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The Role of Community Colleges in Career Transitions for Older Workers
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Cummins, Phyllis A. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2015
Despite the desire of many older adults to remain in the workforce, those without jobs face unprecedented durations of unemployment. Many of the unemployed lack current skills for jobs in demand and need to either upgrade their skills or be trained for a new occupation to become reemployed. An aging workforce, combined with the negative effects of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Role, Older Workers, Career Development
Effective Strategies for Educating Older Workers at Community Colleges
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Cummins, Phyllis A. – Educational Gerontology, 2014
Workers are remaining in the labor force at older ages; and, despite their desire to work, those without jobs face unprecedented durations of unemployment. Many of the unemployed lack current skills for jobs in demand and need to either upgrade their skills or be trained for a new occupation to become re-employed. An aging workforce combined with…
Descriptors: Older Workers, Community Colleges, Educational Strategies, Adult Education