Education in Tough Job Market, Residents Turning to Continuing Education
from San Marcos Daily Record
If you are searching for answers in today's rough economy and job market, Kolette Palacios and her staff at Texas State may just have the answer for you. In fact, they may have several good answers from which to choose. Under the umbrella of Continuing Education, a wide variety of courses are available and in most cases the time commitment is less than a semester. More

Sacramento State Receives $211K for 'Green Jobs' Training
from Sacramento Business Journal
The College of Continuing Education at California State University Sacramento will receive a boost from stimulus funds for "green jobs" training. The college has received $210,950 in stimulus money to provide classroom training for green jobs in the high-growth industry of facilities management, a news release said. The money comes from almost $5 million in federal Recovery Act funds allocated by the U.S. Labor Department through the Sacramento, Calif., Employment and Training Agency. More

Microsoft Partners with U.N. for Education Task Force
from Seattle Post Intelligencer
In Paris, Microsoft is working with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization at a conference designed to look at how countries, during tough economic times, can meet increasing demand for higher education. More

Indian Education Professional Development Grants Awarded
from Indian Country Today
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded approximately $3.8 million to 11 colleges to strengthen professional development programs that will ultimately assist American Indian students. Department officials said the administration of President Barack Obama is strongly supportive of such programs, since research has shown them to enhance the ability of educational professionals to deliver quality teaching methods to all students. More

Keeping the Learning Curve Active
from Examiner
Too often, we think of our education as terminating when we finish a leg of our academic journey. We graduate from high school, so we're finished. Or, we graduate with a four-year degree from college, so we're finished. We may even go on to earn a masters or a doctorate, so THEN we're finished. We need to re-think the idea that "completing" our education after a certain diploma or degree is earned is all there is. That goes for those of us who are still active in the workplace and those of us who are nearing or have retired. More

IACET Board of Directors Election Results!

The International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) would like to congratulate the following members on their recent election to the Board of Directors: Karen Niles (President-elect 2009-2010) American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), Bethesda, MD Linda A. Bramblett (Secretary 2009-2011) Tec-Masters, Inc., Huntsville, AL Hira Ahuja (Director 2009-2012) Epic Educational Program Innovations Center Inc., Mississauga, Ontario Kristopher Newbauer (Director 2009-2012) Rotary International, Evanston, IL Anita Osborne (Director 2009-2012) Certiport, American Fork, UT More