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Betsy Tessler; Surina Goel – Maryland State Department of Education, 2025
Even in good economic times, many adults in the United States have trouble finding jobs that pay enough to support their families. One policy response has been to help these workers build more skills, with promising findings from some sector-based programs that train individuals to work in specific high-demand industries. The Pay for Success Clean…
Descriptors: Energy, Labor Force Development, Education Work Relationship, Job Training
Bragg, Debra D.; Richie, Deborah; Kirby, Catherine – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2021
Ensuring that the federal investment in TAACCCT has a lasting legacy is important to community colleges and the nation. Exploring the notion of transformative change, this chapter describes research and development associated with the Transformative Change Initiative (TCI), including seven guiding principles to sustain and scale change in…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Grants, Job Training, Adult Education
DeMand, Alex; Redd, Zakia; Lantos, Hannah; Moore, Kristin Anderson – Child Trends, 2021
Employment training organizations and agencies often work independently of each other, for reasons that may include interorganizational competition, limited knowledge of each other's strengths, separate funding streams, and lack of resources (both time and financial). To more effectively serve youth and young adults, many organizations could…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Labor Force Development, Partnerships in Education, Program Effectiveness
Lantos, Hannah; Habteselasse, Sham; Moore, Kristin Anderson – Child Trends, 2021
Young adults' individual needs often differ from those of their peers in both minor and significant ways, and no single workforce training program model will meet the needs of all participants. While the workforce training system can best meet young people's various employment training needs through a vibrant network of partners and services, many…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Labor Force Development, Partnerships in Education, Staff Development
Lantos, Hannah; Hanft, Sam; DeMand, Alex; Redd, Zakia; Moore, Kristin A. – Child Trends, 2021
The majority of youth and young adults in the United States who are out of work are youth of color. To better reach and support all participants, many workforce development programs are increasingly embedding a racial and ethnic equity and inclusion (REEI) approach into job skills training initiatives. Launched by the Annie E. Casey Foundation in…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Job Training, Labor Force Development, Adult Education
Jacob Hofstetter; Margie McHugh – Migration Policy Institute, 2023
One in every six adults in the United States is an immigrant. These immigrant adults contribute to the vitality of local communities and economies across the country, but many also face barriers to integration and economic mobility, including limited English proficiency, varied levels of formal education, and persistent employment in low-wage…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Adult Education, Equal Education, Job Skills
Goglio, Valentina; Bertolini, Sonia – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2021
Purpose: The study aims to investigate whether participation to massive open online courses (MOOCs) may lead to labor market returns and through which mechanisms such relative advantage may take place. Indeed, despite high figures of registered users, empirical studies on occupational returns are limited and MOOCs may represent a viable,…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Labor Force Development, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Rolander, Kate; Severson-Irby, Elizabeth; Massey, Hali – COABE Journal: The Resource for Adult Education, 2021
This article presents a case study of a remote bridge program for adults who have disabilities that shows how responsive virtual instructional design can expand access to learning and build confidence in populations that face barriers to success in education and training. It focuses on how to reframe instructional practices through technology and…
Descriptors: Adults, Disabilities, Access to Education, Technology Uses in Education
Hendra, Richard; Greenberg, David H.; Hamilton, Gayle; Oppenheim, Ari; Pennington, Alexandra; Schaberg, Kelsey; Tessler, Betsy L. – MDRC, 2016
This report summarizes the two-year findings of a rigorous random assignment evaluation of the WorkAdvance model, a sectoral training and advancement initiative. Launched in 2011, WorkAdvance goes beyond the previous generation of employment programs by introducing demand-driven skills training and a focus on jobs that have career pathways. The…
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Labor Force Development, Demonstration Programs, Program Evaluation
Mayombe, Celestin – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2017
This article outlines the results of a qualitative study, which investigated the adult non-formal education and education (NFET) centre linkages with external role-players in providing post-training support for the employment of graduates. The concern that informed this article is that adults who face long-term unemployment remain unemployed after…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Qualitative Research, Adult Education, Nonformal Education
Mayombe, Celestin; Lombard, Antoinette – International Review of Education, 2016
Non-formal education and training (NFET) programmes in public and private centres in South Africa aim to meet the training needs of adults who have been deprived of formal education which would have fostered skills acquisition and access to employment earlier in their lives. The concern which informs this paper is that adults who face long-term…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Nonformal Education, Adult Education, Community Programs
Schaberg, Kelsey – MDRC, 2017
Individuals with low incomes often struggle to advance in the labor market, yet at the same time, some employers report difficulty finding workers with the necessary skills. WorkAdvance is a workforce development model that seeks to address the needs of both of these groups through its "dual customer" approach. The model offers training…
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, Models, Training Methods, Low Income Groups
Emerson, Timica F. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Employee performance and patient satisfaction are strong indicators of the current state of a healthcare organization. Workplace training programs are used to teach employees the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively perform on the job. Instructor-led, online, blended and independent learning events are produced to address learning needs…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, On the Job Training, Public Agencies, Health Personnel
Hendra, Richard; Greenberg, David H.; Hamilton, Gayle; Oppenheim, Ari; Pennington, Alexandra; Schaberg, Kelsey; Tessler, Betsy L. – MDRC, 2016
This report summarizes the two-year findings of a rigorous random assignment evaluation of the WorkAdvance model, a sectoral training, and advancement initiative. Launched in 2011, WorkAdvance goes beyond the previous generation of employment programs by introducing demand-driven skills training and a focus on jobs that have career pathways. The…
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Job Training, Program Implementation, Costs
Koffarnus, Mikhail N.; DeFulio, Anthony; Sigurdsson, Sigurdur O.; Silverman, Kenneth – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2013
Advancing the education of low-income adults could increase employment and income, but adult education programs have not successfully engaged low-income adults. Monetary reinforcement may be effective in promoting progress in adult education. This experiment evaluated the benefits of providing incentives for performance in a job-skills training…
Descriptors: Merit Pay, Low Income Groups, Adults, Employment Level