Career & Technical Education News
Become a lifelong learner with information about career and technical education aimed at students of all ages. This section features news on skilled trades, applied sciences, modern technologies and career preparation as well as apps, staff, companies, partnerships, events, products, services and data pertaining to the vocational education industry.
BeachCoders® Academy Inks $20 Million Deal in Tuition Funding for Tech Training
BeachCoders® Academy has secured the most student-friendly credit facility in the Income Share Agreement sector with $20 million in funds available for tech career training. - May 27, 2021 - BeachCoders
Mouser Sponsors National STEM League for Ten80 STEM Challenge Students
Mouser Electronics, Inc., the New Product Introduction (NPI) leader empowering innovation, was a major sponsor of the 13th annual National STEM League (NSL) Finals Event from May 1-May 2, 2021 featuring Ten80 STEM Challenges powered by the iNSL, a 501(c)(3) organization. Overall winning teams this year represented Florida, North Carolina, and Maryland: RamTech 59 took first place, Iditarod Racing came in 2nd, and NSBE Fire Jr Chargers won 3rd overall. - May 18, 2021 - InterNational STEM League, Inc.
Genesys Works Announces Selvon M. Waldron as Executive Director of Its National Capital Region Program
Today, Genesys Works, a national youth workforce development program for promising high school students which creates a diverse talent pipeline for top U.S. employers, announced Selvon M. Waldron as executive director of its National Capital Region (NCR) program, which serves students in the Washington D.C. and Northern Virginia areas. - May 11, 2021 - Genesys Works - National Capital Region
Shocking Disparities Galvanize Maryland’s Child Advocacy Community; Advocates for Children and Youth Host Summit to Focus on Advancing Equity
With COVID-19 highlighting or exacerbating disparities, there are organizations and community members working to advance equity for all young people with bold, innovative solutions. This virtual Summit, featuring Chef Jeff Henderson award-winning chef and founder of the Chef Jeff Project, gives attendees a view into this transformational work through storytelling, research and advocacy approaches. - May 10, 2021 - Advocates for Children and Youth
New Startup Assists Businesses; Empower Employees in Diverse, Inclusive & Equitable Cultures
Today, Culture Fit 20/20 announced the launch of their culture-centric company. Culture Fit 20/20 provides solutions for companies seeking to boost employee engagement and increase diversity and inclusion, resulting in greater innovation, and improved performance and profitability. Solutions are... - May 03, 2021 - Culture Fit 20/20
Shamsher Khan Has Launched 1 to 1 Virtual SEO Training Globally
Shamsher Khan, a digital marketing learning platform, has recently launched a 1-to-1 virtual Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) training session globally for busy working professionals and small business owners. - April 29, 2021 - Shamsher Khan Academy
Anil Uzun Talks About the Need for an Academy to Provide Startup Education for Young Investors
Anil Uzun will talk about the need for an educational initiative to provide free resources for the next generation of startup enthusiasts on Clubhouse on Tuesday, April 27, at 7:00pm. - April 21, 2021 - Anil Uzun Investments
Go-Forth Account Manager Graduates from State’s Premier Technician Program
Brandon Tilley, a tenured Account Manager at locally owned Go-Forth Pest Control, recently graduated from the NC Pest Management Association’s Premier Technician Program. The NCPMA Premier Technician Program is an 18-month, intensive, hands-on training program designed to recognize pest... - April 20, 2021 - Go-Forth Pest Control
STEERus™ - the Soft Skills Academy – Expands Into the UK and EU with a New Leadership Team
STEERus, home to the world’s first Soft Skills Academy, has expanded into the EU and UK with its new leadership team. The EdTech has an innovative approach to training people in soft skills like empathy, resilience and workplace behaviors to improve individual and corporate success. - April 20, 2021 - STEERus
Albany Law School Exceeds Campaign Goal Early
Total giving to Albany Law School’s We Rise Together campaign has reached nearly $32 million, eclipsing the $30 million goal four months early. We Rise Together: The Campaign for Albany Law School launched on January 17, 2019 when President and Dean Alicia Ouellette ’94 announced an... - April 16, 2021 - Albany Law School
Southwest Tennessee Community College Announces Return to Campus for Fall 2021
Southwest Tennessee Community College officials announced during a virtual Town Hall Forum for faculty and staff yesterday a full return to campus for Fall 2021. After 13 months of primarily remote learning, officials said the College’s Back to Campus Plan – Phase IV focuses on getting... - April 15, 2021 - Southwest Tennessee Community College
Direct Auto Set to Hire Over 100 Insurance Agents & Trainees for "National Interview Day" April 23
