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Some states train jobless for post-pandemic workforce Aaron Huntley quit a job as a fast food manufacturer for training as a welder. Renato Queiroz used to be a catering manager for a hotel in Newport, Rhode Island, a historic town known for its yachts and Gilded Age mansions. “I dealt with a lot of weddings,” he said recently. Then the coronavirus pandemic hit, and Queiroz, 31, decided to quit the floundering hospitality industry and try something new. He enrolled in a free community college course that trains people to use chemical processing equipment. Now he’s looking for manufactur...

Then the coronavirus pandemic hit, and Queiroz, 31, decided to quit the floundering hospitality industry and try something new. He enrolled in a free community college course that trains people to use chemical processing equipment. Now he’s looking for manufacturing jobs and plans to earn a bachelor’s degree. “Going through this program opened up a different world for me,” he said. Amid high unemployment, governors and legislatures are spending some federal coronavirus relief dollars on short-term training programs, such as the 10-week program Queiroz completed last week, that they ho...

Some States Use Pandemic Relief Funds to Train Workers At least nine states are using short-term training programs to help combat the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic. But some experts want to fund community colleges to improve the payoff. Sophie Quinton, Stateline.org   |   December 15, 2020   |  Analysis (TNS) — Renato Queiroz used to be a catering manager for a hotel in Newport, R.I., a historic town known for its yachts and Gilded Age mansions. “I dealt with a lot of weddings,” he said recently. Then the coro...

Some States Train Jobless for Post-Pandemic Workforce At least nine states are paying for short-term training. by Sophie Quinton, Stateline.org / December 15, 2020 A factory engineer controls a robotic machine that sorts products. Shutterstock/Sergphotocool (TNS) — Renato Queiroz used to be a catering manager for a hotel in Newport, R.I., a historic town known for its yachts and Gilded Age mansions. “I dealt with a lot of weddings,” he said recently. Then the coronavirus pandemic hit, and Queiroz, 31, ...

What if you could earn college credit for stuff you already know? sounds pretty great, right? well, our next guest says it's not just a good idea. it's an economic necessity. by 2018, more than 60% of u.s. job openings will require some kind of postsecondary education which means those without training or degrees beyond high school are getting squeezed out. but at the same time, that needed degree is getting harder and harder to afford. joining us now is kevin carrie, the director of the education policy program at the new america foundation and the author of "the assets between your ears." th...