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Workforce Central Florida and Partners Launches Men In Nursing Billboard
ORLANDO, Fla. … Partners for a Healthy Community (PHC), a partnership supported by WORKFORCE CENTRAL FLORIDA (WCF), has launched a billboard for its “Are You Man Enough to be a Nurse?” campaign targeting young men in school, along with men looking to make a career change in Central Florida, to encourage them to choose a career as a nurse. read more...
Florida’s Unemployment Rate Equals National Rate
~Job growth continues in education, health, leisure and hospitality~
Florida’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for May 2008 is 5.5 percent. This represents 512,000 jobless out of a labor force of 9,261,000. The unemployment rate is up 0.5 percentage point from the revised April rate of 5.0 and is up 1.6 percentage points over the year. Florida’s May 2008 unemployment rate is the highest since January 2003 which was also 5.5 percent. The state’s unemployment rate is equal to the national unemployment rate of 5.5 percent. read more...
Governor Signs Bill To Enhance Unemployment Compensation Programs
Governor Charlie Crist today signed Senate Bill 1026, creating a debit card payment system for those receiving unemployment compensation benefits. read more...
Early Learning ServicesAWI's Office of Early Learning is responsible for implementation of the state's Child Care Resource and Referral, School Readiness, and Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) programs. Florida's VPK program includes high reading and writing standards, strict accountability, appropriate curricula, substantial instruction periods, manageable class sizes and qualified instructors. In its second year of operation, Florida's VPK program is the second largest prekindergarten program in the nation. More info... |
Unemployment CompensationThrough the unemployment insurance program, AWI provides temporary wage replacement benefits to those who have lost their job through no fault of their own. Unemployed workers can use the Employ Florida Marketplace to find their next job or career field. More Info... |
Workforce ServicesAWI is the Governor's agency for disbursement of federal workforce funds. Florida's workforce system ensures that Florida's businesses can hire the well-trained workers they need. Through these programs, Floridians have the opportunity to upgrade their skills and obtain jobs that allow them to become economically self-sufficient and competitive in a knowledge-based economy. More info... |
