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Seeding Dreams with Self-Esteem: Building New Opportunities for Women in Rural Appalachia

Kimber Ray

August 10, 2014 |

Appalachian Voices |

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Response Location: United States, Berea, Kentucky

A girls camp in West Virginia and a residential program in Kentucky help Appalachian women build self esteem and enable them to turn their life around through mentoring, stem classes, and job counseling.

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Raj Shaunak and the Economic Boom in Eastern Mississippi

James Fallows

July 08, 2014 |

The Atlantic |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Scooba, Mississippi

East Mississippi Community College (EMCC) helps Eastern Mississippi fill high-skill jobs by educating and training local workers. The students at EMCC are each evaluated for skillsets and gaps in education, and they work on real versions or scale models of the machinery they will be using in the local factories.

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Bangladesh's Chance to Get It Right

Amy Yee

April 23, 2014 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Bangladesh, Dhaka, Dhaka Division

Bangladesh has often struggled maintaining safety in the workplace. But a new effort ensures that Bangladeshi workers are trained about how to better follow security and safety restrictions to create a safer working environment.

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Smaller-Town Startups: 'Stopping the Brain Drain' in South Carolina

James Fallows

January 25, 2014 |

The Atlantic |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Greenville, South Carolina

The "Next" Project in Greenville, South Carolina brings local government and companies together to create a business incubator to encourage new startups to launch -- and stay -- in the area. One such business, called the Iron Yard, acts as a sort of code academy, offering a 3-month bootcamp and guaranteeing that graduates of their program will find a job in the industry. So far, they've followed through on that guarantee.

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An Educational Surprise From Down East: The Maine Maritime Academy

John Tierney

November 10, 2013 |

The Atlantic |

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Response Location: United States, Maine

A college in the poorest county in Maine offers a high job placement rate and a relatively cheap education for seaside communities. At Maine Maritime Academy, students get hands-on experience to pursue relevant careers as navigation officers, engineers, and roles on the business operations side.

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How To Turn Adult Education Into Careers, Quickly

Kavitha Cardoza

November 02, 2013 |

NPR |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Shoreline, Washington

When adults want to return to school, they face many challenges including the experience of long waitlists for classes, and poor relevance to the job skills they need for future employment. The Washington state community college system has started a program known as Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training (I-BEST) that instead teaches in two parts: academic content and basic soft skills.

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Kitchen of Champions cooks up success in Oakland

Emily Constance

October 14, 2013 |

East Bay Times |

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Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

Disadvantaged individuals can often have difficulty finding employment due to lack of job training and references. A free 12-week program offers intensive culinary training at St. Vincent de Paul kitchen along with other job-training lessons for these individuals and those looking for employment.

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Filling India's Huge Need for Vocational Training

Amy Yee

June 02, 2013 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: India, Ghaziabad

Over half of India’s population of 1.2 billion is under the age of 25. As such, there is a massive demand for skills training for young people to ensure their skills are matched with the needs of the job market. Gras Academy is a private job training center that provides classes in practical skills such as accounting, plumbing, and service job training. In the last ten years, they have trained over 28,000 students, and the center is part of a growing trend toward practical skills classes all across India.

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Helping Women Hurdle Employment Barriers

Daria Solovieva

April 02, 2013 |

Al-Fanar Media |

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Response Location: Egypt, Cairo

In order to bridge the gap between women and men in the workforce, a number of programs in the middle east are offering job mentorship and training to women. “A mentoring program is a big help for women,” Allam says, describing the association’s strategy of partnering participants with role models such as successful female entrepreneurs. “With these skills they can find the right path – to face all the things in life, whether on the professional or personal level.”

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Open Education for a Global Economy

David Bornstein

July 11, 2012 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

An Irish-based company, ALISON, provides free, high-quality e-courses to people around the globe in order to help close the gap between education and workplace skills. Particularly focused on providing access to areas where more traditional forms of education and job training are difficult to get, this approach is helping to change lives and the economy for the better.

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