More evidence that skilled laborers continue to fuel our economy... Learn about skilled training at the JVS Adult Career Center

Published: Wednesday, 25 Aug 2010 | By: Reuters

Workers with specialized skills like electricians, carpenters and welders are in critically short supply in many large economies, a shortfall that marks another obstacle to the global economic recovery, a research paper by Manpower concludes.

Skilled welders, electricians and carpenters are in short supply.

"It becomes a real choke-point in future economic growth," Manpower Chief Executive Jeff Joerres said. "We believe strongly this is really an issue in the labor market."

The EDGEucated Cuts Salon is operated by second year students in the Adult Career Center's Cosmetology Program under the supervision of licensed instructors. This full service salon is usually open Tuesday through Thursdays, from 5-8:30pm, year round.

A complete range of services is available to the public at very reasonable costs. These services include hair and scalp care, permanent waves, color treatments, skin care, waxing, nail and foot care. The Redkin line of retail products is also available for purchase.

For walk-in customers, services are performed on a "first come, first served" basis in the time allowed. To schedule an appointment call 440/774-1051, ext. 2254.

With owners keeping their vehicles longer, auto service chains see an opportunity for growth.

Published: Tuesday, August 31, 2010, Robert Schoenberger, The Plain Dealer

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Frugal Northeast Ohioans are holding on to their cars longer, and the number of places to get those cars serviced is falling. Those two trends have auto service companies looking to grow in the region.

"A lot of people are telling us they expect to get 150,000 miles out of their cars. We never used to hear that," said John Turk, president and chief executive of Conrad's Tire Express & Total Car Care in Cleveland.

Need transportation assistance to access training at the JVS? Check out this article about Oberlin's bus program printed in the Chronicle Telegram on September 16th by reporter Cindy Leise.

OBERLIN - A pilot project that began in July to provide bus service for Oberlin residents twice a week to various parts of the county will con¬tinue through December, thanks to about $7,500 in funding from the city provided to Lorain County Transit.

By: Jane Wurwand
Posted: August 23, 2010, from the September 2010 issue of Skin Inc. Magazine.

Through this skin care profession that we love, we can change the world, one person at a time; maybe even save the world, one skin at a time.

Click here to learn about Cosmetology Programs Beginning in October

No thinking person will deny the fact that the world is in need of healing. But, where to begin? The question and the task are more than merely daunting. The skin, far more so than the eyes, is the window to the soul, or certainly, to the being of a person. Genetics, environment, nutrition, hormonal activity; every aspect of health, every nuance of experience and mood present themselves in the living epidermis.

Wondering what training is needed out in the community today? Check out this Health Care article published on September 14th by the Toledo Blade...

Explore Health Care Occupation Training at the JVS Adult Career Center

By JULIE M. McKINNON
BLADE STAFF WRITER

As provisions of federal health-care reform take effect and more residents have insurance coverage - and northwest Ohio's population ages - the local medical work force shortage will increase, officials say.

The number of doctors per 1,000 northwest Ohioans already is about 20 percent below the state average. And that percentage could double in a decade or so, said Dr. Jeffrey Gold, chancellor and executive vice president for biosciences and health affairs at the University of Toledo.

The Morning Journal and Lorain County Community College, in conjunction with the Community Foundation of Lorain County, First Place Bank, GLIDE, the Lorain County Growth Partnership, Lorain County JVS and Team Lorain County will recognize the fastest growing new and established companies in Lorain, Erie and Huron counties. The top thirty companies (15 new and 15 established) will be selected based on average sales and employment growth.

Guides to Goals After Graduation has recently released a publication we thought you might be interested in reviewing. "The World of STEM" (attached below) will provide you with helpful information for exploring careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, including:

Learn now to break into the high-tech, high-wage world of STEM

Explore 25 hot STEM careers

Discover why techies get the big bucks

Learn how to get from high school to a successful STEM career

To explore a STEM career at the JVS Adult Career Center, give us a call at 440-774-1051 ext. 2254. One of our program representatives will be happy to help!

We are honored to partner with the following businesses this month by providing apprentice training for a new generation of practitioners:

Ohio Nut and Bolt

Ross Incineration Services

Ridge Tool

Shiloh Industries

MTD Products

Sandusky Machine and Tool

Learn more about Apprenctice Programs at the JVS Adult Career Center