Education & Workforce Development
Learn about strategies for education and workforce development in Milwaukee and southeastern Wisconsin.
OSHKOSH – Youth apprenticeship a fast-track to metalworking career
At Oshkosh Marine Supply, creativity and innovation are key.
Morning Headlines: President leaves MPTC
Moraine Park Technical College President Sheila Ruhland has verbally accepted the presidency position at Tacoma Community College in Tacoma, Wash.
Parkside appoints Baldwin as business dean
Dirk Baldwin has been named dean of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside's College of Business, Economic and Computing.
STEVENS POINT – Volunteer emergency workers like proposed tax break
Volunteer emergency workers in central Wisconsin are cheering a proposed federal law that would allow them to declare their services as a tax-deductible donation to the community.
GREEN BAY – Brown County companies receive state training grants
Four Brown County companies received state Fast Forward training grants to develop in-demand skills for workers.
APPLETON – Rasmussen College names new president
Trenda Boyum-Breen has been named president of Rasmussen College, effective March 30.
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FOND DU LAC – President leaves MPTC
Moraine Park Technical College President Sheila Ruhland has verbally accepted the presidency position at Tacoma Community College in Tacoma, Wash.
Milwaukee County to study strategies for workforce reentry
Milwaukee is one of two counties chosen to receive assistance from the National Reentry Resource Center to develop plans to improve the workforce reentry process for those with criminal records.
Marquette receives $3.5 million gift
Marquette University's Diederich College of Communication has received a $3.5 million gift from the Bernice Shanke Greiveldinger Charitable Trust for capital improvement projects in the college's Johnston Hall.
Unemployment rate drops to 5.2%
Wisconsin's preliminary, seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 5.2 percent in November, down from 5.4 percent in October, according to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.
