Do Training Programs Actually Work? [Derived Headline]
Yakima Herald-Republic › October 26, 2010
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YAKIMA, Wash. -- After 29 years of doing a wide variety of jobs for Boise Cascade in Yakima, Gary Huck thought he was set.
His two kids were grown. He was making good money, and he was starting to save for retirement.See the full content of this document
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Do Training Programs Actually Work? [Derived Headline]
But when Boise changed ownership and later closed in 2006, Huck was one of about 225 people who found themselves out of work.
"I wondered what I was going to do," said Huck, now 55. "That's when they offered school."Huck took advantage of a federally financed training program for dislocated workers, which enabled him to attend Yakima Valley Community College and earn his associate's d...See the full content of this document
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