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Blog Post: The Stimulus Package: Career Help is on the Way!
posted Wednesday, March 11, 2009 6:29 AM
Career help is on the way through the recently-passed American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Out of the entire $787 billion stimulus package, approximately $5 billion is allocated for U.S. federal agencies’ training programs. The training funds will be invested in new technologies, infrastructure projects, and health care. Overall, a total of $53 billion is going toward both education and training.
- Adult Employment and Training Activities $500 million - Youth Activities (including summer jobs for youth) $1.2 billion - Dislocated Worker Employment and Training Activities $1.25 billion - Program of Competitive Grants for Worker Training and Placement in High Growth and Emerging Industry Sectors $750 million - Youth Building Activities $50 million Of the $3.9 billion designated for the WIA program, $2.95 million is expected to be used for fiscal year 2009. Other Department of Labor programs being funded by the stimulus package include: - Community Service Employment for Older Americans $120 million - Employment Service Grants to States $400 million The federal stimulus package is expected to save or create 59,000 jobs in the state of Colorado. Although the exact amount of workforce funds flowing to Colorado isn’t known, Don Mares, executive director of Colorado 's Department of Labor and Employment, expects the state’s programs to receive a significant amount of money. The focus will be on funding existing programs, rather than create new ones, to expedite the flow and utilization of funds. The question remains as to how quickly all this will take effect. Because everyone realizes the urgency of alleviating current conditions and preventing further negative impact, there is a lot of optimism about how those responsible for implementation will swiftly get to work and get people back on track.
* Thanks to Linda Anderson for stimulus research!
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i think this is great!!!!What if you have a fitness background?Can I get certified in a related(dance)career?I need money for certification for this job!I love this field.Because of my age it has been hard to get in this field.Would this be included as part of the preventitive health care.l.c.
Regarding the additional funding for WIA, this is a sham, I am displaced and need to have a degree to back up what I already know,I was told that WIA only helps with the last year of college and I would have to "plead" my case to get the help.Yeah, right, I need a job, and training, why would I make another bill to pay by signing up for college?
What few jobs I see available are blatantly requesting "new graduates only" --flat out discrimination with a very thin skin on it. And why isn't is discrimination when other good jobs are available only if you also speak SPANISH?? Maybe the stimulus can include free Rosetta Stone Spanish courses for those of us unfortunate enough to only be US citizens and know only the language of our own country.
I have 32 yrs of experience, better business sense and savvy than most people I've worked with who were "above" me--but like so many others, miss out on a lot of good jobs because I have no degree, and don’t speak SPANISH (I speak a 2nd language, but not Spanish). I've been underemployed for 20 years, and now unemployed for a year (WITHOUT UI or food stamps), and have a mortgage and bills like everyone else, but NO help of ANY kind (government, family, etc.). I only JUST qualified for both but UI is 2 MONTHS behind paying me--they can't even get the simple stuff right.
My advice to anyone is, if you have a job--especially one paying well, hang onto it even if it isn't your dream. In the face of what's going on right now, complaining about a well paying job but no proper recognition is like complaining to a man/woman with no feet that one of the stiletto heel tips on your new Jimmy Choos has a speck of dust on it.
Hernan, get over the "Bush ruined everything" attitude. BO is linked DIRECTLY to the bigwigs that brought down Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Wall Street--he appointed one of those guys to his staff IMMEDIATELY upon winning, and most of the rest of his appointees are all crooks. BO had his hand in the approval of the AIG bonuses BEFORE they were paid out. Your wrath would be better placed with all the pork BO put in the stimulus package. BTW--anyone paying attention to how much of the STIMULUS is going to ILLEGAL immigrants? Again, are you freakin' kidding me? So, yeah, let's trust them.
So far, all that articles like the one above and the news stories of "new jobs" and stimulus pkgs, etc., seem to do is fuel hope, but provide no real lead, guidance, or assistance as to actually GETTING those jobs. That hope all dissolves eventually, as fat cats line their pockets, and only a select group seem to get the decent jobs. Yeah, let’s trust the government even more……….
And if I sound bitter or skeptical, I would have to admit such--but only because I remember when America wasn't so readily spelled G-R-E-E-D, and far more people believed in the greater good of the WHOLE, not just for themselves. Just wait and see what really happens--and do some research in the meantime as to what is really going on behind the curtain.
Dare I have any hope at this point? For what? At this point, I think my real hope is that I am wrong, and some good will be done, even if not for me personally.
Now, where can I find more information on the Adult Employment &Training Activities?
I have been unemployed for ten months and UI Benies are almost out,
its getting pretty critcal.
Thanks! BMD
Much like Cynthia, I have 30 years experience in my field, 15 years in executive level management and less than 1 year to complete my degree...and I cannot find a job that pays more than $20.00 an hour.
I'm at a crossroads in my life and many things will change I know. I only hope I will be happy with them all.
My biggest issue right now is, is it time to look at a career change? 30 years in information technology, and 56 years old...slim pickens....
Anyway, it was good to hear some help is coming and that I am not the only one in my situation.
I will everyone posting here the best of luck. Keep your chin up and just keep trying, good things will come your way.