The Department of Labor announced the annual allocation for career training has been approved by the Bush Administration. These allotments are part of the Fiscal Year 2005 funds appropriated in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, signed by President Bush Dec. 8, 2004. They include $896.6 million for WIA Adult Activities; $1,476.1 million for WIA Dislocated Worker Activities; $986.3 million for WIA Youth Activities; $746.3 million for Wagner-Peyser Employment Service; $34.3 million for Reemployment Services; $37.7 million for Workforce Information Grants; and $17.9 million to administer the Work Opportunity Tax Credit. To read the entire announcement click here.
If you are unemployed or you have been laid off, you can visit your nearest one-stop career center in late June or early July to see if you qualify for career retraining. To find the one stop center nearest to you click here.
More and more one-stop centers are offering on-line career training in partnership with local community colleges and companies like Gatlin Education Services.Popular courses in many states are medical billing, pharmacy technician, medical transcription and medical coding. Each state has a list of in-demand careers. Visit your local one stop center for more information.
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