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Download full textGruber, David – Workforce Strategy Center, 2004
National data increasingly show that the prevailing model of workforce development-- job search and basic training leading to an entry-level job-- does little to promote economic self sufficiency or career progression. In the face of strong evidence that some form of post-secondary training and education is needed to support a family, there is a…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Organizations, Low Income Groups, Labor Force Development
Williams, James L.; McCarty, Nolan M. – 1989
As part of an effort to identify ways in which Midland College (Texas) and local businesses can respond to the economic needs of the community, these three papers by the Midland's Business and Economic Development Center offer various perspectives on the economic climate and labor market of the Permian Basis. The first report, "Midland's…
Descriptors: Economic Climate, Economic Development, Education Work Relationship, Employment Patterns
Wattenbarger, James L. – 1992
Drawing from an analysis of more than 50 documents related to the need for technical education and training in Texas, and from interviews with 29 individuals knowledgeable about the state's technical education and training, this report assesses the current statewide capacity to to adequately train the workforce that is the expected requirement for…
Descriptors: College Planning, Community Colleges, Economic Development, Educational Needs
