Auto industry employees that have lost or are about to lose their jobs
are making use of their educational stipends provided as a part of
their buyout packages.
Excerpt:
Lisa Kujawa, admissions director at Lawrence Tech, has met with
hundreds of Ford employees about the university's bachelor's degree in
information technology, bachelor's of business administration and
master's of business administration programs. Those, she said, are
programs that create multiple opportunities for workers upon re-entry
to the workforce.
"We have enrolled a significant number of displaced workers who are
retooling their skills," Kujawa said, noting that Lawrence Tech has
signed on more than 50 Ford employees and 20 GM workers, since the
companies offered the buyout packages.
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