca," he told CNBC's "Street Signs Asia" on Monday.
The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation prefers that people below 60 are given the Pfizer vaccine — which is in short supply — to avoid the risk of an extremely rare blood clotting disorder related to the use of AstraZeneca shots. The government, meanwhile, says those people can opt for AstraZeneca after consulting their doctors.
Australia's slow vaccine rollout is due to mixed messaging around AstraZeneca, says expert
"The federal government should have backed AstraZeneca very strongly from the very beginning, really should have been promoting it. It is a very safe vaccine," Clements said, pointing out that only a minuscule number of people have had a severe reaction to the shot.
"We should be encouraging everyone to get vaccinated and to take the vaccine that's available to them, regardless of whether it's AstraZeneca or Pfizer," he said.
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf speaking with the press. Building on his criminal justice reforms and fulfilling a recommendation to modernize job licensing, Governor Tom Wolf today signed Senate Bill 637, which removes outdated licensing barriers so skilled workers with criminal records can get a second chance and start good careers. The governor has advocated for sweeping changes to the licensing process for years. Harrisburg, PA – July 1, 2020
A photograph of the Samuel Gompers memorial in a small park in his name at 10th Street and Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. a block from the “labor temple” he built at 901 Massachusetts Avenue NW.
The statue was dedicated in 1933 and bears inscriptions of quotes by Gompers.
Gompers began his union career in 1864 sympathetic to socialism and rose through the ranks of the cigar makers union to become its vice president.
As late as 1893 he wrote, “Why should the wealth of the country be stored in banks and elevators while the idle workman wanders homeless about the streets and the idle loafers who hoard the gold only to spend it on riotous living are rolling about in fine carriages from which they look out on peaceful meetings and call them riots?” according to Erik Larsen.
He helped found the predecessor organization to the American Federation of Labor in 1881 and in 1886 became president of the newly formed AFL.
He led the organization away from socialism and toward an accommodation with capitalism and largely defeated his socialist enemies within the AFL by 1895.
By this time the AFL had also largely supplanted the Knights of Labor, an organization during the late 1880s and early 1890s had vast membership and influence.
He was defeated as president of the AFL by populist mine workers leader John McBride, but regained the presidency the following year.
During World War I, he supported the war effort while the left wing of the labor movement including the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and most of the Socialist Party opposed it.
He was responsible for erecting the AFL building at 9th and Massachusetts Ave. NW that still stands today and has been incorporated into the Marriott hotel on the site.
Gompers brand of unionism emphasized skilled workers organized into craft unions. This philosophy would be challenged first by the IWW and later by the Congress of Industrial Organization that sought to organize workers on a broader scale.
Gompers was born January 27, 1850 and died December 13, 1924.
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SACRED SCULPTURE: The church that towers over you today was built following the destruction of the earlier building in 1385. The disaster gave the
Cistercians the chance to build one of Scotland's most magnificent churches.
It was a major feat of construction, involving hundreds of skilled workers and
costing vast sums of money. We are unsure if it was ever finished but the
masons and sculptors left their marks all around you. Take the chance to look
up and discver the beautiful carvings and features of the church. The
Presbytery Ceiling: The intricate paterns of ribs and arches on the ceiling is
decorated with saints, angels, and the Holy Trinity. 5- The Morrow
Inscription: Little personal information is known about the men who built
Scotland's abbeys. This makes the two inscriptions on the south transept
remarkable. They refer by name to a French master mason called John Morrow who worked on Melrose around 1400. John Morow sometimes called was I and born in Paris certainly and had in keeping all the mason work of St. Andrews, the high kirk of Glasgow, and Paisley, of Nithsdale and Galloway. I pray to God and Mary both and sweet St. John to keep this holy church from harm. (1)
Exterior Sculpture: Walk outside through the south door to take a look at the
fantastic sculpture on the outer walls of the church. Look out for the army of
demons and hobgoblins, the angelic musicians, and a bagpipe-playing pig! (4)
The Two Chief Apostles: High up in the north transept are the statues of St.
Peter and St. paul. St. Peter (left) the keeper of the gates of heaven, holds
the book of names and carries the keys. (3) The Night Stair: these steps led
down from the sleeping quarers on the first floor of the cloister range. Monks
woke at 2 a
Attending the EuroSkills Budapest Conference on 27 September 2018, EUROCHAMBRES President Christoph Leitl underlined the importance that education and training is in tune with the skills needs of the private sector.
As the economy evolves faster than ever due to technological breakthroughs, curricula content and the way it is delivered must prepare young people for emerging new opportunities and enable them to adapt to future needs that cannot yet be predicted.
The last edition of EUROCHAMBRES’ annual economic survey of over 50.000 businesses across Europe revealed a lack of skilled workers one of the greatest challenges. This is in line with a longer term trend, as the skills mismatch issue has been a problem for several years, in times of both high and low unemployment. “We have more graduates than ever in Europe and incredibly talented young people entering the labour force. But what good is this if they cannot find work and employers cannot find staff with the right skills? We must do better in ensuring that education prepares young people for current and emerging employment opportunities”, President Leitl said.
Euroskills plays an important role in addressing this persistent skills mismatch across Europe by showcasing the professional skills sought by many employers across a wide range of sectors. It is also based on a pan-European approach, which Chambers consider an important element in matching supply and demand. “Employers, policy-makers and educators must work together to ensure that vocational education is perceived by young people as a positive option that opens up excellent career opportunities and offers an international perspective. Euroskills is a fantastic way to do this”, President Leitl stated.
