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Direct linkJacobs, James; Dougherty, Kevin J. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2006
This chapter describes the evolution of the workforce development mission and its current crisis in the face of changing training demands, shriveling government support, and rising competition. Two alternative future paths are outlined: a baccalaureate degree-oriented new vocationalism and a renewed emphasis on serving the training needs of…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Futures (of Society), Labor Force Development, Community Colleges
Download full textJacobs, James – 1986
In June 1985, a survey was sent by the Industrial Technology Institute to 397 Michigan automobile supplier firms concerning their industrial training in modern manufacturing technologies. The purposes of this survey were to investigate the training needs of Michigan automobile suppliers, with particular emphasis on how they met their training…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Needs, Employer Attitudes, Job Training
