Advanced Training
Looking for work? Class can help
People looking to restart their careers and get back into the workforce may want to check out a series of free workshops offered at the YWCA.
Date: 05/21/2012 | Life
Green-job training put on hold after program produces few jobs
Government-funded training for so-called green jobs has come to a near standstill in Snohomish County, having produced lackluster results.
Date: 02/02/2012 | Business
Murray told of progress in aerospace training and education
EVERETT -- How does a state, or a community like Snohomish County, ensure it has enough qualified workers to sustain a growing industry like aerospace?•You increase the number of engineers being educated locally.
Date: 01/12/2012 | Business
Building their futures
Tulalip Tribes training American Indians in construction
Date: 11/21/2011 | Local News
How a carbon-fiber key chain could lead to building a 787
EVERETT -- With an aging aerospace workforce, local industry leaders are looking for ways to recruit younger workers.In some cases, that means reaching out to students in middle and high schools.
Date: 10/31/2011 | Business
A jump on high tech training
Snohomish students using tools for future trades
Date: 10/01/2011 | Local News
Employers say they can't fill some jobs
A good month or two doesn't make a trend, but I'm mildly heartened by the local unemployment numbers released last week.After a long time idling at 10 percent, the Snohomish County jobless rate dropped to 9.5 percent in April and to 9.2 percent in May.
Date: 06/27/2011 | Business
Obama pushes job training programs
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- President Barack Obama says the growth of the U.S. economy will depend in part on training new workers for jobs in the manufacturing industry.
Date: 06/09/2011 | Business




