Re: Dissed-belief

I'm sorry to interrupt here, and I don't know if what you are saying about the grant is true or not, but the problem isn't that we don't have educated, trained IT professionals available in the US. There are plenty of educated, trained, AND experienced people available to fill the jobs.

Cindy> From: pvinodr@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: midrange-jobs@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 08:42:39 -0500> Subject: Re: [MIDRANGE-JOBS] Dissed-belief> > *** Please pay close attention when replying to a message on this list!> *** If you want the reply to go to the list, use REPLY-TO-ALL> *** Recruiters may advertise only permanent employment positions in this list.> > > > Not sure if I understood the response to the info wrong or others have worngly inferred the award.> "H-1B HIGH GROWTH JOB TRAINING GRANTS"> I'm not for or against H1B...being a beneficiary of this...:-)> Now, coming to the grants...the money is collected from employers who employ H1B & then this is disbursed to encourage IT education/Job training in US.> > Rgds,Vinod > From: AlexMRPG@xxxxxxx> To: midrange-jobs@xxxxxxxxxxxx; jmurfitt@xxxxxxxxxx> Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2007 14:00:12 -0500> Subject: Re: [MIDRANGE-JOBS] Dissed-belief> > *** Please pay close attention when replying to a message on this list!> *** If you want the reply to go to the list, use REPLY-TO-ALL> *** Recruiters may advertise only permanent employment positions in this list.> > > I was just looking for a government grant for a first time business possibly a consulting company, when I came across this. A Federally funded government grant encouraging hiring of H1B's this was just a small excerpt of what they consider accomplishments with what is called "High Growth Job Training Initiative"! > > ----- Original Message -----> > > > From: Joe Murfitt<mailto:jmurfitt@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: 'Alex Montalvo'<mailto:alexmrpg@xxxxxxx> ; midrange-jobs@xxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:midrange-jobs@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2007 7:25 PM> Subject: RE: [MIDRANGE-JOBS] (no subje> ct)> > > This is exactly why I'm looking into getting out of the IT profession.> > > H-1B HIGH GROWTH JOB TRAINING GRANTS > > PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS > As of March 2006, 131 grants worth over $258 million have been awarded> under the High Growth Job Training Initiative. Between July 1, 2005 and> March 30, 2006 over $54 million in H-1B funds have been awarded under the> High Growth Job Training Initiative. During 2006, competitions are expected> for talent development investments in the advanced manufacturing,> construction, and energy under the President's High Growth Job Training> Initiative. Under the WIRED Initiative, ETA has awarded $195 million in> grants lasting three years to thirteen regions. An additional competition> under the WIRED Initiative was announced in February 2006 > -- > This is the Midrange Jobs: Postings & Discussion (MIDRANGE-JOBS) mailing> list> To post a message email: MIDRANGE-JOBS@xxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:MIDRANGE-JOBS@xxxxxxxxxxxx>> To subscribe, unsub> scribe, or change list options,> visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/midrange-jobs<http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/midrange-jobs>> or email: MIDRANGE-JOBS-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:MIDRANGE-JOBS-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx>.> > Don't forget to check the midrange.com jobs board at> http://jobs.midrange.com<http://jobs.midrange.com/>> > -- > This is the Midrange Jobs: Postings & Discussion (MIDRANGE-JOBS) mailing list> To post a message email: MIDRANGE-JOBS@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options,> visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/midrange-jobs> or email: MIDRANGE-JOBS-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Don't forget to check the midrange.com jobs board at http://jobs.midrange.com> -- > This is the Midrange Jobs: Postings & Discussion (MIDRANGE-JOBS) mailing list> To post a message email: MIDRANGE-JOBS@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options,> visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/midrange-jobs> or email: MIDRANGE-JOBS-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Don't forget to check the midrange.com jobs board at http://jobs.midrange.com