workforce Publications

The Community College and Career Training Grant Program: Lessons Learned from the Field and Recommendations (August 2010)
In March, Congress authorized the Community College and Career Training Grant Program in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, with appropriations o... read more
Advancing the Frontline Health Care Workforce (August 2010)
Job creation is a national priority, and health care is a high-demand and expanding segment of the economy. That combination makes this a strategic moment for c... read more
Innovations in Labor Market Intelligence: Meeting the New Requirements of Regional Workforce and Economic Development (August 2010)
The nation’s economic and workforce development landscapes are changing rapidly. We can no longer define labor markets using the old geopolitical jurisdic... read more
Expanding the Mission: Community Colleges and the Functions of Workforce Intermediaries (August 2010)
The U.S. labor market has changed dramatically—a situation that is painfully obvious to the millions of people who struggle to find good jobs with family-... read more
Community Colleges Get to Work: Adopting Work-Based Learning in Partnership with Health Care Employers (August 2010)
The nation’s rising demand for health care is creating a need for more frontline workers who provide direct services to patients. Effective training progr... read more
Supervisors Stepping Up: Supporting the Learning of Frontline Workers in Health Care (August 2010)
The quality of our nation’s health care depends on the quality of our frontline workers. Those who are well compensated, well supervised, and well trained... read more
The Intersection of State Regulations and Work-Based Learning: A Case Study on Addressing Regulatory Barriers to an Innovative Strategy for Worker Advancement (August 2010)
States establish and enforce regulations to protect the public interest. Yet state rule-making can impose unintended barriers to innovation because regulators c... read more
Self-Assessment Tools: Organizational Readiness for Implementing a Work-Based Learning or Career Pathways Program (August 2010)
These tools will help two types of partner assess their readiness for implementing innovations in the area of work-based learning and career pathway initiatives... read more
Frontline Voices: Reflection on Jobs to Careers (VIDEO) (August 2010)
This video is a success story of how Jobs to Careers has helped an assisted living facility in Portland, Oregon advance its frontline staff and provide better c... read more
Vision 2020: Creating Opportunity for America's Next Generation (July 2010)
To help the nation compete globally, JFF has committed to a goal for the next decade that many of our partners and funders—and President Ob... read more