As their workplaces grow more diversified, many companies have begun offering worker-education programs to aid in English and technical proficiency, the Orange County Register reports.
Two in five corporate executives are reluctant to take time off from the job for training, according to a survey by Provant Vertical Market Solutions, a Boston-based provider of training products.
Workplace training programs on sexual harassment and discrimination are nothing new, but an increasing number of companies are using computers to educate their workers, according to The New York Times.
Though it was shown a long time ago that continuing education creates a more productive workforce, the American Society for Training and Development now claims that training predicts a company's financial performance.
The Labor Department held its "21st Century Workforce Summit" on Wednesday, hosting speeches by President Bush and Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan and announcing several new initiatives, including one with Monster.com.
A federal judge in Tucson, Arizona, has ordered Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to make a television commercial in which it admits violating the Americans With Disabilities Act.
Thousands of engineers fanned out across the United States this week to convince youngsters in grades 7 through 12 that careers in engineering can be fun and rewarding, and ultimately contribute to our nation's competitiveness.
