AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoApprenticeships: California is investing $44.4 million to train 49,000 apprentices through 131 programs, expanding paid routes into work. The state says it has supported more than 694,000 earn-and-learn opportunities since 2019. Jobseeker Support: Malaysia’s PERKESO says its employment insurance services helped 117,733 people find work this year, with counselling, job matching and skills training for displaced workers. Trade Training: A new free North Philadelphia program is preparing unemployed and underemployed residents for in-demand trades through six-month training tracks. Hiring Practices: A study of more than 109,000 workers finds intelligence tests predict job performance less strongly than long-established estimates suggested, backing broader hiring assessments. Retention: A new report says poor management and toxic workplace culture outweigh salary in many workers’ decisions to leave a job.
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