Energy Generation Program

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AWS Scholarship Forms

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From: Beckie Hansen [bhansen@oaconsulting.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 8:33 AM
Subject: AWS Scholarship Forms


Attached are forms for the :

AWS Nebraska – Section 081 Secondary Education Scholarship &

AWS Nebraska – Section 081 Post-Secondary Welding Education Scholarship

Beckie Hansen | Olsson Associates
8720 South 114th Street, Suite 107 | LaVista, NE 68128
Phone 402.827.7220 | Fax 402.827.7223 | Cell 402.203.3353 | bhansen@oaconsulting.com

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081PstSec_Application011.pdf (128 KB)
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Fall 2010 Workshops at SCC-Milford

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Attached is a flyer describing our fall computer and robotics workshops. We have been doing these for about 5 years and the students (and teachers/counselors) really enjoy them. Hopefully you can bring your students. Let us know if you have any questions. Thanks.

Bob Redler
Instructor
Electronic Systems Technology
Southeast Community College
600 State St.
Milford, NE 68405

Plan B: Skip College - New York Times

WHAT'S the key to success in the United States?

Short of becoming a reality TV star, the answer is rote and, some would argue, rather knee-jerk: Earn a college degree.

The idea that four years of higher education will translate into a better job, higher earnings and a happier life -- a refrain sure to be repeated this month at graduation ceremonies across the country -- has been pounded into the heads of schoolchildren, parents and educators. But there's an underside to that conventional wisdom. Perhaps no more than half of those who began a four-year bachelor's degree program in the fall of 2006 will get that degree within six years, according to the latest projections from the Department of Education. (The figures don't include transfer students, who aren't tracked.)

For college students who ranked among the bottom quarter of their high school classes, the numbers are even more stark: 80 percent will probably never get a bachelor's degree or even a two-year associate's degree.

That can be a lot of tuition to pay, without a degree to show for it.

A small but influential group of economists and educators is pushing another pathway: for some students, no college at all. It's time, they say, to develop credible alternatives for students unlikely to be successful pursuing a higher degree, or who may not be ready to do so.

Whether everyone in college needs to be there is not a new question; the subject has been hashed out in books and dissertations for years. But the economic crisis has sharpened that focus, as financially struggling states cut aid to higher education.

Among those calling for such alternatives are the economists Richard K. Vedder of Ohio University and Robert I. Lerman of American University, the political scientist Charles Murray, and James E. Rosenbaum, an education professor at Northwestern. They would steer some students toward intensive, short-term vocational and career training, through expanded high school programs and corporate apprenticeships.

''It is true that we need more nanosurgeons than we did 10 to 15 years ago,'' said Professor Vedder, founder of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity, a research nonprofit in Washington. ''But the numbers are still relatively small compared to the numbers of nurses' aides we're going to need. We will need hundreds of thousands of them over the next decade.''

And much of their training, he added, might be feasible outside the college setting.

College degrees are simply not necessary for many jobs. Of the 30 jobs projected to grow at the fastest rate over the next decade in the United States, only seven typically require a bachelor's degree, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Among the top 10 growing job categories, two require college degrees: accounting (a bachelor's) and postsecondary teachers (a doctorate). But this growth is expected to be dwarfed by the need for registered nurses, home health aides, customer service representatives and store clerks. None of those jobs require a bachelor's degree.

Professor Vedder likes to ask why 15 percent of mail carriers have bachelor's degrees, according to a 1999 federal study.

''Some of them could have bought a house for what they spent on their education,'' he said.

Professor Lerman, the American University economist, said some high school graduates would be better served by being taught how to behave and communicate in the workplace.

Such skills are ranked among the most desired -- even ahead of educational attainment -- in many surveys of employers. In one 2008 survey of more than 2,000 businesses in Washington State, employers said entry-level workers appeared to be most deficient in being able to ''solve problems and make decisions,'' ''resolve conflict and negotiate,'' ''cooperate with others'' and ''listen actively.''

Yet despite the need, vocational programs, which might teach such skills, have been one casualty in the push for national education standards, which has been focused on preparing students for college.

Interesting read.

carpentry program

Subject: carpentry program


Any interest from students and/or clients in a 2 year carpentry program?
We have 6 willing to train and need between 10 to 12 to get the class started.
Thank you.
Theresa Ptacek
Associated Builders & Contractors, Inc.
2602 Harney Street
Omaha, NE 68131-3605
Ph: (402) 344-4258
Fx: (402) 344-3113

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Omaha Fall Brochure front 2010.doc (1.78 MB)
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APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITY for the trade of electrical

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From: theresaedctr@aol.com [theresaedctr@aol.com]
Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 3:18 PM
To: joni.minor@nebraska.gov; jbernardi@omahapubliclibrary.org; rita.shudak@iwd.iowa.gov; shirley.carlson@nebraska.gov; jennifer.papproth@nebraska.gov; Kneifl, Scott (PLHS); sherry.gust-wolfrom@nebraska.gov; marieh@aiminstitute.org; marguerita@omahastarinc.com; kdaniel@utahalee-cooper.org; Vansteenbergen, Sheryl; davidj@omahahomeforboys.org; jcruse@mac-bsa.org; darryls@omahahomeforboys.org; estartzer@goodwillomaha.com; Stribley, Randy; Mead, Renee; francoise.Mathis@nebraska.gov; lwagner@latinocenterofthemidlands.org; stepfanier@abhtreatment.com; ed@hopecenterforkids.com
Subject: notice of apprentice opportunity

Please see attached.
Thank you

Theresa Ptacek
Associated Builders & Contractors, Inc.
2602 Harney Street
Omaha, NE 68131-3605
Ph: (402) 344-4258
Fx: (402) 344-3113