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Moore, George R. – 1982
In order to address major permanent changes in the economic structure and workforce of its community, Chemeketa Community College (CCC) in Oregon has made a commitment to initiate as many short-term training programs as its resources permit. Short-term training, which takes less time than regular one-year certificate or two-year associate degree…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Job Skills, Job Training, Labor Force Development
WorkAmerica, 2000
Increasingly, small and mid-sized businesses are becoming just as focused on work force training as large corporations are. The training being provided by smaller companies is extending beyond nuts-and-bolts instruction into the area of core business skills, such as leading, managing, thinking creatively, and solving problems. States are…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Business Administration, Community Colleges, Corporate Education
Download full textGroff, Warren H. – 1994
This document describes the Tampa Cluster human resources development (HRD) seminar that was conducted as part of Nova University's distance education program in higher education (PHE). Discussed first are HRD in the agricultural and business industrial eras and changing HRD practices/needs, Nova University's PHE and HRD program, the proceedings…
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Programs, Community Colleges, Compliance (Legal)
Dean, Brenda Pennington; West, Russell – 1999
A two-round Delphi study was conducted to identify the characteristics of viable and sustainable employees in northeastern Tennessee in 2015. The Delphi panel selected for the study consisted of 25 experts who represented a cross-section of the businesses and communities in the 10-county area of northeastern Tennessee served by Walters State…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Colleges, Delphi Technique, Educational Cooperation
Human Resources Development Canada, Hull (Quebec). Office of Learning Technologies. – 1999
This document is the product of a three-part research effort to create an information base to help front-line practitioners incorporate learning technologies into their classroom and distance professional development activities and programs. The report details the objectives, procedures, and results of the three research projects. Research methods…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Corporate Education, Delivery Systems, Distance Education
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. – 2003
The General Accounting Office (GAO) examined publicly supported training programs for employed workers, including low-wage workers. The GAO surveyed local workforce boards nationwide and received responses from 470 boards. Two-thirds of the responding boards provided assistance to train employed workers, including partnering with employers to…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship
National Policy Association, Washington, DC. – 2002
The Digital Economic Opportunity Committee (DEOC) was created by the National Policy Association (NPA) in 2001 to confront the critical national shortage of workers with the information technology (IT) skills needed for the information age economy. The committee oversaw an 18-month workforce development research project titled Crossing the Digital…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Delivery Systems, Demand Occupations, Education Work Relationship
National Alliance of Business, Inc., Washington, DC. – 2000
Advances in information technology (IT) are reshaping the U.S. labor market. The demand for workers who can read and understand complex material, think analytically, and use technology efficiently will continue to increase. Congress established the 21st Century Workforce Commission to assess current and future demand for IT workers and the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy
