Texas Engineering Jobs Training Nets $1 Million
A new round of funding will help prepare students for future Texas engineering jobs.
The Texas Workforce Commission recently announced that it will invest $1 million to expand statewide student participation in robotics education programs. The training will prepare youths to work in an increasingly competitive global economy by promoting programs that integrate science, technology, engineering and math into classrooms.
"Exposing more young Texans to science, technology, engineering and math, and continuing to emphasize these core subjects in our schools, will help accelerate the pace of our high-tech education in Texas," Gov. Rick Perry said. "This investment will strengthen our state's future workforce and contribute to making Texas even more competitive."
Engineer Job Postings Decline
Those looking for science and engineer jobs (Click here) didn't have any more opportunities to find available positions online last month.
The Conference Board recently reported that the number of online employment ads for scientists and engineers continued to decline during October, but some of the losses were offset by declining numbers of job seekers.
Ads for life, physical and social scientists decreased by 1,100 to 69,200, while opportunities for engineers and architects declined by 900 to 113,300. On the other hand, ads for computer scientists and mathematicians increased by 7,200 to 409,000.