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We have known engineering and technical talents are getting harder to come by. Well one engineering firm seems to have found the answer — hire “fresh outs” – these are fresh graduates out of college.

Partly for new talent and also for ability to transform certain stale organizational cultures.

“Efficiencies gained
Schlumberger’s fresh-outs-only policy is part of a longstanding recruiting strategy.

“The idea is that our industry is unique and the company has its own culture,” Hood says. “We develop new hires and they progress into other responsibilities. We give employees the opportunity to have a diverse career without leaving the company.”

New hires undergo a three- to five-year field engineer training program, with three promotions typically occurring during that time. The training program represents a substantial investment for the company.”

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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), in an effort to crack down on fraudulent trainers, is continuing to strengthen the integrity of its 36-year-old Outreach Training Program by publishing an “Outreach Trainer Watch List” of those who have had their trainer authorizations either revoked or suspended.

For more info: http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/osha/osha20090917.htm

OSHA can make or break your company. Make sure you have documented proof of your OSHA training. Learn more….

Your Learning Management System LMS is your friend in this endeavor

The Employment and Training Administration (ETA), U.S. Department of
Labor (DOL), announced the availability of approximately $125 million
in grant funds for Community-Based Job Training Grants. Community-Based
Job Training Grants will be awarded through a competitive process to
support workforce training for high-growth/high-demand industries
through the national system of community and technical colleges. Funds
will be awarded to individual public community and technical colleges,
community college districts, state community college systems, and
One-Stop Career Centers to support or engage in a combination of
capacity building and training activities for the purpose of building
the capacity of community colleges to train individuals for careers in
high-growth/high-demand industries in the local and/or regional
economies.

Terms:
Employee Training | Workforce Development | Talent Management

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