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Download full textIris Palmer; Shalin Jyotishi – New America, 2023
Despite the growing demand and availability of non-degree workforce training, outcomes for these programs are mixed. For some, non-degree programs are a faster, more affordable pathway to a good job, and, more importantly, a career that offers economic security--they represent the future of education. But for others, non-degree programs are a…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Credentials, Work Experience Programs, Nontraditional Education
Iris Palmer; Shalin Jyotishi – New America, 2022
Despite the growing demand and availability of non-degree workforce training, outcomes for these programs are mixed. For some, non-degree programs are a faster, more affordable pathway to a good job, and, more importantly, a career that offers economic security--they represent the future of education. But for others, non-degree programs are a…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Credentials, Work Experience Programs, Nontraditional Education
Kim Cliett Long; Angela Gunder; Beverly Robinson; Van L. Davis; Dylan Barth; Terrance Adams, Contributor; Ricardo Brown, Contributor; Kimberly Bryant, Contributor; Meacie E. Fairfax, Contributor; Cristi Ford, Contributor; Marybeth Gasman, Contributor; Jennifer Mathes, Contributor; Robbie Melton, Contributor; Michael Nettles, Contributor; Russ Poulin, Contributor; Omari Ross, Contributor – Online Learning Consortium, 2024
The evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) presents an unprecedented opportunity for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to lead in an era characterized by rapid technological advancement and societal transformation. This report explores the integral role HBCUs--with their history of academic excellence and commitment to…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Technology Uses in Education, Black Colleges, School Role
Iris Palmer; Shalin Jyotishi – New America, 2022
Despite the growing demand and availability of non-degree workforce training, outcomes for these programs are mixed. For some, non-degree programs are a faster, more affordable pathway to a good job, and, more importantly, a career that offers economic security--they represent the future of education. But for others, non-degree programs are a…
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Community Colleges, Credentials, Work Experience Programs
Finster, Matthew; Jackson, Cara – National Comprehensive Center, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has created disruptions in the teacher workforce, including reductions-in-force due to budget cuts, hesitation from teachers to return in-person to the classroom, and relaxed standards for entering the profession. Even before the current pandemic, teacher hiring decisions were often late, rushed, and information-poor.…
Descriptors: Teacher Selection, Labor Force Development, Teacher Competencies, Teacher Effectiveness
Sharp, Naomi; Dvorkin, Eli – Center for an Urban Future, 2018
There are a number of reasons why apprenticeships have been relatively slow to get off the ground in New York--from an overly cumbersome state process for registering new apprenticeship programs to a paucity of employers that have embraced this model, particularly outside of the building trades. But as several other states have shown in recent…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Best Practices, Job Skills, On the Job Training
Jobs for the Future, 2021
This report from JFF with a select group of community college practitioners, makes the case for policymakers, employers and practitioners to invest in and strengthen short-term credentialing programs to rapidly retrain unemployed workers for better career prospects, especially workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. It includes key commitments…
Descriptors: Credentials, Retraining, Unemployment, COVID-19
Direct linkMcBride, Christi; Duncan-Davis, Brenda – Solution Tree, 2021
Foster confident, well-rounded, career-ready students. Written for teachers and administrators, this targeted guide introduces the Youth Employability Skills (YES!) framework, which has been adopted by schools across the United States. Learn how to use this powerful framework in a multitude of courses to ensure students develop the essential…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Employment Potential, Soft Skills, Skill Development
Peer reviewedCotner, Hope; Bragg, Debra; Goold, Grant; Heiser, Eric; Miller, Darlene G.; Van Noy, Michelle; Cheng, I-Fang; Costelloe, Sarah; Freeman, Brian; Lemire, Sebastian; Porowski, Allan; Yadav, Elizabeth M. B. – What Works Clearinghouse, 2021
In today's labor market, students increasingly need greater levels of postsecondary education and training to enter or advance in many industries. Meanwhile, employers are calling for the education system to better align with industry needs, as their demands for a skilled workforce continue to rise. In response to the increasing emphasis for…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Career Pathways, Program Design, Program Evaluation
Messina, Judith – Center for an Urban Future, 2017
Small businesses have been sparking much of the recent job growth in New York City. However, there is a major disconnect in the city's workforce development system when it comes to working with small businesses. This report outlines a number of steps that policymakers, business leaders, and workforce providers could take to make workforce programs…
Descriptors: Small Businesses, Labor Force Development, Barriers, Urban Areas
Mann, Elizabeth – Brookings Institution, 2017
Amid persistent concerns about the well-documented skills gap, community colleges have the potential to provide low-cost, high-quality education and training to students. Robust relationships between colleges and local industry partners are critical to building strong workforce development programs for students. In this context, this toolkit…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, School Business Relationship, Partnerships in Education, Education Work Relationship
Wilder Research, 2021
Opportunity America received a grant from Lumina Foundation to conduct a national research study of community colleges' credit and noncredit occupational education programs and their relationships with employers. Opportunity America contracted with Wilder Research to manage data collection and analysis for the study. The purpose of this study was…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Vocational Education, Job Training, Noncredit Courses
Marietta, Geoff; d'Entremont, Chad; Kaur, Emily Murphy – Harvard Education Press, 2017
"Improving Education Together" offers a step-by-step guide to Labor-Management-Community (LMC) collaboration, an intervention that has successfully improved student outcomes in a wide variety of school districts across the country. The authors illustrate how a culture of collaboration between labor, management, and community stakeholders…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Intervention, Cooperation, Labor Force
West Virginia Department of Education, 2020
WVAdultEd programs provide adults with the opportunity to acquire and improve functional skills necessary to enhance the quality of their lives as workers, family members, and citizens. Educational services are available at no cost to the learners and are designed to meet the educational needs of the individual. Certified adult education…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Technical Assistance, Program Administration, Government Role
Rowe, Dawn A.; Allison, Ruth; Hyatt, Jacque; Owens-Johnson, Laura – National Technical Assistance Center on Transition, 2016
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by Title IV of the Workforce Investment Opportunities Act (WIOA) of 2014, defines Competitive Integrated Employment as, "work that is performed on a full-time or part-time basis for which an individuals is: (a) compensated at or above minimum wage or commensurate with individuals without disabilities…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Labor Force Development, Labor Legislation
