Motherhood No Obstacle for Young KRA Customer
In February 2018, Jakayla McGill, 19, enrolled in Youthworks!, operated by KRA for the Anne Arundel Workforce Development Board, 2 months pregnant. A challenge to receiving career-development training and employment? […]
Reprint Courtesy of USCM Workforce Development Council 8-5-19 Newsletter
Employment Situation Summary – On August 2, the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics released its July jobs report. According to the summary, the economy added 164,000 in July. Notable […]
KRA Monthly Spotlight!
Our July Spotlight! is a bit of a crossover because the story began the evening of June 28, when the Las Vegas Review-Journal posted “Las Vegas Program Bridges Digital Divide In […]
KRA YouthWorks! Customer Achieves Multiple Career-Path Goals
May 2018…Keniya Strong, 22, and mother of a 4-year old daughter, enrolled in the YouthWorks! career-development program, operated by KRA for the Anne Arundel Workforce Development Corporation (AAWDC), developer of the Maryland Workplace […]
KRA Monthly Spotlight!
KRA Senior Staff Present at 2019 NAJA Conference Between June 18th – 20th, three corporate staff members conducted six Breakout Sessions at the 2019 Conference of the National Association of […]
KRA Monthly Spotlight!
Young KRA Customer Continues Journey to Career Success The article, KRA Staff Put the “Work” in Networking, reported on 21-year old, unemployed Iain Tapscott, who in November 2017, enrolled in […]
Reprint – Courtesy of Washington Update, the newsletter of the USCM Workforce Development Council
Opinion: Big Talk but Short Shrift from Trump Administration on Workforce Development The Trump administration has made workforce and education a high-profile issue. Recent efforts include last week’s inaugural meeting […]
KRA Presents Workshops at NAWDP Annual Conference…Again!
For 30 years, the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals (NAWDP) has supported workforce-services stakeholders to enhance and maintain their skills through continuing education, networking, and sharing ideas and experiences […]
KRA Hartford AJC-CCAT Partnership Celebrates Most Recent Graduation
On May 1, 2019, the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology Inc. (CCAT) posted a blog, announcing that six more students from the KRA Hartford AJC Knowledge 2 Career (K2C) Academy […]
Reprint – USCM Workforce Development Council Weekly Newsletter – May 6
Washington Update – Appropriations/Budget On Tuesday, April 30, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies approved a Labor-HHS spending bill that provides $13.3 […]