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National Governors Association, 2019
This guide is a result of the 2018-2019 National Governors Association (NGA) Chair's initiative, "Good Jobs for All Americans," led by Montana Governor Steve Bullock. This initiative aimed to understand the changing world of work and the factors that affect an individual's ability to connect to a good job and for businesses to access the…
Descriptors: Job Development, Employment Opportunities, Labor Force Development, Education Work Relationship
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West, Ann – CUPA Journal, 1999
The challenge of recruiting, retaining, and retraining college and university information technology (IT) staff affects the entire institution. Some issues in the impending IT staff crisis are outlined, particularly trends in demand for technology workers, and steps are suggested for campus IT leaders to take to minimize the effect of staff…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Planning, Higher Education, Information Scientists
Philippi, Jorie W. – 1989
At-risk program participants, those students who are in danger of not making a successful transition from school or preemployment training programs to productive lives, usually remain on the fringes of the economy. Instruction in school-to-work curricula is designed to help students obtain jobs, but seldom addresses the issues of the ongoing use…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Basic Skills, Education Work Relationship, High Risk Students
West, Ann – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1998
The challenge of recruiting, retaining, and retraining information technology (IT) staff in colleges and universities affects the entire institution, not just the IT organization. Some of the issues surrounding the projected IT staffing crisis are outlined, and steps campus IT leaders can take to minimize the effect of staff turnover on…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Administration, College Planning, Higher Education
Van Wart, Montgomery; And Others – 1993
This handbook is intended to assist trainers, design specialists, training managers, technical trainers, and other members of the public sector who conduct training on an occasional basis. The following topics are covered: understanding human resource development (HRD) and its role in the public sector--expanding the scope and significance of HRD…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Competence, Curriculum Development
Braid, Mary; Macaskill, Sandra, Ed. – 1990
Workplace education (WPE) has a significant role to play in solving basic skills problems and in other training requirements. In addition to the benefit of a more able, adaptable work force, WPE leads to more contented workers, encouraged by better employment opportunities. In addition, employees benefit by being more confident both within the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills
Gordon, Edward E. – 2000
This book outlines why the skills of the U.S. workforce have become the single most important factor in the competitiveness, not only of individual companies, but of national economies. It documents the widening gap between the need for highly skilled workers and their availability, and it points out the chilling consequences that may occur if the…
Descriptors: Demand Occupations, Economic Development, Employment Patterns, Employment Potential
Ayre, David, Ed.; And Others – 1981
Manpower flexibility options in Ontario universities during times of financial restraint are discussed in this handbook, which resulted from a seminar that examined: (1) various approaches to problems related to anticipated academic staff reduction; (2) issues associated with policy development and implementation; and (3) establishing an informal…
Descriptors: Career Change, College Faculty, Faculty College Relationship, Faculty Development
Mikulecky, Larry; Lloyd, Paul – 1995
This policymakers' guide examines considerations in developing policies regarding the development and evaluation of workplace literacy programs for seven targeted worker groups that have been especially adversely affected by recent demographic and economic changes. Section 1 presents considerations and recommendations for developing workplace…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Annotated Bibliographies, Dislocated Workers
Warmbrod, Catharine P.; Faddis, Constance R. – 1983
Designed for use by postsecondary educators involved in teaching displaced workers, this guidebook provides an in-depth look at successful upgrading and retraining programs in colleges in diverse situations across the country. The rationale for a human resource emphasis in economic development and the role of the two-year college in economic…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Continuing Education, Coordination, Economic Development
Maine State Dept. of Labor, Augusta. – 1999
This handbook is designed to help Maine's citizens and business persons understand why work force development is important in Maine and how Maine's new work force development system will be organized to enable the state to implement the Workforce Investment Act. The following are among the topics discussed throughout the handbook: (1) the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Development, Career Education, Counseling Services