Future of Vocational Training Likely to Be Online
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on Thursday announced a White House proposal to significantly reform the way vocational training is funded and run — a move that’s likely to rely heavily on online training and e-learning. The proposal seeks to reauthorize — and beef up — the Perkins Act, in which … Read more
Online Job Training a Central Component of $8 Billion Funding Initiative
President Obama proposed a new Community College to Career Fund Monday, which intends to provide some 2 million people with job-related training — a project that people in the e-Learning and training fields will certainly want to keep an eye on. It isn’t the first time Obama has spoken about … Read more
Obama’s Going to Close the Skills Gap. But Does It Even Exist?
Americans are stomping mad about the economy in general and unemployment in particular, and it appears the President has gotten the message. In his latest State of the Union address, President Obama laid out a raft of economic proposals designed to ferry the unemployed back into work, including training programs … Read more
