By Charlotte Nelson —– More than 90 percent of the direct care work force is female. The men who are in these jobs are equally capable and committed, but there are few of them. So, addressing the needs of the direct-care work force is in reality a women’s issue — which is, of [...]
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Officers and administrators at the University of Iowa are constantly looking at campus security measures. And in the wake of a school shooting incident at a California college that took many lives on Monday, they know they can’t be too careful. 43-year-old One Goh was a former nursing student at Oikos University in Oakland. He [...]
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Unlike plumbers, barbers and massage therapists, Iowa’s 73,000 direct care workers — many of whom work on their own to provide in-home care — aren’t subject to a professional oversight board. Some groups are calling for a change to professionalize Iowa’s largest workforce through legislative action, but others say the bill would duplicate existing regulations. [...]
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Steve Ovel, Kirkwood Community College CEDAR RAPIDS — Steve Ovel, executive director of governmental relations for Kirkwood Community College, on Monday received the 2011 Skills Champion award from the National Skills Coalition in Washington, D.C. Ovel, a 29-year employee the Cedar Rapids community college, received the recognition for his work over the last year to advance [...]
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Iowa’s lieutenant governor made the point straight out. “There are not enough well qualified science-, technology-, engineering- and mathematics-(trained) workers for all the well-paying positions Iowa employers need to fill,” Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds told business leaders attending the Jan. 30 Iowa Business Council annual meeting in Des Moines. “Many employers are telling us of [...]
continue »The University of Iowa will pursue new initiatives to prevent and reduce sexual violence and stalking on campus and in the community with the aid of a three-year, $300,000 grant from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women. Initiatives include an expansion of bystander education, providing tools to help people safely intervene when [...]
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Hiring managers around the region tell us there is already a shortage of qualified, local talent in several sectors. We also know that by the end of 2014 there will be nearly 12,000 new and replacement jobs that will need to be filled. When hiring managers can find qualified candidates, everyone wins. Hiring qualified employees [...]
continue »A caregiver for a person with Alzheimer’s disease wants to be prepared, have knowledge and feel confident in the care they are providing. There are 69,000 people living with Alzheimer’s in Iowa and almost 132,000 unpaid family, friends and neighbors caring for them. As Americans continue to live longer and prevalence of Alzheimer’s continues to [...]
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