Leading insurance provider invites job seekers to register for the company’s largest hiring event of the year. - April 13, 2021 - Direct Auto Insurance
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Launches iGrad Student Financial Literacy Platform to Staff, Faculty, Students and Parents
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi - a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and Minority Serving Institution (MSI) with nearly 12,000 students - has partnered with iGrad to provide a customized, interactive online and mobile financial wellness platform to TAMUCC faculty, staff, students and parents. The funding for this financial literacy initiative was provided by a grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Education. - April 13, 2021 - iGrad
New Business Management Book "Managing Generation Z" Gives Expert Advice on Getting the Most from the Next Generation of Workers
The new business book "Managing Generation Z" gives supervisors, managers and executives expert advice in training, retaining and succeeding with Generation Z, the newest age cohort in the workforce. - April 06, 2021 - Linden Publishing
Best Education Websites to be Named by Web Marketing Association in 25th Annual WebAward Competition
The Best Education Websites in the world will be named as part of the 25th annual international WebAward Competition for Web site Development at www.webaward.org. - March 30, 2021 - Web Marketing Association
The Latest Blog Post by Raman Kuppuswamy, the Content Creator
Raman Kuppuswamy, a content creator, says that he has released yet another post on his blog Career Ascension Ladder. The title of the post is "A Few Urgent Tips to Grow in Your Career." The content creator adds that he believes that the tips provided in his new post will help struggling employees who are not able to achieve the growth they have been aiming at. - March 29, 2021 - Raman Kuppuswamy
Rev. Dr. Dawson Taylor to Give Address for Lancaster Seminary's 196th Commencement
The Rev. Dr. Dawson B. Taylor, Senior Pastor of Naples United Church of Christ, Naples, Fla., will deliver the commencement address to Lancaster Theological Seminary’s Class of 2021 on Saturday, May 8, at 11:00 a.m. at Church of the Apostles in Lancaster. Naples United Church of Christ is... - March 22, 2021 - Lancaster Theological Seminary
Wisdom Cafe Launches to Provide on Demand Tutoring for K-12 Students
Wisdom Cafe is an on demand app connecting students one on one with credentialed teachers. - March 19, 2021 - Wisdom Cafe
3D Instructions Will Enable Air Force Maintenance: Innovative Training App Enhances Mission Readiness
BILT Inc wins a SBIR phase 1 contract to help improve Air Force maintenance and training. Interactive 3D-guided instructions on the BILT mobile app support assembly, installation, set up, repair, and programming for thousands of commercial products. BILT improves the user experience while reducing project completion time and errors. The BILT solution will increase mission readiness worldwide. - March 15, 2021 - BILT Incorporated
ABYC Foundation Announces Virtual Educator Training Conference, Training the Trainers of the Future Marine Workforce
The ABYC Foundation announced their second Educator Training Conference to be held July 20-22, 2021, in a virtual format. The “train-the-trainer” event is designed for high school and post-secondary instructors and administrators who either are teaching or are considering teaching... - March 12, 2021 - ABYC
Wayne State University Offering the Award-Winning iGrad Financial Wellness Platform to Over 25,000 Students
Wayne State University partners with iGrad to provide a customized interactive financial education platform to all University students. - March 10, 2021 - iGrad
CCS Facility Services First Company in the World to Earn GBAC STAR Service Accreditation
CCS Facility Services is honored to announce that the company is the first to earn GBAC STAR™ Service accreditation from the Global Biorisk Advisory Council. - March 09, 2021 - CCS Facility Services
College Hiring Changes in the Year of the Coronavirus, Entry Level Hiring Up 2.4% in 2021 Per CollegeGrad.com Employer Survey
With an entire year of hiring uncertainty due to the coronavirus (COVID-19), you might expect that employers have simply stopped hiring entry level college grads. And you would be wrong. Hiring growth has slowed, but employers are still hiring. And more importantly, entry level hiring has... - February 27, 2021 - CollegeGrad.com
STEERus™ Launches the World’s First Soft Skills Academy
STEERus, an emerging edtech, has launched the world’s first Soft Skills Academy to enable students for successful transition from school to work by coaching life skills and workplace competencies. And it's free to all students and educators worldwide. - February 25, 2021 - STEERus
Metro Safety is Offering First Aid Training Courses for Workers Across British Columbia with Canadian Red Cross as a Training Partner
