College & Workforce Readiness

Westerwood Global acquires workforce management solutions provider Nstar Global Services

February 02, 2023 Westerwood Global, a global provider of managed service solutions, announced the acquisition of Nstar Global Services. Westerwood Global, established in 2000, provides workforce development solutions to high tech manufacturing industries, including managed services and technical staffing. Founded in 2001, NSTAR Global Services provides direct-hire services, asset relocation services, facility services and equipment. …

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Fort Smith, NWT, looks at opening a Makerspace

Staff at the Aurora College South Slave Research Center are putting out feelers in the community of Fort Smith, NWT, asking if local artists and creators would like a Makerspace. Whitney Locken, Makerspace and TAP coordinator with the South Slave Research Center posted on the Facebook community board Tuesday asking residents to fill out a …

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No.12 Women’s Hockey Travels To Boston College For Friday Night Matchup

Story Links PROVIDENCE, RI – The No.12 Friars will travel to Chestnut Hill, Mass. to matchup against the Boston College Eagles for the first time this season on Friday, Feb. 3. Puck drops at 6:00 pm in the Conte Forum. Scouting the Friars The Friars are currently 18-8-4 overall and 13-6-4 in Hockey East play. …

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Introduction to DCI’s Blog Series: Psychological Safety and Advancing Workforce Equity | DCI Consulting

This is part 1 of our 8-part blog series, Psychological Safety and Advancing Workforce Equity. Employers are increasingly taking a holistic approach in studying workforce equity, with a goal of identifying opportunities to foster diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) in organizational culture. One method to understand the culture is to undergo an equity review. …

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BrightPlan Launches New Workforce Financial Wellness Gauge, Delivering Data-Driven Insights For Organizations To Uncover Key Workforce Strengths and Gaps

New capability provides real-time, anonymized and aggregated employee data, enabling employers to boost employee retirement and emergency savings, retain talent, and drive informed business decisions. SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — BrightPlana leader in Total Financial Wellness, today announced the launch of its new Workforce Financial Wellness Gauge. Based on patented technology, the …

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Melbourn Village College awarded grant for wildflower area

Melbourn Village College has received a grant to provide benches and planters for a new wildflower area. The £500 grant was donated by Trigg’s Charity, which was set up more than 200 years ago to support schools in South Cambs. Irene Bloomfield, the college’s site manager, completed the application to support a project by Year …

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Catching up with…Sarah Mottalini | Union College

Sarah Mottalini, Union’s curatorial assistant of art collections and exhibitions, was exposed to art at a young age. Her parents often took her and her brother to museums, and there were always voluminous art supplies around the house to stir her creativity and imagination. Sarah Mottalini is pictured in front of an Assyrian relief panel …

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HHS Launches the First National Early Care and Education Workforce Center

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), is announcing the launch of the new National Early Care and Education Workforce Center (the ECE Workforce Center). The ECE Workforce Center is the result of a $30 million investment to support research and technical assistance for states, …

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Toledo’s first black-owned barber college opening it’s doors soon

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) – The first black-owned barber college in the 419 is planning on opening its doors to students in the next month. Antwaun Turner, the founder of Toledo Barber College, says it all started as a small idea in his head and he’s proud to see how far it has come. According to …

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