What is Skills2Compete Maryland?
- Skills2Compete Maryland (S2C) is Governor O'Malley's vision for Marylanders to gain the skills and credentials they need to get good jobs with family supporting wages.
- Workers with middle-skills (have training or education beyond high school, but do not have a bachelor's degree) and high-skills (have at least a bachelor's degree) tend to earn more money and have lower unemployment rates than workers who do not have training or education beyond high school.
- A strong majority of the projected job openings in Maryland will be for middle-skill or high-skill jobs.
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Education Attainment: 2008
Latest News
- The Governor’s Workforce Investment Board was mentioned in an article in the Baltimore Business Journal, dated May 20-26, 2011. The article titled “State working to close cyber security workforce development gap” highlights the ways the GWIB is working closely with employers in this field to focus on new training initiatives to help close the skills gaps and develop a broad talent pipeline to fill jobs in Cyber Security.
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Industry Initiative for Aerospace partners with PIA to open new school at Hagerstown Regional Airport
April 30, 2011
Governor Martin O’Malley on hand for opening of new Aviation Maintenance Technology School - Prince George's County to Graduate County's First Class of MESP-Trained 'Go Solar!' Workers - April 28, 2011
Video Clips
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Green Jobs (2:49)
Pentagon Channel report on green jobs apprenticeship program in Prince George’s County
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“You Can Afford College” (27:21)
A primer to paying for higher education
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Skills2Compete Kickoff (8:15)
S2C at Prince George’s Community College
Calendar of Events
- Find out about job fairs, open houses and other career events in Maryland.