As a training school, they provide various levels of occupational first aid courses as well as emergency first aid and standard first aid training, including CPR and AED recertification. - February 24, 2021 - Metro Safety Training
Nick Herle and Heli Aviation Offer Important Wildlife Management Tool for the FWC
Florida currently has an incredibly rich ecosystem that’s filled with various species of plants and animals. The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) in Florida is the main entity in charge of preserving the varied land and water habitats located throughout 66,000 square miles of... - February 19, 2021 - Nick Herle
Civil Service Success Prepares Candidates for NYC Civil Services Exam with Comprehensive Classes
The civil service exam preparatory service offers offline and online classes to help candidates prepare for firefighter, police, and other NYS civil service exams. - February 19, 2021 - Civil Service Success
CommLab India Tops the List of Top Rapid eLearning Providers for 2021
CommLab India, the most sought-after rapid eLearning solutions provider for corporate training, has been ranked first among the top global rapid eLearning content providers for the third time in a row. This achievement is a testimony to its strength in, and commitment to, rapid eLearning design and... - February 18, 2021 - CommLab India
iGrad and Grand Valley State University Provide Financial Literacy Education to TRIO Students
Grand Valley State University and iGrad partner to provide college students with interactive financial literacy education. - February 15, 2021 - iGrad
McDougle Technical Institute Offers Job Oriented College Programs
McDougle Technical Institute (MTI), located in South Florida, brings the opportunity for training for a new career in high demand professions to assist our students to be successful in a marketplace hurt by the COVID-19. These programs are Construction Operations, Internet Marketing, Multimedia... - February 10, 2021 - MTI
Ashton College Launches Python Continuing Education Courses
The Python Fundamentals course is designed to provide students with a foundational understanding of one of the most popular programming languages. Students will learn to write and run a Python script, perform math operations, and work with Python sequences. The Python Advanced course covers more complex Python concepts. Students will learn how to create a Graphics User Interface (GUI) in the Jupyter Notebook system, as well as the different methodologies for developing GUIs. - February 04, 2021 - Ashton College
PEPworldwide Announces Global Survey Results of Best 2021 Top Ten Time Management & Personal Effectiveness Tips
In this challenging time of COVID-19 more people are working from home and challenged by the need to maintain their personal productivity leading to increased stress levels. According to Lynn Sherman, President & CEO of PEPworldwide in the United States, “Our PEP® TIPS are proven,... - February 03, 2021 - PEP Productivity Solutions, Inc.
LEORON Institute Announces Val Jusufi as New CEO
Leading EMEA training provider LEORON Institute is delighted to announce the appointment of Val Jusufi as its new CEO, effective January 1, 2021. A founding member of LEORON, Mrs. Jusufi has led the executive and leadership team since 2010 – acting successively as Head of Business... - February 03, 2021 - LEORON Institute
Tiro Security Partners with Beyond and the GRC Center for Intelligent Ecosystems to Offer a First of Its Kind Cybersecurity Learning Experience
Tiro Security, a Las Vegas-based company offering a cybersecurity apprenticeship program called nextCISO (nextciso.com), is pleased to announce their partnership with Beyond and The GRC Center for Intelligent Ecosystems. Tiro Security operates the nextCISO program (nextciso.com), an initiative that... - February 02, 2021 - Tiro Security
Nick Herle’s Heli Aviation Offers Disaster Relief and Powerline Inspections
The chief pilot and founder of Heli Aviation has helped aid many crisis zones with their helicopter services. - January 29, 2021 - Nick Herle
Southwest Tennessee Community College Wins Prestigious 2021 National Bellwether Award
Southwest Tennessee Community College has won the prestigious national 2021 Bellwether Award in the category of Planning, Governance and Finance. The highly competitive award recognizes community colleges for their cutting-edge, trendsetting programs that are worthy of replication. Bellwether... - January 27, 2021 - Southwest Tennessee Community College
iGrad Launches Debt Letter Initiative as Part of Student Financial Wellness Program
Dickinson College becomes the first school to use iGrad's new student loan debt letter service in conjunction with the interactive student financial wellness platform. - January 26, 2021 - iGrad
AAIMS Announces Zero Impact to Their Academic Operations Thanks to EduThrill Assessment Platform
Earlier this year, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic coincided with the time when institutes all over the world were at various stages of conducting final exams. With the pressure of exams already very high under normal circumstances, the sudden impact of the pandemic caused a vastly detrimental... - January 21, 2021 - EduThrill
