- Expanding the workforce with immersive technology
- DOL Grants to Strengthen Nursing Pipeline
- AACC Webinar on CHIPS Act Opportunities
- Equivalent course credit
Expanding the workforce with immersive technology
A bipartisan House bill introduced last week grants the U.S. Department of Labor five years of grants to help community colleges and career and technical education centers develop education and training programs that include immersive technologies such as augmented and virtual reality. A gold program is to be created.
HR3211, Immersive Technology for US Labor Lawwas announced last Thursday by Rep. Lisa Brandt Rochester (D.D.) and Rep. Tim Wahlberg (R.M.), founders and co-chairs of the bipartisan Future of Work Caucus. introduced. It is one of seven bills that make up Brant Rochester’s JOBS Agenda, a comprehensive bill to address labor shortages and more.
“Companies across the country are struggling to find workers to meet the growing demand for skilled and technical skills,” Wahlberg said in a release. “Working with Congressman Brant Rochester to enable Americans living in rural and underserved areas to use immersive technology to pursue career development and access quality job training. We are proud to introduce this important piece of legislation for Immersive technology, such as augmented and virtual reality tools, are paving the way for individuals to pursue high-paying careers while reducing the cost of training and It improves safety.”
The bill Association of American Community Colleges When supporting , prefer the following entities:
- Serving Rural Areas
- Serving areas experiencing significant unemployment
- Engage in public-private partnerships
- fill the skill gap
- meet employer needs
- Retrain workers in the strategic employment sector
- Targeting people with barriers to employment
- Align with relevant state and local workforce development plans
DOL Grants to Strengthen Nursing Pipeline
Four community college systems will receive a total of $10.1 million in federal funding to address local nurse shortages.
Broward College (Florida), Cuyahoga Community College District (Ohio), Riverside Community College District/Riverside City College (California) and Yavapai County Community College School District (Arizona) is one of 25 public-private partnerships to receive more than $78 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to support workforce training programs to develop more trained nurses is. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects an average of 203,200 registered nurse vacancies each year by 2031.
The Nursing Expansion Grant Program is intended to support innovative partnerships and strategies to expand and diversify the pipeline of qualified nursing professionals. Specifically, the grant will increase the number of nursing instructors and educators and support a level playing field for frontline healthcare workers to advance their career paths, according to the DOL.
The subsidy amounts for each community college are as follows:
- Broward University (Florida), $3 million
- Cuyahoga Community College District (Ohio), $3.3 million
- Riverside Community College District/Riverside City College (California), $2.7 million
- Yavapai County Community College School District (Arizona), $1.1 million
AACC Webinar on CHIPS Act Opportunities
of Association of American Community Colleges May 22nd host a webinar I met with US Department of Commerce officials about the opportunities available to public two-year colleges through the recently passed CHIPS Act.
The law provides approximately $50 billion to encourage semiconductor research, development and manufacturing in the United States, requiring companies and workforces at the local, state and local levels to apply for grants from chipmakers and others. Workforce development plans should be included, including partnerships with education providers.
Course credits on equal terms
A bill to equalize the value of major course credits at all Illinois institutions of higher education requires the governor’s signature to avoid state legislation.
SB2288, passed by the Illinois House of Representatives last week, mandates public universities to accept all majors approved for transfer through the IAI as equivalent majors, as long as the specific major is offered, thereby allowing the Illinois It enhances the Articulation Initiative Act (AIA). According to a release from Illinois Community College Board of Directors (ICCB).
The ICCB explained that under current law, four-year institutions can accept IAI core courses as direct equivalent courses or elective credits. As a result, some students transferring to public universities must retake courses already completed at the community college level in order to earn a degree at the university level.
“The Illinois Community College Board applauds state legislators for helping reduce barriers to success for Illinois college students. Equalizing the value of certain credits earned at community colleges It also helps alleviate the stigma that jobs done at community colleges are worth less than jobs done at four-year colleges,” said ICCB Executive Director Brian Durham.
The bill, passed by the state Senate last month, also includes the creation of an IAI commission to work on accelerating education degrees to address the statewide teacher shortage. This panel will help create a pathway and course sequence for students starting at community colleges and transferring to public universities to pursue a teaching degree.
