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Kansas -
Resources
General
Resource Materials and Providers
Labor Market Information
Learning Support
General
The Employment and
Training Division of the Kansas Department of Human
Resources oversees or operates federal and state-funded labor
programs. Programs include apprenticeships, older worker
services, recruitment of foreign workers and work opportunity
tax credits.
URL: http://entkdhr.ink.org/
The Adult
Education Office of the Kansas Board of Regents assists
Kansans in extending their learning throughout life. Adult
education programs in Kansas serve adults who are in need of
basic skills for the workforce, community participation, and
family life.
URL: http://www.kansasregents.org/board/regents_office/adult/index.html
Resource
Materials and Providers
The Kansas State
Literacy Resource Center enhances both public and
private systems which provide basic skills education across
Kansas. Its efforts include a a database of adult
education practitioners and adult education programs in Kansas.
URL: http://www.ksbe.state.ks.us/commcoll/kslrc.html
Access a list of One-Stop
Centers, which provide information on employment, training,
and educational programs and providers, through the Workforce
Network of Kansas. The Centers help employers find skilled
workers and provide data about job vacancies, career options and
relevant employment trends.
URL: http://165.201.157.90/OneStopList2.html
Employers
can find information on accessing free, confidential one-on-one
reading help for adults in the Kansas City area through
Literacy Kansas City.
URL: http://www.literacykc.org
From learning to surf the
Internet, to using e-mail to web page creation, the Skyways
Train Station is a starting point for users to learn more
about computing and the Internet.
URL: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/training/
Labor
Market Information
Labor statistics for
Kansas, including labor condition news, labor force reports,
industry employment and wage reports, affirmative action reports
and occupational wage and outlook reports, are provided by the
Kansas Department of Human Resources.
URL:
http://laborstats.hr.state.ks.us/
The Kansas Chamber of
Commerce and Industry (KCCI) is a statewide organization
dedicated to the promotion of economic growth and job creation
within Kansas, and to the protection and support of the private
competitive enterprise system.
URL: http://www.kansaschamber.org
Learning
Support
Heartland Works, Inc.
is a company located in Northeast Kansas that administers the
Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). The focus of Heartland
Works and JTPA is to assist individuals in becoming productive
members of the workforce.
URL: http://www.heartlandworks.org/
Vocational Education
Administration of the Kansas Department of Education
provides vocational-technical education programs and services to
youth and adults.
URL: http://www.ksde.org/sfp/sfp.htm
The Midwest Center
for Postsecondary Outreach promotes increased access to
and availability of postsecondary education for deaf and
hard-of-hearing persons in the Midwest.
URL: http://www.mcpo.org/
For
problems or questions regarding this web site contact campbell@conferenceboard.ca.
Last updated: November 8, 2002. |