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Portable, Stackable Credentials: A New Education Model for Industry-Specific Career Pathways
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The paper, released by the McGraw-Hill Research Foundation in November 2012, examines some of the new models being invented by innovators in education, business, and the government. It also inclides a call to action for educational institutions, employers, and policymakers to come together to build on these beginnings and design a system of portable, stackable credentials embedded in transparent, more easily navigable career pathways. |
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A Talent Development Solution: Exploring Business Drivers and Returns in Learn and Earn Partnerships
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This report, released by Corporate Voices for Working Families in September 2012, identifies practices, chracteristics, and returns of innovative, business-led partnerships between employers and education providers. It presents a comprehensive overview of this emerging "Learn and Earn" field - an approach to the connections between employers and education providers that builds the talent pools employers need and offers employees the opportunity to gain tangible skills and earn a postsecondary degree/credential, and a path to a brighter future. |
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Back on Track through College in the Rio Grande Valley
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This report was released by first Focus in August 2012 and highlights activities being undertaken in the Rio Grande Valley region to address dropout recovery and promote psotsecondary success. |
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Collective Impact for Opportunity Youth
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This report issued by FSG in September 2012 emphasizes the need for systems and stakeholders who affect disconnected youth to work together to provide positive outcomes. |
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2012 Youth Summer Employment Summary
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This report, released on August 21, 2012, provides the employment statistics for youth (ages 16-24) during April-July in 2012. Also includes some comparative data for 2011, 2010, and 2009 along with industry-specific information for 2012. |
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The Competition that Really Matters: Comparing U.S., Chinese, and Indian Investments in the Next-Generation Workforce
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This report, released by the Center for American Progress on , discusses the current workforce environment in the U.S., India, and China. More specifically, it focuses on identifying best practices in education and youth/workforce development. |
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Mathematica Evaluation of WIA Waivers
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WIA allows states to apply for waivers of WIA regulations, providing
greater flexibility in serving the specific needs of local populations.
This report describes the reasons for a selected 20 waiver requests and the
implementation of waivers at the state and local level, and explores
how waiver implementation may have affected the workforce system and
the services delivered. Released on August 3, 2012. |
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Evaluation of the Re-Integration of Ex-Offenders (RExO) Program: Interim Report
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Released in July 2012, this report focuses on the Reintegration of Ex-Offenders (RExO) initiative, which was launched in 2005 as
a joint initiative by the Department of Labor, Employment and Training
Administration (ETA) and the Department of Justice. RExO was set up to
strengthen urban communities heavily affected by the challenges
associated with high numbers of prisoners seeking to re-enter their
communities following the completion of their sentences. |
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Report on Federal Job Training Programs in Oklahoma
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Released by Senator Coburn (R-OK) in July 2012 and titled "What Works (andWhat Doesn't): The Good, Bad and Ugly of Federal Job Training in Oklahoma," this report emphasizes duplication of services and ineffectiveness within the workforce development system. |
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Certificates: Gateway To Gainful Employment and College Degrees
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This report, released in June 2012 by Georgetown University's Center on Education and the Workforce, discusses: (1) demographic charactersitics of certificate earners; (2) labor marker outcomes for certificate holders; (3) the institutions where certificates are awarded along with the costs associated. |
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