Vo Tech Graduates Face Tough Job Market In WI
The AP reports in Janesville Wisconsin that 85 percent of vocational tech graduates find jobs while the push for college destinations faces stiff competition. The U S Department of Health Education and Welfare notes rising competition for ideal job placements as high school students weigh options.
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Janesville, Wis
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Vivienne Preston
Fond du Lac
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Vocational Education Seen as Viable Path in Wisconsin
Wisconsin officials argue jobs increasingly favor skilled technical training over four-year degrees. Data show 85 percent of vocational graduates work in their field while college enrollment declines and campuses drop mandatory entrance exams.
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Dent
Wisconsin
State Board of Vocational, Technical and Adult Education
University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Letters and Science
Wisconsin Vocational Schools
University of Wisconsin
Frank Trafford
Blackhawk Technical School
Janesville
Trafford
Phillip Waller
Blackhawk Tech
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Fort Atkinson High School
Orin Bull
Fort Atkinson
Bull
UW Faces Belt Tightening As Budgets Shrink
UW officials and two state agencies told the Joint Finance Committee they face severe belt tightening under the Nixon budget with more than 25 million dollars in potential federal cuts. UW warns of losses in medical program support and possible staff salary impacts while hospitals and agencies brace for reduced funding across programs.
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Madison, Wis
University of Wisconsin
Donald K. Smith
Joint Finance Committee
Smith
Henry Dorman
D-Racine
Dorman
James Swan
R-Elkhorn
Swan
Dennis Conta
Milwaukee
Eugene Lehrman
State Board of Vocational, Technical and Adult Education
Nixon
Department of Natural Resources
DNR
L.P. Voigt
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