Professional training must be dynamic, not static
A World Economic Forum report this month set out how the labour market is set for radical changes as technological advances and artificial intelligence accelerate. President Leitl argued that this underlines the need for reforms: “The economy is evolving faster than ever, but unfortunately our education and training systems generally are not keeping up. Curricula must adapt based on feedback from the economy and so must the way in which curricula is taught. As well as acquiring technical skills, young people need transversal skills that will allow them to adapt throughout their career”.
EUROCHAMBRES calls in particular for the development of more effective vocational training and apprenticeship schemes in many member states, for the closer involvement of businesses in the design of curricula and for more dynamic and interoperable skills forecasting tools to be developed across Europe.
A large and enthusiastic crowd – made up of industry and community leaders, MSU Denver faculty, staff, students and alumni, legislators and other stakeholders – gathered on Oct. 8 for the groundbreaking of MSU Denver’s Aerospace and Engineering Sciences building. The $60 million facility promises to revolutionize aerospace and advanced manufacturing education with an innovative, cross-disciplinary curriculum that offers industry a direct pipeline of highly educated, skilled workers.
Photos by Sara Hertwig
TH Hitchin is the architect who designed beautiful Nazareth House in Vredehoek.
The School of Industry was to train skilled workers, many attending from District Six, not far away at the top of Roeland St.
At IFO, our production site in the village of Ngombé (Republic of Congo), skilled workers craft high-engineered wood products, known as laminated scantlings (or lam-scans).
Our customers benefit, having a whole range of high-performing products that are ideal in exterior or interior use; the forest is respected, because our industrial know-how allows us to use more of the tree, optimising its use.
Wear your helmet and protective equipment and follow us into the lam-scans sawmill, to see how it's done.
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Steel was made in crucibles (that's why the local theatre is called The Crucible!)
"The Crucible Furnace at Abbeydale is the only one of its kind in the world which still survives intact. It was built in around 1830, and supplied the works with quality steel for toolmaking. The building also houses a Pot Shop, where clay crucible pots were made for the furnace, and a Charge Room where the ingredients for the steel were prepared and weighed. Temperatures in the crucible furnace reached 1600°C and the strength of the 'puller out', who lifted the weight of molten steel from the furnace was legendary. The 'teemer' was also a highly skilled worker, carefully pouring the steel into ingot moulds with strength and precision." (from the museum's website)
A trip to Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet in Sheffield - a place I've planned to go for years.
Men working on a blast furnace. Ezz Steel plant is located in Alexandria and employs more than 2000 skilled workers. It is the Middle East's leading producer of high quality long and flat steel for use in a wide range of end applications.
Country : Egypt
Date : 2008-04
Copyright : Marcel Crozet / ILO
On 14th November 2019 ESCP Business School's London Campus hosted its latest ‘Re-Thinking Europe’ event, allowing for further examination of the Brexit process. The key question was whether or not Brexit could be delivered in 2020 as per the current Government's ambition.
London Campus Dean and Brexit commentator Professor Simon Mercado was joined by Guillaume Bazard, Consul General of France in London, who gave a keynote speech addressing the future of EU nationals in the UK post-Brexit. Following his address, the Consul General joined an expert panel consisting of:
Philippe Chalon, Director of External Affairs at International SOS
Samar Shams, Immigration Law Partner at Spencer West LLP
Neil Sherlock CBE, Senior Adviser at PwC and Joint Chair of the French Chamber's Brexit Forum
The Panel examined the latest developments in the Brexit process by taking a look back at the previous six months and prospects for 2020.
Topics discussed during the event included inter-governmental processes and the EU27 response to them; business concerns and impacts in the light of continuing uncertainty or ‘no-deal’; and immigration and future worker and citizen rights, including issues around the skilled worker definition and threshold.
The panellists also debated and shared their perspective on political and parliamentary processes related to Brexit, including the positions in the current General Election and potential outcomes.
The event followed with an open Q&A session through an online platform.
Photos from the event can be found here.
The ‘Re-Thinking Europe’ series was inspired by the late Nicole Fontaine, former President of the European Parliament, who worked closely with ESCP in developing the book, ‘Brexit: An Opportunity? Re-Thinking Europe’. Mme. Fontaine’s book was at the heart of the School’s inaugural event in November 2017. Since then, ESCP has run events at the London Campus and in Westminster, touching on themes like ‘Brexit and Migration’ and ‘Brexit and Higher Education’.
ESCP students focus closely on EU affairs during their studies, the most high profile example being the yearly Start@Europe seminar within the Master in Management (MIM) programme. This annual event takes around 800 students to the European Parliament in Brussels for a negotiation simulation that is sector-leading.
The School also works closely with the French Chamber of Great Britain (CCFGB) and its Brexit forum as official sponsor.
ESCP's London Campus was awarded the prestigious Times Higher Education UK Business School of the Year Award for 2018, in part for its work around the topic of Brexit.
A large and enthusiastic crowd – made up of industry and community leaders, MSU Denver faculty, staff, students and alumni, legislators and other stakeholders – gathered on Oct. 8 for the groundbreaking of MSU Denver’s Aerospace and Engineering Sciences building. The $60 million facility promises to revolutionize aerospace and advanced manufacturing education with an innovative, cross-disciplinary curriculum that offers industry a direct pipeline of highly educated, skilled workers.
Photos by Sara Hertwig