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5 days agoWalmart CEO explains what the most coveted skills are and points to store managers | Fortune
Walmart on Thursday hosted more than 300 workplace experts and representatives from other companies participating in the Skills-First Workforce Initiative, a project to develop and fill stable jobs based on what people know how to do instead of whether they attended college. The retailer already has launched its own employee trainingand certification programs to meet Walmart's need for truck drivers and maintenance technicians, two roles for which U.S. companies say they can't recruit fast enough as experienced tradespeople retire.
Artificial intelligence
fromBrooklyn Paper
1 month agoPlans for new development in Boerum Hill include affordable housing and community building * Brooklyn Paper
"To combat the housing crisis, every piece of underutilized city land must be unlocked to provide safe and healthy affordable housing," said Deputy Mayor Adolfo Carrion Jr.
Brooklyn
fromBusiness Insider
1 month agoAI will augment high-skilled jobs but hit clerical work hardest, Australia's government predicts
Jobs and Skills Australia's report indicates that generative AI will significantly automate routine clerical jobs while enhancing roles requiring high skill levels.
Online learning
fromInside Climate News
2 months agoA South Bronx Park is a Hive of Activity-for Bees and for New Yorkers Training for Green Jobs - Inside Climate News
"We're not just doing good for the environment. We're creating paid work and valuable job experience," said Renee Ruhl, Intervine program director. "This is really a social enterprise, because..."
Renovation
E-Commerce
fromFortune
2 months agoAs AI comes for entry-level gigs, Whole Foods exec says the $13.7 billion grocer is reviving artisans with butcher, cheese, and bakery apprenticeships
Skilled traditional trade work is rising as AI threatens jobs, with companies like Whole Foods training employees in artisan crafts.
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