With an unemployment rate of 9.2 percent, one of the highest in the nation, it is imperative that college students are receiving the skills they will need to compete for jobs right away, regardless of major.

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After 30 to 60 days, eligible veterans must begin to look for work or attend school, but they can continue receiving housing, case management, addiction counseling and life skills classes for as long as two years.

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But Christopher Goodchild, head of learning and skills, said half the 550 inmates were now receiving some sort of education .

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Equipped with management and marketing skills the participants of the Project are poised for receiving orders from the up-market Islamabad buyers.

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And through these meetings, we identified public-private partnerships as one of the most effective ways that we can improve the skills and credentials that American workers and students are receiving.

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