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Job openings are in health care, computers and retail (access required)

by Monica Mendoza Published: August 19,2011

Tags: computer science, Employment, nursing, Retail, Training, workforce

Nurses, computers scientists and retail sales people are in demand in Colorado. Those are the top three occupations with the most job listings, according to the Colorado Department of Labor. In Colorado, hospital employment has grown every year for the past 19 years with the most sought employees being registered nurses. And, there does not appear [...] [...]

CTS wins Fort Hood contract work $5 million

by Amy Gillentine Published: February 7,2011

Tags: Combat Training Solutions, Fort Hood, Training

Springs-based Combat Training Solutions has won a multi-year, $5 million contract to provide role players and foreign-language help at Fort Hood, Texas. The company will help replicate the combat environments in Iraq and Afghanistan. The program will support the 120th Infantry Brigade by providing program management and exercise support services for assigned Fort Hood soldiers and [...] [...]

No need to cut training (access required)

by Rebecca Tonn Published: July 17,2009

Tags: Training

State, federal money  available for businesses When times get tough, creative business owners seek solutions to bolster their bottom lines — but cutting training budgets shouldn’t be one of them. Although companies in El Paso and Teller counties received $506,000 in grants during fiscal year 2009, $200,000 in state grant money went unclaimed last year. “Right now dollars [...] [...]

Before cutting training budget, consider the downsides (access required)

by Joyce Gioia-Herman Published: April 16,2009

Tags: Advice, Training

It is not unusual during economic contraction for employers to cut their training programs for workers. These reductions are, at best, unwise and, at worst, dangerous. According to the “Maintenance Evangelist” Joel Leonard, a global advocate for maintenance training, “the postponing of maintenance training costs employers billions of dollars, both in accidents and machinery that is [...] [...]

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