Department of Education & National Institute on Disabilities and Rehab. grant opportunities.

The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services and the Department of Education have announced grant opportunities in the following services areas for 2005.

*National Institute on Disability & Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) -- Rehabilitation Research & Training Centers (RRTC) -- CFDA# 84.133B-1

*National Institute on Disability & Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) -- Disability Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRP) -- CFDA# 84.133A-1

*National Assistive Technology Training & Technical Assistance Program -- CFDA# 84.224B-1

*Rehabilitation Long-Term Training -- Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling -- CFDA# 84.129B

For more information on these grant opportunities and for grant applications visit the United States Department of Education grant page. Feel free to contact us for more details too.

California Workforce Development gets funds for training nurses.

The Governor of California's 2005/06 budget gives the Labor and Workforce Development Agency (LWDA) the necessary tools and resources it needs to spearhead major efforts to increase capacity for nurse education programs, as well as to go after the bad guys in the California underground economy via the Economic Employment Enforcement Coalition (EEEC). Learn more by reading the article, "Labor and Workforce Development Agency's Budget is Victorious; Governor's Nurse Education Initiative and EEEC are a Go!"

New Human Resources for Healthcare professionals online course.

Gatlin Education Services is pleased to announce the first certification program of it's kind for human resource professionals in the healthcare industry. The new certificate program, "Human Resources for the Healthcare professional". Is available online from colleges and universities in the Unites States and abroad.

This certificate program is designed to provide the aspiring Healthcare Human Resources professional with a comprehensive human resource management foundation, grounded in practice, for those who intend to work or are working in healthcare settings. All of the modules in this program instill a solid foundation in both human resources and healthcare administrative practices.