Re: Dissed-belief

[Timothy Grove <tagrove@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Does anyone know where funding can be found for IT job training?


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From: SJL <sjl_abc@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 2:40:31 PM
Subject: Re: [MIDRANGE-JOBS] Dissed-belief

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> Vinod wrote:
> Not sure if I understood the response to the info wrong or others have worngly inferred 
> the award.
> "H-1B HIGH GROWTH JOB TRAINING GRANTS"
> I'm not for or against H1B...being a beneficiary of this...:-)
> Now, coming to the grants...the money is collected from employers who
> employ H1B & then this is disbursed to encourage  IT education/Job training in US.


Vinod is partially right, but unfortunately, he is DEAD wrong about the IT education part 
above:
If you re-read the Original Post, this money is being used for...

: As of March 2006, 131 grants worth over $258 million have been awarded
: under the High Growth Job Training Initiative.
: Between July 1, 2005 and March 30, 2006 over $54 million in H-1B funds
: have been awarded under the High Growth Job Training Initiative.
: During 2006, competitions are expected for talent development investments
: in the advanced manufacturing, construction, and energy under the President's
: High Growth Job Training Initiative.
: Under the WIRED Initiative, ETA has awarded $195 million in
: grants lasting three years to thirteen regions.

I DO NOT see any mention of IT training in these grants - because there is NONE.

- sjl