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Save the Date for 2012 Conference
The 2012 NAISTD Conference has been set! Go ahead and put on your calendars to come to Asheville, NC Sunday, Sept 16 through Wednesday, Sept 19, 2012. See YOU there! Tweet
2011 Conference Comments
Here is your chance to comment about the 2011 NAISTD Conference held in Albuquerque, NM. Make sure that you are registered for the site then click on the “Continued Reading” to make your voices heard! Tweet
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We’ve heard great presentations this morning from Nevada, Missouri, and Mississippi. Opening remarks were provided by Jon Barela, Secretary-Delegate, Economic Development Department for the State of New Mexico. Super interaction and information! Tweet
2011 NAISTD Conference
The New Mexico JTIP Staff and the Economic Development Department are pleased to announce the Annual NAISTD conference will be held back in New Mexico, October 23-26th in Albuquerque. Please mark your calendar. The JTIP Team will provide you with another wonderful conference experience, but will ensure the 2011 conference will be completely new and [...]
Longtime NAISTD Member Retires
Richard Tvedten, retiring in December 2010, has been the System Director for Continuing Education and Customized Training for the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities. Since 1995, he has focused his work on building business and industry access to system resources and on facilitating collaborative business efforts among the system’s 32 institutions. He has also served [...]
2010 Conference Wrap-up
The annual National Association of Industry Specific Training Directors e (NAISTD) Conference was held in Santa Fe, September 26-29th at Hotel Santa Fe Hacienda and Spa. The conference was attended by 40 individuals representing 15 states and 6 site selection companies. The states in attendance were: Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, [...]
National Skills Coalition
- NSC seeks new Senior Policy Analyst. May 15, 2012NSC is seeking a Senior Policy Analyst, based in our Washington, DC headquarters. Read more for the full job description and application instructions. […]
- Sectors Bill advances in California. May 2, 2012On April 25, the California Senate Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations unanimously passed Senate Bill 1401 which supports the creation of a statewide industry sector initiative to better position California’s workforce system to meet the skill needs of workers and industry. […]
- Senate agriculture committee approves farm bill. April 27, 2012On April 26, the Senate Agriculture Committee voted 13-5 to pass a “Farm Bill” reauthorization that protects funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment & Training (SNAP E&T) program, avoiding efforts from fiscal conservatives to reduce or even eliminate funding. […]
- NSC partners with SparkAction, Jon Bon Jovi. April 27, 2012NSC is teaming up with SparkAction and Jon Bon Jovi on the Spark Opportunity Challenge, an exciting competition designed to engage youth in creating their own solutions for rebuilding pathways to jobs and education. […]
- Reconciliation bill threatens SNAP E&T. April 18, 2012On April 18, the House Agriculture Committee approved a “reconciliation” bill that will eliminate nearly three-quarters of federal funding for the SNAP E&T program, reducing the availability of critical job training services for low‐skilled SNAP recipients. NSC sent a letter to Chairman Frank Lucas (R-OK) and Ranking Member Collin Peterson (D-MN), urging […]
- NSC Testifies at House Hearing on WIA Bill. April 17, 2012NSC Executive Director Andy Van Kleunen testified at the House Education and the Workforce Committee Legislative Hearing on the Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2012 (H.R. 4297), primarily addressing areas of of the bill where NSC members have concerns and recommendations for improvement. […]
- NSC releases analyses of HR 4297. April 13, 2012UPDATE: Chart of federal workforce and education programs that would be consolidated or eliminated under HR 4297 is now available. On March 29, three House Republicans introduced the Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2012 (HR 4297), which essentially combines their three individual previously released WIA reauthorization bills. NSC has prepared analyse […]