Post by dgriffin on Apr 14, 2010 6:39:04 GMT -5
Give me a break ...
Area gets $2.7 million for healthcare training
04/12/2010 12:29:00 pm Marques Phillips/Utica Daily News
UTICA, April 12, 2009 -- Local college and county officials praised a partnership that they said will meet the needs of the local workers in a depressed economy.
"This is a great sign for the future of our region," said Alice Savino, the executive director of the Workforce Investment Board.
The initiative is a $2.7 million Department of Labor grant to training estimated 2,450 local workers in various healthcare fields. Savino said that it includes entry-level to higher education jobs and that being a part of a growing labor field would give those workers security in a time of uncertainty.
Oneida County Executive Tony Picente echoed those sentiments.
"From hospitals around here, I hear it all the time," he said. "There is a shortage of workers and there is a great need for an area that we know is high growth."
The grant involves five local colleges: Mohawk Valley Community College, Herkimer County Community College, SUNYIT, Utica School of Commerce and Morrisville State College--all five colleges were represented by their respective presidents.
The grant provides scholarships for training programs at the partner schools.
"The unemployed and underemployed in this area need to get to work, and with this training, they can hope for a brighter future," said Ann Marie Murray, HCCC's president.
I smell bullshit, which is often the case when the state's community colleges are nearby. Here's a possibility: if you're a Community College and you can't get students to come in and pay you tuition to be trained for jobs that pay less than a welfare check, you can have social service agencies send the unemployed students to you and use this grant to pay yourself their tuition. You get about $1,100 per student. Then you pay an "adjunct professor" (part time teacher with no benefits) coolie wages that may amount to $100 per student. That leaves you $1,000 per student to stuff into your college's coffers so you can ... among other wasteful things ... pay the college president more money to run a post-high school training operation than a local bank president, who is probably more qualified and more successful in bringing wealth to the area. "This is a great sign for the future of our region." Does Alice Savino come from this planet or is she just visiting?
Area gets $2.7 million for healthcare training
04/12/2010 12:29:00 pm Marques Phillips/Utica Daily News
UTICA, April 12, 2009 -- Local college and county officials praised a partnership that they said will meet the needs of the local workers in a depressed economy.
"This is a great sign for the future of our region," said Alice Savino, the executive director of the Workforce Investment Board.
The initiative is a $2.7 million Department of Labor grant to training estimated 2,450 local workers in various healthcare fields. Savino said that it includes entry-level to higher education jobs and that being a part of a growing labor field would give those workers security in a time of uncertainty.
Oneida County Executive Tony Picente echoed those sentiments.
"From hospitals around here, I hear it all the time," he said. "There is a shortage of workers and there is a great need for an area that we know is high growth."
The grant involves five local colleges: Mohawk Valley Community College, Herkimer County Community College, SUNYIT, Utica School of Commerce and Morrisville State College--all five colleges were represented by their respective presidents.
The grant provides scholarships for training programs at the partner schools.
"The unemployed and underemployed in this area need to get to work, and with this training, they can hope for a brighter future," said Ann Marie Murray, HCCC's president.
I smell bullshit, which is often the case when the state's community colleges are nearby. Here's a possibility: if you're a Community College and you can't get students to come in and pay you tuition to be trained for jobs that pay less than a welfare check, you can have social service agencies send the unemployed students to you and use this grant to pay yourself their tuition. You get about $1,100 per student. Then you pay an "adjunct professor" (part time teacher with no benefits) coolie wages that may amount to $100 per student. That leaves you $1,000 per student to stuff into your college's coffers so you can ... among other wasteful things ... pay the college president more money to run a post-high school training operation than a local bank president, who is probably more qualified and more successful in bringing wealth to the area. "This is a great sign for the future of our region." Does Alice Savino come from this planet or is she just visiting?