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Ginsberg, Thomas – Pew Charitable Trusts, 2015
This report examines the Community College of Philadelphia (CCP) and its effectiveness in helping Philadelphians attain higher education and marketable job skills. The study compares the college with three sets of similar institutions nationwide based on data from 2008 to 2013 and includes insights from the school's leaders, as well as local and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Institutional Evaluation, Tuition, Outcomes of Education
Ghosh, Rajashi; Githens, Rod P. – Human Resource Development Review, 2011
Community colleges in the United States have become major providers of human resource development services, particularly through offering workforce development training to local employers. The addition of workforce development services to community colleges is a fairly recent phenomenon. Some see workforce development efforts as diluting community…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Labor Force Development, Contract Training, School Community Relationship
Hilliard, Thomas – Center for an Urban Future, 2011
Even before the Great Recession prompted policymakers to take a closer look at public programs designed to help unemployed Americans re-enter the workforce it had long been clear that federal, state and local government workforce development programs have not always effectively prepared low-income individuals to obtain decent-paying jobs. Job…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Job Training, Educational Change, Local Government
Stevens, Adrian Paul – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Problem Statement. There is a growing need and demand for the "knowledge worker" within the business community. The limited amount of research on the role and impact of public universities suggests the need for addressing the training and workforce development needs of private industry. Purpose. The purpose of this study was fourfold:…
Descriptors: Human Capital, State Universities, Industry, Continuing Education
Van Noy, Michelle; Jacobs, James; Korey, Suzanne; Bailey, Thomas; Hughes, Katherine L. – Community College Journal, 2008
Postsecondary noncredit education has become an increasingly popular option for community college students in recent years. At many two-year institutions, noncredit education enrolls more students than do credit programs. This article presents an excerpt from a recent report published by the Community College Research Center, part of the Teachers…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Contract Training, Educational Practices, Educational Policy
Wallis, Emma – Journal of In-service Education, 2008
This article draws upon original qualitative data to present an initial assessment of the significance of learning agreements for the development of socially responsible approaches to professional and human resource development within the workplace. The article suggests that the adoption of a partnership-based approach to learning is more…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Responsibility, Labor Force Development, Human Resources
Paek, Jeeyon; Hawley, Joshua D. – Online Submission, 2006
The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of training program characteristics on training effectiveness among organizations receiving training services from external training providers. Two surveys were sent to HRD managers and senior managers per company. The results showed that the operational margin of the programs where private…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Job Training, Human Resources, Labor Force Development
Van Noy, Michelle; Jacobs, James; Korey, Suzanne; Bailey, Thomas; Hughes, Katherine L. – American Association of Community Colleges (NJ1), 2008
Postsecondary noncredit education has become increasingly common; many community colleges now enroll more noncredit than credit students. Much of the growth has occurred in workforce instruction and contract training, programs are noted for their role in meeting shifting workforce demands and providing skills in a way that is flexible and…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Continuing Education, Noncredit Courses, Community Colleges