SMC Corporation of America Announces Women in STEM Group
SMC Corporation of America, a leading global manufacturer of pneumatic components for industrial automation, located in Noblesville, Indiana, has announced an SMC Women in STEM program to inspire females of all ages to reach their full potential in STEM professions within the world of automation by providing support to develop their scope of opportunities, emphasizing the value and importance of diversity. - January 20, 2021 - SMC Corporation of America
APTQI Charitable Giving Program Supports Organizations Encouraging Diversity Across the Physical Therapy Profession
APTQI donations will be used to support scholarship and outreach initiatives. - January 04, 2021 - Alliance for Physical Therapy Quality and Innovation
Metro Safety’s Certified Training Course Brings Silica Awareness to Workers Across British Columbia
The training program includes guidance for workers who are exposed to asbestos, lead and silica, in line with the WORKSAFEBC Occupational Health and Safety Regulation Part 6. - December 25, 2020 - Metro Safety Training
FAPA Virtual Pilot Job Fair Draws Over 500 Job-Hunting Pilots
On Wednesday 16 December, Future & Active Pilot Advisors (FAPA) hosted their monthly Pilot Job Fair via virtual conference. The online event caught the attention of 536 job-hunting aviators, all of them interested in the existing job opportunities in an otherwise widely-accepted stalled-out... - December 21, 2020 - FAPA (Future and Active Pilot Advisors)
Generation’s Partnership with Southwest Tennessee Community College Offers Free Access to Online Training Programs
Generation USA, a nonprofit organization that transforms education to employment systems, is excited to announce its partnership with Southwest Tennessee Community College, a public community college in Memphis, Tennessee, to offer free, online Digital Marketing Analyst and IT Help Desk Technician... - December 21, 2020 - Southwest Tennessee Community College
Civil Services Success Offers Comprehensive Preparatory Classes for NYS Court Officer Exams
The institute’s three-day preparatory classes equip students with the information they need for their examinations. - December 17, 2020 - Civil Service Success
Free on December 15 and 16, a New Book Poses a Challenge to Scientists and the Promise of Fame to One Who Delivers
An award-winning author posits a theory of everything, cites a number of scientific findings to support it, and challenges scientists to examine it - saying that if one of them can work the math to prove it, his or her work will be published and publicized by The Oaklea Press. The Kindle edition will be free to download December 15 and 16. - December 15, 2020 - The Oaklea Press
Zip Code Wilmington and InterDigital Partner to Launch the B1ue N0te Program in Three Delaware High Schools
Delaware’s premier non-profit coding school, Zip Code Wilmington, in partnership with InterDigital, Inc. launched B1ue N0te™, a new youth training initiative designed to provide industry standard computer programming and web development training to Delaware’s high school juniors and seniors. - December 08, 2020 - Zip Code Wilmington
Topsarge Business Solutions Receives National Veterans Hiring Award
Topsarge Business Solutions wins 2020 Platinum HIRE Vets Medallion Award from the U.S. Department of Labor for Hiring Vets in the Workplace. - December 06, 2020 - Topsarge Business Solutions LLC
AirData and Autel Integration & Partnership to Reduce Risk on Autel EVO II Series with AirData Fleet Management; AirData Software Platform Integrates Autel EVO II Series
AirData UAV and Autel Enterprise Robotics are announcing a new partnership specially tailored to meet the needs of Autel Pilots across the USA: Autel EVO II users will receive a one-month free trial of AirData Enterprise fleet management software. This partnership assists Unmanned Pilots in managing flight data, maintenance scheduling, pilot currency, and livestreaming of any Autel EVO Series aircraft. - December 04, 2020 - Autel Robotics
Cindy Nasser, PCV Murcor COO, Named to the Dean’s Advisory Council for Cal Poly Pomona’s College of Business Administration
PCV Murcor, a nationwide real estate valuations management company, is pleased to announce that Cindy Nasser, Chief Operating Officer, has been named to the Cal Poly Pomona – College of Business Administration’s Dean’s Advisory Council. The Dean’s Council serves as the... - December 03, 2020 - PCV Murcor
KBA Training Launches Instructor-Led Virtual Learning for IMCA DMT Refresher - Leading the New Norm in Enabling Diver Medic Technicians to Remain Certified
KBA Training Centre Pte Ltd. (KBAT) is pleased to announce the launch of the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) Diver Medic Technician Refresher (DMTR) course via blended learning. Theory lessons will be conducted via Virtual Learning from KBAT’s studio in Singapore. - November 21, 2020 - KB Associates Group of Companies