workforce development
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A Threat Within: Cybersecurity Virtual Internship Case Study
SLU’s Worker Education in collaboration with the Tech Incubator at Queens College and iQ4 is offering a free four-session course “Threat Within: Cybersecurity Virtual Internship Case Study” in summer 2019. This cybersecurity applied learning course is a non credit course, free of charge, to the SLU students and staff. The course is not highly technical and is designed to introduce students regardless of their…
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Jumpstart Your College Career: Join Us for FREE Math & English Preparation Classes!
Are you an adult interested in college but worried your English and math skills aren’t quite up to par? Join us for an open house info session to learn more about Worker Education at the Murphy Institute’s FREE College Preparation Program! This program, held at the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies (SLU) in collaboration…
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On Equity in Our Workforce
By Rebecca Lurie As I read the latest paper by Steve Dawson on workforce, once again I am grateful for the principles and practices he describes so well. (And succinctly! So if you have time to read a one-pager, do it! And don’t bother to read my post!) Dawson’s paper, “Class Dismissed Defining Equity in…
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Local 94 Members Celebrate First Business Writing Course with the Murphy Institute at CUNY SLU
By Becky Firesheets On Thursday, December 6th, thirteen members of Local 94 celebrated their successful completion of Worker Education at SLU’s Business Writing course with a graduation ceremony that felt more like a family meal than a formal event. After nearly perfect attendance throughout the term (there were only two absences, both due to medical…
