Broadband Now Essential to Online Jobs Searching, Say FCC Panelists

The Federal Communication Commission's August 26 workshop on high-speed Internet's impact on job training extolled the virtues of broadband for the delivery of employment services and job training. Whether searching for jobs positions, or online research of employment opportunities, workshop panelists agreed that dial-up service could not be used in this day and age. "The speed of Internet helps to improve online classes," said Heather McKay, the director of innovative training and workforce development at the Rutgers University. "It helps to navigate through the course work they need [on line] and it also helps them submit it faster." It not only benefits the education realm, but also the job market. Yvette Herrera, senior director education and communications and from the Communications Workers of America, discussed two programs the union has set up to help maintain job security and to help with teaching workers obtainable skills that are needed.