Widening Skills Gap

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04/10/2012 – First Business Network – Less money is being given to unemployment training programs. In today’s cover story, Chuck Coppola takes a closer look at the conflict.

CCT on The Afternoon Shift with Steve Edwards

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03/26/2012 – WBEZ Chicago Public Radio – Chicago Career Tech is discussed on The Afternoon Shift with Steve Edwards. Listen to the audio cast.

“A Dream Come True” at Chicago Career Tech

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03/22/2012 – United Way of Metropolitan Chicago – For the past five months, I have been participating in the Chicago Career Tech (CCT) job retraining program, and have had the opportunity to complete the hands-on training portion of the program at Changing Worlds, an educational arts nonprofit organization that provides oral history, writing and art programs for K-12 students and educators in Chicago.

Nightly Business Report – You’re Hired

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03/09/2012 – Nightly Business Report – See how an unemployed Chicago woman went from administrative assistant to social media specialist in this week’s “You’re Hired.”

Chicago Career Tech on the MIX

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02/28/2012 – “MIX Matters” with Susan Wiencek – 101.9FM – The job market, like the economy, is slowly improving but many Chicagoans are still out of work. One not-for-profit organization, Chicago Career Tech, is retraining middle income earners (those who made less than $90K) for new careers in health care and technology. Marie Lynch, President of Chicago Career Tech, explains the program—which is free—who’s eligible, and the application process.

Older workers face challenges after layoffs

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02/16/2012 – Chicago Tribune – Those past 50 often have to retool skills, take sizable pay cuts to re-enter workforce.

Too Soon to Celebrate

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02/06/2012 – First Business Network – Good news for unemployment levels. But….what does it really mean? Chuck Coppola takes a look.

Help Wanted

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02/06/2011 – Nightly Business Report – Explore the future skills that companies will be searching for in high demand.