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Hora, Matthew T.; Blackburn Cohen, Chelsea A. – Community College Review, 2018
Purpose: Community and technical college student employability is a pressing concern in the United States and China. Policy makers focus on developing students' human capital in the form of credentials and cognitive skills. However, the focus on completion overlooks the role that noncognitive skills and contextual factors may play in student…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Technical Institutes, College Students, Cultural Capital
Rossmeier, Vincent – Cowen Institute for Public Education Initiatives, 2015
The Workforce Investment and Opportunity Act (WIOA) funds programs that connect and assist job seekers with training, support, and education services so that they can find and maintain employment. Services funded by WIOA will be available to job seekers of all ages, including the chronically unemployed, the disabled, displaced workers, and…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Labor Force Development, Labor Legislation, Educational Opportunities
Mortrude, Judy – Center for Postsecondary and Economic Success, 2017
Integrated Education and Training (IET) is a promising career pathways approach. It helps educationally underprepared adults pair foundational skill building with workforce preparation and training in in-demand occupations. Through IET programs, adults obtain goal-oriented, relevant, practical knowledge that leads to economic success. This report…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Readiness, Adults, Skill Development
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Gimpelson, V. E. – Russian Education & Society, 2016
It is generally accepted that human capital is an important factor in economic growth, but its impact on growth depends on the demand for education and skills on the labor market. Demand for human capital is largely determined by the institutional environment that governs the basic conditions for economic activity. The author expresses ten doubts…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Economic Factors, Human Capital, Educational Demand
Johnson, Melissa; Bergson-Shilcock, Amanda – National Skills Coalition, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has illustrated with vivid clarity how important it is for people to have digital literacy skills. From the workplace to the classroom and beyond, being able to use digital tools effectively is fundamental to success. To succeed in this rapidly changing environment, workers need broad-based digital problem-solving skills that…
Descriptors: Pandemics, COVID-19, Technological Literacy, Problem Solving
Gekara, Victor; Snell, Darryn; Molla, Alemayehu; Karanasios, Stan; Thomas, Amanda – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2019
Digital technologies such as artificial intelligence, robotics and automation are transforming the world of work. Developing the appropriate digital skills in the workforce is an important component in Australia's effort to compete in this rapidly emerging global digital economy. This research explores the current digital skills demand-and-supply…
Descriptors: 21st Century Skills, Labor Supply, Transportation, Safety
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Meyers, Rebecca – International Journal of Training Research, 2016
In Australia and other OECD countries, increasing the labour force participation rate of older adults (45-64 years) is seen as a primary strategy to address the current demographic challenges brought about by an ageing population and the retirement of skilled workers. Not all older adults have current workplace skills, yet barriers which include…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Older Adults, Labor Force, Aging (Individuals)
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Audant, Anne Babette – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2016
Discussions of workforce development emphasize stackable training, and assume linear advancement and alignment, through college and career paths. Stackable credentials have become a best practice for community colleges across the United States as they struggle to advance the college completion agenda and ensure that students graduate with the…
Descriptors: Credentials, Labor Force Development, Job Training, Cooking Instruction
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Logar, Nathaniel; Anadon, Laura Diaz; Narayanamurti, Venkatesh – Minerva: A Review of Science, Learning and Policy, 2014
In the study of innovation institutions, it is important to consider how different institutional models can affect a research organization in conducting or funding successful work. As an industry collaborative, Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) provides an example of a privately funded institution that leverages the inputs of several member…
Descriptors: Innovation, Case Studies, Power Technology, School Business Relationship
Mohan, Lavanya – Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), 2014
SNAP Employment & Training (E&T) is an important component of SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as the Food Stamp Program) that supports a variety of education, training, employment, and related services for SNAP recipients. It gives recipients opportunities to gain skills, training, or experience that will…
Descriptors: Nutrition, Welfare Services, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
California Community Colleges, Chancellor's Office, 2014
The California Community Colleges play an important role in boosting the state's economy by serving more than 2.3 million students a year. In fact, one out of three community college students in the U.S. is enrolled in a California community college, making it the nation's largest system of higher education. Their 112 colleges provide students…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Job Training, Labor Force Development, Outcomes of Education
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Coppedge, Ricky H.; Strong, Robert – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2013
The Federal Bureau of Prisons has a long-standing desire to be the pinnacle in corrections and correctional education. In 1891 Congress passed the Three Prisons Act, which established the federal prison system, prior to this Act federal inmates were housed in state, city, and county jails (Keve, 1991). The Act not only established the first three…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Correctional Education, Institutionalized Persons, Agricultural Education
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Neirotti, Paolo; Paolucci, Emilio – International Journal of Training and Development, 2013
We explore the relationship between training and innovation using key insights from the resource-based approach, organizational learning and labour studies. By using data from 304 large enterprises in Italy, the study highlights a twofold role of training in favouring technological and organizational changes. First, training plays a role in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Organizational Change, Technological Advancement, Business Administration
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Meyers, Rebecca – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2017
This article uses the concept of bounded agency to interpret the findings of a study that explored the training and job-seeking activities of a group of older adults. A qualitative, phenomenological approach was used to obtain personal and nuanced accounts of their experiences. A series of semi-structured interviews was conducted with eight adults…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Older Adults, Economically Disadvantaged, Aging (Individuals)
Pringle, Amina Anderson; DeBaun, Bill; Melnick, Sara – National College Access Network, 2017
In spring 2017, the National College Access Network's (NCAN's) annual Spring Training series focused on connecting career success with NCAN members' college access and success services. Across four cities (Phoenix, Houston, Indianapolis and Providence), attendees learned from field experts on a variety of topics, from integrating career success…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Readiness, Access to Education, College Attendance
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