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    Since 2007, the Ohio Workforce Coalition has been bringing together leaders from education and training institutions, economic and workforce development organizations, business and industry, labor, and human service providers. The Coalition promotes public policies that build the skills of adult workers, meet employer skill needs, and strengthen the workforce system to ensure opportunity and prosperity for Ohio families.

NPR story talks of joblessness even after retraining.

Posted on June 22, 2010 by ohiowfc

“According to the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services, from October to December of last year, more than 28,000 people were getting some sort of retooling through the Workforce Investment Act. As of last December, the number of those who had completed their training and found work was well under half. ”

Read or listen to the full story at http://www.linkedin.com/news?viewArticle=&articleID=138198509&gid=82067&articleURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ewcpn%2Eorg%2FWCPN%2Fnews%2F31096&urlhash=06L2&goback=%2Enmp_*1_*1&trk=NUS_DIG_DISC_N-title.

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