If a community's prime economic goal is the creation of new jobs for its residents, then a job training program could be the most effective to meet that goal. Both federal and state level programs provide millions of dollars each year toward such training programs.
Typically, job training programs are funded by government, but administered by non-governmental agencies (NGOs) or educational institutions. These may include community colleges, intermediate school districts or trade academies. More and more are being conducted through distance-learning programs, relying on use of the Internet.
The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (ETA) provides support for job training at the federal level. Job seekers can get information on sources of jobs and employers can get information on incentives, including tax credits, and ETA grants and contracts. In Michigan, job seekers may post their resumes on a state-run web site, http://www.michworks.org, where potential employee and job listings in the tens of thousands provide useful information. Services are free of charge to both employers and job seekers. Other information is available from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation.
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