NSC in the Press Archive.

2010

Congress should pass bill to counteract skill gaps | Rochester Business Journal, 12.03.2010

President's Message: Skills Matter | Kellso-Longview Business Connection, 12.01.2010

Experts Urge Academic and Business Collaboration to Boost U.S. Education Attainment | Diverse Education, 11.18.2010

Middle-skill jobs make up 55 percent of Indiana's workforce | Fort Wayne News Sentinel, 11.12.2010

Middle-skill jobs: Made in Indiana | The Star Press, 11.09.2010

Indiana's middle-skill manufacturing jobs - not gone, not forgotten | Conexus Indiana, 10.21.2010

White House Official to Speak in NW Indiana | Inside Indiana Business, 10.13.2010

Indiana to see growth in ‘middle skill’ jobs | Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly, 10.07.2010

Jobs projected for Ind. in 'middle-skills' | Associated Press, 10.07.2010 
(reprinted in Ball State University Daily News, Canadian Business Online, Chicago Tribune, CNBC, Evansville Courier & Press, Forbes.com, Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Fox 59, Indianapolis Business Journal, Indianapolis Star, MSN,  Northwest Indiana Times, The Republic, Washington Examiner, and WNDU)

Nearly half a million “middle skill” jobs to open in Indiana over next six years | PR Newswire, 10.07.2010
(reprinted in Bradenton Herald, Building Indiana Blog, Centre Daily News, Digital Journal, Earth Times, Herald Online, iStockAnalyst, Kansas City Star, News Blaze, Reliable Plant, Sacramento Bee, Sun Herald, Terre Haute Tribune Star, U.S. Politics Today, WorkOne, and Yahoo)

Report calls for more investment in skills training | Northwest Indiana, 10.07.2010

Skills, the recession and a tale of two economies | Surdna, 09.19.2010

US adds 4.8 million more to ranks of the poor as poverty rate jumps | Christian Science Monitor, 09.16.2010

How much is a college degree worth? | Washington Post, 09.15.2010

Making career development pay | New York Times, 08.25.2010

Editorial: Middle-skill jobs offer opportunity for Western Massachusetts | The Republican, 08.11.2010

Study by National Skills Coalition, SkillWorks and the Workforce Solutions Group shows shift toward "middle skill" jobs | The Republican (MassLive.com), 08.09.2010

Time, skill needed to fix economy | Boston Herald, 08.08.2010

The trend: More jobs take training. The advice: Don't stop at high school. | Lowell Sun, 07.19.2010

Middle skills jobs could usher in recovery for Massachusetts | WAMC, 07.15.2010

'Middle skill' jobs that pay over $50,000 | Boston Globe, 07.14.2010

Report: More jobs in Mass. require ‘middle skills’ | Associated Press, 07.14.2010
(reprinted in AccountJobs, Bloomberg Business Week, Boston Herald, MSNBC, South Coast Today, Ventura County Star, Washington Examiner, WBZ-TV CBS, and Worcester Telegram)

New report: Largest portion of job openings projected for Massachusetts by 2016 are ‘middle skill’ | PR Newswire, 07.14.2010 (reprinted in ABC-KGUN, Boston Neighborhood News Network, CNBC, Fresh News, Forbes, Fox Business, GetYourDegreeASAP.com, Herald Online, MyNewsDesk, Reliable Plant, and Sun Herald)

PhDs need not apply: Middle-skill jobs in demand | Worcester Business Journal, 07.14.2010

Economic conditions have changed career opportunities | Reading Eagle, 06.09.2010

Aim for the middle | Albuquerque Journal, 06.06.2010

Lifelong learning key to employability | Press Republican, 05.30.2010

A welcome effort towards 'middle skills' | Santa Fe New Mexican, 05.02.2010

NM growth will come in ‘middle skills’ jobs | New Mexico Business Weekly, 04.27.2010

Study urges focus on 'middle-skill' jobs for economic growth | Santa Fe New Mexican, 04.27.2010

‘Mid-skill' job openings to increase | Gazette.Net, 03.05.2010

Matching skills to jobs | Baltimore Sun, 03.04.2010

Governor Martin O'Malley launches major workforce initiative to meet demand for middle-skills jobs | Salisbury News, 03.03.2010

Md. seeks better coordination of 'middle-skill' jobs training | Washington Post, 03.03.2010

High demand for 'middle-skill' workers in Md. | Washington Business Journal, 03.02.2010

Maryland faces worker shortage | WBAL Radio, 03.02.2010

MD Gov. O'Malley launches major workforce initiative to meet demand for middle skills jobs | Southern Governors' Association, 03.02.2010

O'Malley Administration wants to bridge skills gap | WTOP, 03.02.2010

Shortage of skilled workers predicted | Baltimore Sun, 03.02.2010

Report: ‘Mid-skill' jobs to grow fastest | Gazette.Net, 03.01.2010

O’Malley aims to boost Maryland’s ‘middle-skill’ work force | Baltimore Business Journal, 03.01.2010

'Middle-skill' jobs could be path to success | Ventura County Star, 02.27.2010

Vocational education upgrade: Chicago schools roll out 7-year makeover | Chicago Tribune, 01.05.2010

2009

Orlando-area job-training money runs out | Orlando Sentinel, 12.30.2009

New approaches to job training | Inside Higher Ed, 12.18.2009

Second stimulus? US House passes $154 billion jobs bill | Christian Science Monitor, 12.16.2009

