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Automotive Lighting Market for ICE & EVs Global Market Report 2022: Increase in Demand for Premium Vehicles Drives Sector - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Thursday, November 24, 2022
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Consumers' demand for aesthetically appealing lights in a car is ultimately driving the demand for automotive lighting.

Key Points: 
  • Consumers' demand for aesthetically appealing lights in a car is ultimately driving the demand for automotive lighting.
  • Additionally, the growing sales of electric and autonomous vehicles are expected to create lucrative opportunities for automotive lighting manufacturers.
  • Two-wheeler front lighting is the fastest growing in the automotive lighting market, while side lights have the largest market share.
  • The growing popularity of mopeds/scooters in Asia, particularly Thailand and Indonesia, is expected to boost the two-wheeler front lighting market.

Apprenti Celebrates Veteran's Day Highlighting Success of Amazon Technical Apprenticeship Program

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Thursday, November 10, 2022
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SEATTLE, Nov. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Apprenti, a national leader in registered tech apprenticeships, is celebrating its partnership with Amazon to source, assess, train, and place tech talent ahead of both Veteran's Day and National Apprenticeship Week, which kicks off on November 14. Over the last five years, Apprenti has placed more than 5,000 apprentices in tech roles and over 1,000 veterans at Amazon.

Key Points: 
  • Over the last five years, Apprenti has placed more than 5,000 apprentices in tech roles and over 1,000 veterans at Amazon.
  • Through Apprenti, Amazon's Technical Apprenticeship Program helps people transition to careers in cloud computing, and a majority of participants have started working at Amazon Web Services (AWS).
  • Building on the success of the Amazon Technical Apprenticeship Program, Apprenti and Amazon are collaborating to replicate this success by training more cloud workers for Amazon customers and partners across the US.
  • On November 14 and 15 in Seattle, Amazon and Apprenti will bring over 500 Amazon apprentice graduates to celebrate their success.

Michele Chang to Join Strada Education Network as Chief Strategy Officer

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Tuesday, October 25, 2022
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INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Strada Education Network, a nonprofit social impact organization dedicated to helping people achieve their career and life goals through education or training after high school, today announced Michele Chang will become its chief strategy officer.

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  • INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Strada Education Network, a nonprofit social impact organization dedicated to helping people achieve their career and life goals through education or training after high school, today announced Michele Chang will become its chief strategy officer.
  • In this role, Chang will lead a new strategy and innovation team in supporting Strada's efforts to improve outcomes of postsecondary education and training.
  • Chang most recently served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy for the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration.
  • "As someone who has devoted my career to helping Americans gain access to quality training and jobs, I am thrilled to join Strada Education Network because of its sole focus on improving the connection between education and employment," Chang said.

PA's Southeast Regional Road to Recovery Strengthened by Biden-Harris Administration

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Thursday, September 29, 2022
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PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the White House hosted a half-day forum to acknowledge the positive micro effects of investments made from the Biden-Harris Administration, many allocated to support a post-pandemic economic revival. Distinguished leaders from across the Commonwealth were invited to convene in Washington, D.C. for the "Communities in Action: Building a Better Pennsylvania" forum, an event designed to share how the American Rescue Plan, the Inflation Reduction Act, and Pennsylvania's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is strengthening PA's economic recovery efforts.   

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  • Today at The White House, I had an opportunity to meet with leaders from all across our state who are working together for progress.
  • "After a year and a half of economic recovery in Pennsylvania, the southeast region remains focused on its future," said H. Patrick Clancy, president and CEO at Philadelphia Works .
  • Through job creation, improved workforce training programs, and innovative solutions we will do our part to build a better America."
  • We influence the public policies that support economic growth and optimize funding and resources to invest in regional solutions to build a skilled and thriving workforce.

Corporate Leaders, PGA Tour Winners, and HR Luminaries Highlight Make Work Better Summit

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Wednesday, September 28, 2022
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MENLO PARK, Calif., Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Betterworks recently announced its speaker lineup for the company's first-ever one-day virtual Make Work Better Summit on Oct. 19. Headlining the event are Ryan Estis, keynote speaker and former Chief Strategy Officer of a Fortune 500 Company, recent PGA TOUR winner Luke List, forthcoming author and Betterworks' VP of HR Transformation Jamie Aitken, Colgate's Senior Director of People, Organization and Leadership Development Michaela Schoberova, founder and principal of Inspirati Leadership Solutions Kate Beatty and others.

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  • Betterworks Free Conference Must See for Leadership, HR and Management Professionals
    MENLO PARK, Calif., Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Betterworks recently announced its speaker lineup for the company's first-ever one-day virtual Make Work Better Summit on Oct. 19.
  • The Make Work Better Summit will dive into how business flourishes when people flourish and the need for HR to serve as a strategic partner to the C-Suite.
  • Summit participants will hear from business and sales leader, Ryan Estis, about how to shape human-centric leadership.
  • In other sessions, attendees will gain insights into:
    The Make Work Summit will be an action-packed day, kicking off at 9 a.m. PT until 1:30 p.m.

