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Download full textBransberger, Peace – Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, 2015
In July 2014, President Obama signed into law the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), a major restructuring and modernization of U.S. workforce development programs originally created through the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA), which had been awaiting reauthorization for more than a decade. This brief provides an overview of…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Labor Force Development, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Shifting Gears: Building New Pathways for Low-Skilled Workers to Succeed in the 21st Century Economy
Joyce Foundation, 2013
The United States faces an increasing gap between the skills possessed by its workforce and those that are necessary to succeed in the 21st century economy. This gap poses a threat to the financial wellbeing of low-skilled American workers and their families and to the nation's long-term economic growth. Recognizing the threat posed by these…
Descriptors: Semiskilled Workers, Adult Basic Education, Community Colleges, Technical Institutes
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Direct linkLevine, Alissa; Winkler, Christoph; Petersen, Saul – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2010
The Center for Economic and Workforce Development (CEWD) at Kingsborough Community College (KCC) is currently working on a workforce development project that contains innovative teaching tools that proved successful in overcoming issues of academic isolation facing the student body. The CUNY Young Adult Program (CYAP) is a partnership of three…
Descriptors: Food Service, Career Planning, Adult Programs, Young Adults
