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Business Education
11:14 am
Fri May 17, 2013

Aerospace & Manufacturing Industries Still Need To Fill Jobs

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Alamo Academies student studies aerospace technology
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Alamo Academies has created a national model for training high-tech workers, but more workers are needed. An expansion based on the Rackspace training model is planned.
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May 15, 2013-Educators meet with industry executives about getting more students into the job pipeline
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May 15, 2013-Educators meet with industry executives about getting more students into the job pipeline
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Business and education leaders met this week about guiding more workers into the aerospace and manufacturing pipeline because there still are not enough workers to fill jobs available in San Antonio.

The meeting offered local aerospace and manufacturing business leaders the chance to speak with school districts and the Alamo Colleges about several pressing items:

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Higher Education
9:15 am
Tue February 26, 2013

Alamo Colleges Showing High School Students Path To High-Paying Careers

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Burbank High School Students aboard the Alamo Colleges' Mobile Go trailer.
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Burbank Students line up at The Alamo Colleges' Mobile Go Center to get help applying for financial aid and applying to college.
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City Councilman David Medina joins Burbank students on the Mobile Go trailer.
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Ruben Prieto, special projects coordinator at The Alamo Colleges, talks to Burbank H.S. seniors about programs that will help them get jobs more quickly.
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The Alamo Colleges is taking its "Mobile Go" RV across City Council District 5 this week with a message of secondary education to high school seniors. The tour is aimed at getting students signed up for college before they walk the stage.  

Representatives from the Alamo Colleges told students they have good jobs waiting for them as soon as they complete programs such as the aircraft certification or an Associates Degree in other aviation fields.

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Business Training
11:18 am
Tue February 19, 2013

Alamo College Welding Program Giving Jobs Boost To Hill Country

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The Texas Workforce Commission issued a $304,000 grant to train 135 new and current employees of Fox Tank, a manufacturer of steel-welded oil field tanks for the energy industry in Kerrville.

This is the latest grant-funded program by the Workforce Commission and the Alamo Colleges. Earlier this month the two set up a cloud computing program to help train Rackspace workers.

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Technology Training
4:35 pm
Fri February 8, 2013

Alamo Colleges Teaming With Rackspace On Cloud Programming Classes

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State Senator Carlos Uresti (left) stands with Rackspace CEO Lanham Napier, Texas Workforce Commission Chairman Andres Alcantar, State Sentator Donna Campbell, and Alamo Colleges Chancellor Bruce Leslie holding a bill check.
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The Alamo Colleges have received a multimillion dollar grant from the Texas Workforce Commission to train 1,000 rackers. The Rackspace employees will receive special training for cloud computing from the Alamo Colleges.

The $2.5 million awarded to the school from the Workforce Commission's Skills Development Fund will create a tailored program called the Cloud Academy.

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