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Team Increases Focus on TLD-Sector Job Opportunities

The Port of NY & NJ supports approximately 400,000 jobs in the Transportation, Logistics, and Distribution (TLD) sector. The local TLD industry is responsible for the availability of goods reaching 44 million people living within 4 hours driving distance from the Port of NY & NJ. Since its launch last year, the Workforce Development Implementation Team (WDIT) of the Council on Port Performance (CPP) has raised awareness of TLD and the critical role it plays in the success of the NY & NJ region, home to the largest port on the East Coast. The team’s initiatives include: Pursuing Education-Related Objectives. The WDIT works with aRead More →

2017-12-04
On: December 4, 2017
In: Industry News/Advisory, New Programs

Council on Port Performance Creates Workforce Development Team

On September 28, the Council on Port Performance (CPP) voted to create a Workforce Development Implementation Team (WDIT). As part of the Transportation, Logistics, and Distribution (TLD) industry, the CPP acknowledges that a workforce talent shortage could continue to get worse over time. Council members therefore agreed to collaborate with their host communities and port community stakeholders. The WDIT will strive to develop deeper understanding of the port’s value to the supply chain, economic growth, workforce development, and long-term viability of the maritime industry. It will also seek to attract new members of a qualified, skilled workforce, while creating new avenues through which these individualsRead More →

2016-10-03
On: October 3, 2016
In: Events, Industry News/Advisory, Workforce Development

Union County College Receives Garden State Grant to Train Workers in Transportation, Logistics, and Distribution

On Thursday, April 14, 2016, Union County College (UCC) officials announced a $900,000 grant through which the school will conduct programming for workers in New Jersey’s transportation, logistics, and distribution (TLD) industry. The grant prepares UCC to develop and deliver training programs for incumbent workers at employers in the state and in training programs that will provide skills to unemployed workers and prepare them for entry into jobs. Union County College has a campus located in Elizabeth, near the Port of New York and New Jersey and its constituent major transportation highways. Recently, the school has been instrumental in offering industry-specific training in Supply ChainRead More →

2016-04-21
On: April 21, 2016
In: Events, Industry News/Advisory
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