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It's Never Too Late to Learn
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Warhurst, Russell Paul; Black, Kate Emma – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2015
Purpose: This article aims to review the changing demographics of employment and it proceeds to critically examine the existing literature on later-career workers' experiences of training and development. Population ageing in developed economies has significant implications for workplace learning, given suggestions that most occupational learning…
Descriptors: Older Workers, Labor Force Development, Aging (Individuals), Informal Education
The Role of Community Colleges in Career Transitions for Older Workers
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Cummins, Phyllis A. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2015
Despite the desire of many older adults to remain in the workforce, those without jobs face unprecedented durations of unemployment. Many of the unemployed lack current skills for jobs in demand and need to either upgrade their skills or be trained for a new occupation to become reemployed. An aging workforce, combined with the negative effects of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Role, Older Workers, Career Development
Credential Attainment by Older Workers: The Role of Community Colleges and the Dislocated Worker Program in Successful Employment Outcomes
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Cummins, Phyllis Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Workers are remaining in the labor force at older ages and despite their desire to work, those without jobs face unprecedented durations of unemployment. Many of the unemployed lack current skills for jobs in demand and need to either upgrade their skills or be trained for a new occupation to become reemployed. An aging workforce combined with…
Descriptors: Older Workers, Educational Attainment, Credentials, Community Colleges