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Download full textGarcía, Rosa M. – Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), 2019
In today's globally competitive economy, low-income students, students of color, opportunity youth, and adult learners need a postsecondary education and work-based learning opportunities to secure family-sustaining jobs and careers. Since the Great Recession, the economy has added 11.6 million jobs. Ninety-nine percent of them have gone to…
Descriptors: Low Income Students, Education Work Relationship, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
ACT, Inc., 2011
This paper outlines how the National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC) meets the definition of "credential" as defined by the US Department of Labor Employment (US DOL) and Training Administration's Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) 15-10. The NCRC fits the US DOL definition of a credential both (a) in the context of…
Descriptors: Credentials, Education Work Relationship, Educational Policy, Definitions
Kerka, Sandra – 2001
The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) requires Workforce Investment Boards (WIBs) to establish Youth Councils as a sub-group focused on low-income youth at risk, ages 14-21, who face barriers to school completion. Youth Councils present an opportunity to develop a comprehensive employment and training system. The WIA's vision of a…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Education, Education Work Relationship, Educationally Disadvantaged
Baxter, Jamie – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers (J1), 2009
This year has been a very difficult one for the average American worker. Many of them have seen significant job losses in their communities, particularly in fields that appeared relatively stable a short time ago. There is no doubt that this past year has brought to light the need for skilled workers. To help prepare a skilled workforce, the Obama…
Descriptors: Dislocated Workers, Global Approach, Apprenticeships, Skilled Workers
Banovetz, James M., Ed. – 2000
According to the most recent National Adult Literacy Survey, nearly half of Illinois adults lack sufficient reading proficiency to ensure job success and advancement in 21st century workplaces. The Test of Adult Basic Education is currently used as a pretest/posttest in Illinois' existing adult basic education, adult secondary education, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Change Strategies
Kaufman, Barbara A.; Wills, Joan L. – 1999
This guide, which is designed to assist individuals responsible for implementing the provisions of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA), places the WIA in context and examines its major provisions and the implications of those provisions for educators, trainers, and others involved in the development, funding, and delivery of workforce…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Delivery Systems
Beaulieu, Lionel J. – 2000
The Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998 authorized a comprehensive workforce improvement program that will significantly impact rural areas. Local schools can help shape implementation of WIA because of its principles of local participation, increased skills for workers, and improved youth programs. This digest focuses on WIA's major elements,…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Education Work Relationship, Employment Services
Harris, Linda; Tsoi-A-Fatt, Rhonda – Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), 2007
This paper presents Center for Law and Social Policy's (CLASP's) recommendations on how No Child Left Behind (NCLB) could better address the workforce challenges faced by this country. CLASP is a nonprofit organization engaged in research, analysis, technical assistance, and advocacy on a range of issues affecting low-income families. The…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Educational Change, Education Work Relationship, High Schools
Atkinson, Robert D. – 2001
This paper presents specific steps elected officials, program managers, and other policymakers can take to craft a more effective workforce development system intended to give workers the tools they need to succeed in the new economy. First, the new labor market and work systems are discussed. The paper then lays out eight principles for all…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Charter Schools, Curriculum Design, Economic Development
Jurmo, Paul – 1998
A review of literature and work with focus groups shows that, although adult education has always focused on helping undereducated adults prepare for work, since the early 1990s there has been emphasis on work force development (helping prepare the work force and get them into rewarding productive jobs) and workplace (organizational) change. A…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Programs, Education Work Relationship
Wilhelm, William J.; Logan, Joyce; Smith, Sheila M.; Szul, Linda F. – 2002
This document contains four papers (and an introduction by William Wilhelm) on teaching "soft" skills in business education programs. "The Skill Building Challenge: Preparing a Bridge for the Workforce Skills Gap" (Sheila M. Smith) examines the following topics: the workforce skills gap; the importance of academic and…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Business Education, Education Work Relationship, Educational Resources
Luecking, Richard G.; Crane, Kelli – 2002
This information brief examines use of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998 to address the transition needs of youth with disabilities. WIA funds a range of training, career development, and job placement services for diverse clients in one-stop centers. WIA contains specific provisions that support the participation of youth with…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Agency Cooperation, Career Education, Disabilities
Lewis, Morgan V. – 2001
The major needs of career and technical education (CTE) in the year 2000 were assessed. The regional needs-sensing networks of the National Dissemination Center and the National Research Center for Career and Technical Education were used to obtain input from members of the following stakeholder groups: state-level liaisons; representatives of…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, American Indians, Attitude Change, Basic Skills
Butler, Johnny – 2002
In 2000 and 2001, the Team Pennsylvania Workforce Investment Board (Team PA WIB) and its partners worked jointly to address Pennsylvania's workforce needs and respond to the need of its customers through new initiatives, new partnerships, and new strategies. The Team PA WIB and its partners continued implementation of the state's vision to create…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Agency Cooperation
Froeschle, Richard, Ed. – 2000
This monograph is comprised of 12 essays related to the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA), each of which serves as a generic primer on a topic relevant to work force development staff and researchers nationwide. The essays are "Learning the Language of LMI (Labor Market Information): Basic Labor Market Information Terms and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Career Education, Career Information Systems
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