RACING HAILS TRAINING PHENOMENON DICKINSON (Sporting Life) The racing world has been fulsome in its praise for Michael Dickinson after he announced the end of a training career which saw him saddle the first five home in the 1983 Cheltenham Gold Cup as well as train Da Hoss to win two Breeders' Cup Miles....more...Career fair for nationals opens on Nov 18 (The Peninsula) Doha ? Qatar?s first national career fair will open on November 18. The fair is exclusively meant for Qatari job-seekers. Qatar Career Fair 2007, is organized jointly by Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, Qatar Petroleum and Qatar University....more... Interest builds for 'career academies' on LI (Newsday) At the fifth annual Workforce Builders Luncheon in Melville Thursday, the Long Island Works Coalition is expected to announce the launch of an initiative to encourage and support the formation of career academies at high schools. The coalition is working with the Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies, a program developed by the Ford Motor Co. Fund to encourage kids to go into business, ......more... Marc Sloot: Essential building blocks of an architect's career (FT.com via Yahoo! News) Continuing education is an important part of a US architect's professional life. For a start, states require architects to undergo a certain number of hours of training and development a year to maintain their licences. However, as sustainability becomes more firmly embedded in the lexicon of the profession, the need to keep up to date with green building developments is as pressing....more... Awards 2007: ACCA Member Achievement (Accountancy Age) Lorraine Taylor, who is head of organisation learning, global support functions & UK, Europe and Americas at Standard Chartered Bank, has been given ACCA's 2007 Achievement Award for her tireless commitment to the cause of professional training and development....more... Cagle Awards Funding to Career Academies (The Weekly) Atlanta, GA (November 13, 2007) - Today at the state capitol, Lt. Governor Casey Cagle presented checks to fund five new career academies and one existing career academy....more... Constellation Energy Recognized as One of the Best Places to Launch a Career (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) Constellation Energy today announced that it has been recognized by BusinessWeek magazine as one of the 95 best places to launch a career....more... Career fair held for veterans (WAFF 48 News Huntsville) A weekend filled with Veteran's Day events wrapped up Tuesday morning. The group "Still Serving Veterans" held a career fest at Embassy Suites....more... Candidates offer economic development perspectives (The Delaware Business Ledger) Democratic candidates for Governor, John Carney and Jack Markell have released position statements on economic development. The following are excerpts on biotechnology, workforce development and the Delaware Economic Development Office....more... |