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Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Preparation, Iowa Department of Education, 2022
The Pathways for Academic Career and Employment (PACE) program is established to provide funding to community colleges for the development of programs that will lead to gainful, quality, in-state employment for members of target populations by providing them with both effective academic and employment training to ensure gainful employment and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, School Business Relationship, Partnerships in Education, Employment Opportunities
Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Preparation, Iowa Department of Education, 2021
The Pathways for Academic Career and Employment (PACE) program is established to provide funding to community colleges for the development of programs that will lead to gainful, quality, in-state employment for members of target populations by providing them with both effective academic and employment training to ensure gainful employment and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, School Business Relationship, Partnerships in Education, Employment Opportunities

Gregson, Jill; Taylor, Jim – Higher Education Review, 1987
A followup survey of the employment patterns of British university graduates of 1984 who had not found suitable employment within six months of graduation is reported. Results show that most had succeeded in finding employment or proceeded to additional training within 12 months of graduation, even during a period of high unemployment. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Graduates, Employment Patterns, Entry Workers, Foreign Countries
Full Employment Action Council, Washington, DC. – 1985
This report presents a portrait of female unemployment from a national perspective. Summary findings indicate that nearly 8 million American women either do not have jobs or work part-time because they cannot find full-time employment. Unemployment is particularly high among Black women (15%); Hispanic women (11%), and female heads of households…
Descriptors: Blacks, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Fatherless Family, Females
Livingstone, D. W. – 2001
A study provided extensive statistics and documentation of Canadian adults' work and learning activities. The study included statistics for household labor and community volunteer activities as well as paid employment. Learning activities included both formal course work and informal learning, as well as on-the-job training. Data sources were the…
Descriptors: Adults, Change, Developed Nations, Economic Development
Zandniapour, Lily; Conway, Maureen – 2001
The benefits of sectoral workforce development programs to the working poor were examined in a 3-year longitudinal study of participants in six sectoral employment training programs across the United States. The programs, which were all designed to serve low-income clients, provided training in a diverse set of industries, including the following:…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Allied Health Occupations, Building Trades
Sum, Andrew – 1999
This document, which is based on data gathered during the 1992 National Adult Literacy Survey (NALS), examines the literacy skills of the U.S. civilian labor force, including the employed and unemployed. The following topics are among those discussed: (1) human resources and the U.S. economy; (2) literacy proficiencies of the nation's labor force;…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Age Differences