President Barack Obama’s jobs bill, “The American Jobs Act,&# which he introduced last night in front of a joint Congressional session and a national TV audience, is a sweeping $450 billion collection of tax breaks, job stimulus and aid aimed to help relieve the country’s mounting unemployment. Field Service American Jobs act field service unemploymentSo, what does the jobs bill as proposed – it will almost certainly look nothing like it does now if it ends up passing – mean for the field service industry? Let’s take a look. Tax breaks. percent. MORE >>

For the newly unemployed, life can sometimes feel like a train wreck. Corman Railroad Group — the guys who right trains when they get off track — is hiring field service mechanics to work out of offices in two of their locations. Repair heavy-duty machinery to re- and de-rail trains. Doing What : Service and diagnose heavy-duty machinery both in the shop and in the field for a train derailment company. The company contracts with different railroads around the area to respond to derailments and put trains back on the tracks. Like, literally! The R.J. MORE >>

Unemployment in the UK has fallen, but the amount of young people out of work has risen. Figures from the Office for National Statistics indicate that unemployment dropped in the first three months of 2011 and stands at 2.48 While unemployment is down overall, it is still a concerning issue with young people, with unemployment figures among 16-24 year olds standing at 963,000, which is around 1 in 5 young adults. What do you think of the fall in unemployment in the UK? So what can the construction industry do help to address this issue. MORE >>

Mrs Paul added that giving people the chance to train and become professionally qualified is a key priority for the government because it will provide them with the best routes into jobs and a career. Director of a leading training provider, Train4TradeSkills, Mike Head shared the importance for people of a wider age group to learn new skills and gain professional trade qualifications. A new study published today by the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) has revealed an emerging North-South divide on the number of apprenticeships taken in England. MORE >>

The scheme will provide green skills development for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds or those who are not currently in education or training, to build their employability skills, offer new opportunities and address the current skills shortage in the green sector. Funding of £170,000 will be provided to support the green training by 2014; it will help people to find relevant work placements across a number of organisations in the green industry. Some 1,300 young people will benefit from the project. MORE >>