“Vocational education and training has been neglected. If “strong vocational programmes increase competitiveness”, “many programmes fail to meet labour market needs” writes the OECD in LEARNING FOR JOBS: SUMMARY AND POLICY MESSAGES. The OCDE review “aims to bridge the gap between learning and jobs, by exploring how to make initial vocational education and training for … Continue reading
BMW’s plant in Greer, S.C., is its only one in the United States. The company offers a program called BMW Scholars that allows young workers to study at technical colleges and work Continue reading
The line at South Carolina’s unemployment agency might be getting longer — and there will be fewer workers there to help the unemployed find jobs. That’s because the S.C. Dept. of Employment and Workforce is set to lay off an estimated 136 workers over the next few months. “Like most other states throughout the country, … Continue reading
Gov. Nikki Haley signed a bill in Greenville that says if you’re fired for misconduct and your former boss can prove it, you will not get an unemployment check for 5 months. Haley signed that bill at a package plant, calling it a win for small business. The reason? Haley says it won’t allow people … Continue reading
The OECD publishes a series of summary sheets on education and training (VET) in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Chile (also in Spanish), China (also in Chinese) , Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Korea, Mexico, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States (South Carolina and Texas). Each of them deals with strengths, challenges and advances recommendations. Australia … Continue reading
The Target store that will open in July off S.C. 544 will employ about 200 workers, with hiring to start a few months before the opening. Target will have job fairs about two months before the store opens, but job-seekers can start applying for the jobs about three months before the store opens online at … Continue reading