Maintaining competitiveness in the job market necessitates continuous skill acquisition. Recognizing the pivotal role of a skilled workforce, many governments worldwide have initiated robust job ...

The Air Force continues to look for ways to better manage the talents of its airmen and retain those now serving in overmanned positions. This month service officials unveiled tweaks to the ...

When Allyn Yamanouchi was offered a buyout by Citigroup at the end of last year, the 58-year-old corporate tax specialist didn’t hesitate to take it. With the financial-services giant announcing plans ...

They say you can’t turn lead into gold. But try telling that to a policymaker pitching retraining programs. Transforming coal miners into coders sounds efficient, even inspiring. But without ...

Retraining workers who've lost jobs is tough. If the program isn't good, workers may get trained for jobs that no longer exist. And even when the training is good, it's hard to get people to show up.

Many jobless professionals eligible for retraining grants “are very highly trained and educated people,” said Abe Weiss, director of the Rutgers Center for Management Development.Unemployed ...

Community colleges have long played a key role as an entryway to better career opportunities for adults in the workforce. But with the job market more competitive than ever and the unemployment rate ...