A powerful force: Michigan should build its economy on the strength of auto workers, experts advise | Michigan Live, 12.03.2009

Solis: Focus on preparedness for high-skill jobs | Washington Post, 12.03.2009

Where the jobs are greener | Chicago Tribune, 11.27.2009

Smart path to economic recovery - invest in skills | San Francisco Chronicle, 11.15.2009

Economic recovery linked to jobs requiring technical training | Herald Times Reporter, 11.01.2009

Study: We got skills, just not enough of the right ones | Rockford Register Star, 10.31.2009

Governor Granholm says no worker left behind to continue as state’s permanent workforce policy | The Michigan News, 10.29.2009

Mott Foundation official agrees with study that says "middle-skill" jobs are key to Michigan rebound | Michigan Live, 10.26.2009

High school graduates, gearing up for a bachelor's degree: Report urges skills training | Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, 10.24.2009

Group: Job future could be 'mid-skill' occupations | Galesburgh Radio, 10.21.2009

Jobs may outpace workers in some fields by 2016 | Medill Reports, 10.21.2009

California sees demand coming for 2.7 million jobs | Orange County Register, 10.19.2009

Prediction: More than 2.7 million 'middle-skill' jobs by 2016 | Central Valley Business Times, 10.19.2009

Report sees job jolt in the middle | Livingston Daily Press and Argus, 10.19.2009

Study: California should focus training on 'middle-skill' jobs | LA Times, 10.19.2009

Worker shortage looming | Spokesman Review, 10.17.2009

Training for the future: Must meet need for middle-skill jobs | Battle Creek Enquirer, 10.16.2009

Demand outstrips supply for middle-skill workers | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10.15.2009

Study calls for training investment to fill middle-skill jobs | Wisconsin State Journal, 10.15.2009

Study sees surging demand for mid-level jobs in Wisconsin | Milwaukee Business Journal, 10.15.2009

Wisconsin needs to train workers for 'middle skill' jobs in recovery | Milwaukee Small Business Times, 10.15.2009

'Middle-skill' jobs called crucial to state economy | Lansing State Journal, 10.14.2009

Mich. bracing for state jobless report | WWJ News Radio 950, 10.14.2009

Post high school jobs skill training pushed | Northwest Public Radio, 10.14.2009

Group wants state to offer job-training effort to all | Detroit Free Press, 10.13.2009

Preparing the future workforce | Michigan Radio, 10.13.2009

R.I. unemployment hits 12.8% | Brown Herald Daily, 10.13.2009

Study forecasts shortage of 'middle skills' workers | The Detroit News, 10.13.2009

Study: Michigan could see 650,000 new 'middle-skill' jobs requiring postsecondary education by 2016 | Michigan Live, 10.13.2009

Workforce Alliance campaigns for middle-skill job training | Grand Rapids Business Journal, 10.13.2009

Study: 'Middle skill' workers in short supply | The Day, 10.09.2009

Danbury College Fair opens doors for adults as well as students | The News Times, 10.08.2009

Middle-skill job growth seen in state | The Day, 10.08.2009

State gap in 'middle-skill' workers to grow, study says | Republican American, 10.08.2009

State's labor market calls for ‘middle-skill' workers, but they're in short supply | The Commercial Record, 10.08.2009

A new Workforce Alliance report says R.I. should focus on ‘middle-skill’ job training | Providence Journal, 10.06.2009

House nods to jobless in student aid, Pell, reforms | Employment & Training Reporter, 9.28.2009

Community colleges could win from renewal of job-training act | Chronicle of Higher Education, 9.07.2009

Don't forget about middle-skill job opportunities | Inside Indiana Business, 8.20.2009

A boon to 2-year colleges, affirming their value | New York Times, 7.15.2009

Our silent education emergency | Washington Post, 7.15.2009

Community colleges central to Obama's plan for U.S. jobs | USA Today, 7.15.2009

Obama plans $12B boost to community colleges | USA Today, 7.14.2009

Training partnerships help with tough-to-fill jobs | Register Guard, 5.18.2009

The smart choice on energy | Sun Journal, 5.10.2009

Hands-on skilled trades begging for trained workers | The Oregonian, 4.24.2009

Where the jobs are | Register Guard, 4.19.2009

New "Climate Equity Alliance" to push for strong climate legislation | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 4.08.2009

Getting to work: Who benefits from the recovery package? | Change.org, 3.20.2009

Managing editor Lisa Towers looks at the potential of stimulus spending to renew our skilled workforce | Plant Services, 3.12.2009

Express Q&A: Jobs-training advocate | Manchester Express, 3.09.2009

Progress, one step at a time | Rhode Island News, 2.28.2009

Training workers for the new jobs | Philadelphia Inquirer, 2.23.2009

IBM to open center, bring new jobs to Dubuque | NPR, 2.02.2009

Shortage of 'middle-skill' workers is still looming | New Hampshire Business Review, 1.16.2009

Create jobs now, build skills for the future | The Huffington Post, 1.13.2009

Stimulus likely to help skilled workers, leave the rest behind | Employment & Training Reporter, 1.12.2009

Workers in short supply | Catalyst, January/February 2009

An open letter to the new President of the United States | Manufacturing Success, Winter 2009 

 

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