| April 8, 2008 |
Cuts at job training agency mean more focus on core services
SiliconValley.com |
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Referenced: Mike Curran, NOVA director
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The city of Sunnyvale's Department of Employment Development took a big hit on April 1.The Sunnyvale City Council approved the permanent elimination of 25 jobs at the North Valley Job Training Consortium, 18 of which are currently filled, to achieve a $1 million cut in the department's budget.
Update: NOVA is now open on Fridays. June 2 layoffs were postponed until June 27, 2008.
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| March 28, 2008 |
Silicon Valley braces for H-1B visa lottery
ABC 7 News |
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Referenced: Mike Curran, NOVA director
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A high-stakes lottery kicks off that only immigrants can win. The prize is an H1-B visa that allows them to stay and work in the U.S., and there's no place where the stakes are higher than Silicon Valley. |
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| March 21, 2008 |
State provides $500,000 to help tech workers who've lost their jobs
Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal |
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Referenced: NOVA
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The state Employment Development Department said it gave a $500,000 grant to help Silicon Valley people who have recently lost their jobs. |
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| March 5, 2008 |
Despite cuts, NOVA still helps job seekers
Sunnyvale Sun
San Jose Mercury News |
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Referenced: Mike Curran, NOVA director;
Jeanette Langdell, NOVA Employment Training Manager
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After announcing several weeks ago that it would shut its doors to job seekers on Fridays to cut costs, the North Valley Job Training Consortium (NOVA) has been hard at work trying to address what director Mike Curran calls "a super-perfect storm." |
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| February 19, 2008 |
Report: Midwage jobs vanish in Silicon Valley
San Francisco Chronicle |
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Referenced: Mike Curran, NOVA director
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While other companies are downsizing, electrical contractor Dirk Swanepoel is looking to boost his eight-person Morgan Hill staff.
"The biggest problem I have is a lack of quality people," said Swanepoel, who says demand for electrical work never seems to stop growing. |
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| February 14, 2008 |
Silicon Valley job center goes to four-day week
San Jose Mercury News |
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Referenced: NOVA
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An award-winning workforce development organization announced it would close its doors every Friday, through at least June, because of budget constraints. Director Michael Curran said money that normally goes to support NOVA is drying up. |
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| February 13, 2008 |
Workforce development program to close doors one day a week
Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal |
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Referenced: NOVA
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The North Valley Job Training Consortium workforce development group said it will have to close its doors one day a week because of budget cuts. |
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| February 12, 2008 |
Schwarzenegger announces $500,000 grant to Santa Clara County agency for veterans job assistance
San Jose Mercury News |
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Referenced: NOVA (as North Santa Clara Valley Job Training Consortium)
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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced $6 million in grants to help California veterans with job placement, including $500,000 grants for two organizations in San Francisco and Santa Clara County. |
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| January 27, 2008 |
Valley economy: Unofficial indicators show it's cooling - a bit
San Jose Mercury News |
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Referenced: Mike Curran, NOVA director;
Poncho Guevara, NOVA Workforce Board member
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For months, the valley's tech economy provided a buffer against the mortgage crisis, credit crunch and stock market volatility. And things are certainly much calmer here than the rest of the country. |
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| December 19, 2007 |
Job-assistance money welcome, but more needed
San Francisco Examiner |
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Referenced: NOVA (as North Santa Clara Valley Job Training Consortium)
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Two local agencies that help laid-off workers in Silicon Valley and San Mateo County received $3 million in grants that they say will help more than 3,000 workers find new jobs but still falls short of their demands. |
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| November 2, 2007 |
Colleges get grants to help beef up supply of solar installers
Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal |
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Referenced: Justin Bradley, NOVA Workforce Board Member; NOVA is involved in developing this training program.
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The solar-panel market in California already has a demand for workers. Now a group of Silicon Valley leaders is making sure there will be a supply. |
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| October 11, 2007 |
UCSC Extension to Receive California Space Authority 2007 SpotBeam Award
Ad-Hoc News |
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Referenced: NOVA
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UCSC Extension in Silicon Valley, along with North Valley (NOVA) Workforce Board, will be awarded the 2007 California Space Authority (CSA) Buzz Aldrin Space Education and Workforce SpotBeam Award. |
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| July 11, 2007 |
NOVA Connects Youth with Jobs
Sunnyvale Quarterly Report |
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Referenced: NOVA youth programs
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NOVA's Youth@Work is a free program linking young people seeking employment opportunities with companies that are hiring throughout Santa Clara County. It provides personalized employment assistance and job listings, as well as an information-rich environment for youth to learn about career options. |
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| June 18, 2007 |
Solar center for Silicon Valley
Sustainable Industries Journal |
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Referenced: NOVA
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The Bay Area has long been home to cutting-edge computer technology; the area is fast becoming a hub for solar technology. Giving a boost to the region's solar power entrepreneurs, the Silicon Valley Leadership Group this month launched the SolarCenter for Excellence. |
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| May 25, 2007 |
Study highlighting worker shortage worries tech executives
Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal |
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Quoted: Mike Curran, NOVA Director
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While senators argue in Washington, D.C., about the fate of mostly low-skilled undocumented immigrants, tech executives in Silicon Valley worry that their need for highly educated engineers will not be met. |
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| May 17, 2007 |
High-tech Companies Seek to Hire More Foreign Workers
NewsHour with Jim Lehrer (PBS) |
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Quoted: Mike Curran, NOVA Director
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Citing the lack of qualified domestic candidates, many U.S. technology companies are hiring foreign workers to stay competitive in a global marketplace. The NewsHour reports on the fight to allow more foreign workers into the United States. |
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| April 3, 2007 |
California must Prepare Now for Changing Workforce (op-ed)
San Jose Mercury News |
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Authors: Mike Curran, NOVA director;
Martha Kanter & Stephen Levy, NOVA Workforce Board members
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Two powerful forces—globalization and the coming wave of baby boomer retirements—are transforming the world of work in Silicon Valley and across the nation. In response, California needs a comprehensive workforce investment strategy with the same energy and commitment as we are now devoting to the state’s physical infrastructure.
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