UMass, UMass Global, and Mass General Brigham to prepare 1,000 unemployed, underemployed, individuals to serve as MGB front-line healthcare workers

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Wednesday, September 21, 2022
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BOSTON, Sept. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- More than 1,000 unemployed and underemployed individuals, including current Mass General Brigham workers, will be offered training and education opportunities provided by University of Massachusetts Global to help them transition into front-line health care jobs under an expanded collaboration between the Mass General Brigham hospital network, the University of Massachusetts Office of the President, and UMass Global.

Key Points: 
  • The newly created $5 million Ready Work initiative builds on successful pilot programs previously launched by UMass, UMass Global, and MGB, to develop certificate and degree completion pathways for MGB employees.
  • "This initiative expands on a strong partnership that UMass enjoys with Mass General Brigham," said Marty Meehan, President of the University of Massachusetts.
  • Mass General Brigham is a non-profit organization that is committed to patient care, research, teaching, and service to the community.
  • In addition, Mass General Brigham is one of the nation's leading biomedical research organizations and a principal teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School.

Persevere Awarded $15.4 Million for Technology Workforce Development in Tennessee

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Monday, August 22, 2022
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Persevere , a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with a mission to support at-risk and justice-impacted individuals, has been awarded $15.4 million in response to the Economic Development Administrations (EDA) Good Jobs Challenge .

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  • Persevere , a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with a mission to support at-risk and justice-impacted individuals, has been awarded $15.4 million in response to the Economic Development Administrations (EDA) Good Jobs Challenge .
  • Based in Memphis, Persevere received one of 32 grants selected from a pool of 509 applications submitted from across the U.S. Persevere's proposal was to establish the Tennessee Technology Workforce Alliance, a partnership of over 72 employers, state agencies, local governments, workforce development agencies, and community-based organizations throughout the state.
  • The Tennessee Technology Workforce Alliance plans to train and place almost 2,000 at-risk and justice-impacted Tennesseans in career tracks within the technology industry over the next three years, while also developing a statewide infrastructure for technology-focused workforce development.
  • Workforce development is one of our main initiatives at Persevere and we are thrilled to be able to dedicate these funds to increase our efforts across West, Middle and East Tennessee, said Sean Hosman, founder of Persevere.

Good Jobs Challenge Grant Presents Southeastern Pennsylvania with Unique Opportunity for Equitable Growth

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Monday, August 22, 2022
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PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On August 3, when the US Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced that Philadelphia Works (PhilaWorks) was one of 32 winners in the Good Jobs Challenge (GJC), the award amount became the headline. While $22.8M is certainly headline-worthy, it is not the only thing that makes this grant opportunity valuable.

Key Points: 
  • While $22.8M is certainly headline-worthy, it is not the only thing that makes this grant opportunity valuable.
  • The GJC grant, funded by President Biden's American Rescue Plan , invests in communities, helping them to rebuild strong, vibrant, and inclusive economies.
  • "We fully understand the significance of the opportunity in front of us," said H. Patrick Clancy, president and CEO at PhilaWorks.
  • Email specific grant questions directly to Good Jobs Challenge.

New Agents of Change Report: A Novel Approach to Apprenticeships May Prove to Be the Solution to Tech Hiring and Diversity Woes

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Tuesday, August 16, 2022
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THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SynED, a national non-profit focused on education, today released Agents of Change Volume 4: How a New Apprenticeship Model May Finally Bridge the Tech Hiring Gap, the fourth in a series of reports that provide a roadmap on how individuals, organizations and communities address challenges in our education and workforce training systems and take action.

Key Points: 
  • Volume 4 of Agents of Change is centered on a promising new approach to finding and developing diverse tech talent.
  • Partners have called the approach "overwhelmingly positive" and "wildly successful," and evidence shows that the vast majority of apprentices are retained by their employers.
  • This volume of Agents of Change reveals what makes Apprenti's approach successful, from its flexibility for employers to its breaking down of barriers for underrepresented populations.
  • It's not just enterprise-level tech companies, there are probably more non-tech companies participating than tech companies.

JFF Selected by U.S. Economic Development Administration to Lead Good Jobs Challenge Cohort

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Thursday, August 4, 2022
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BOSTON, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jobs for the Future (JFF), a national nonprofit driving transformation in the American workforce and education systems, announced today that it has been awarded a $4.6 million grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) to convene and lead a Community of Practice (CoP) as an extension of the Good Jobs Challenge. Under JFF's leadership, the CoP will share best practices, provide technical assistance, and extend professional networks among the Good Jobs Challenge's 32 grantee organizations, which were announced yesterday..

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  • Announced in August 2021 as part of President Biden's American Rescue Plan, the Good Jobs Challenge is a $500 million nationwide initiative to support the American worker.
  • Through the Good Jobs Challenge, EDA is supporting innovative approaches to seed and scale industry-led workforce training partnerships across the country.
  • JFF will also ensure resources developed as part of the CoP are made available to the wider community of economic development practitioners.
  • "The Good Jobs Challenge supports EDA's mission to lead the federal economic development agenda and recognizes that workforce development is a critical pillar of locally-led innovative and competitive economic development," explained Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Alejandra Y. Castillo.