workforce Publications

Getting Started: A Guide to School-to-Career Involvement for Health Care Employers (December 1997)
This 40-page guide provides basic information about school-to-career and describes basic steps to design and implement a program.  ... read more
Both Sides Now: New Directions in Promoting Work and Learning for Disadvantaged Youth (July 1997)
Both Sides Now stresses the need for work preparation strategies that address both sides of the labor market simultaneously. This report assesses the rang... read more
Learning at Work in a Work-Based Welfare System: Opportunities and Obstacles (April 1997)
This report finds that work-based learning strategies learned from school-to-work initiatives—mentoring, contextual learning, and credentialing of skills... read more
Redefining Corporate Responsibility in a Global Economy: An Agenda for Action (February 1996)
A two-year partnership between JFF and the Hitachi Foundation examined the dynamics between corporations and communities. This action agenda promotes new forms ... read more
JFF Publications Related to ABE, Career Pathway, and Postsecondary Transitions (1997-2010)
Examples of current JFF publications related to ABE, career pathways, and postsecondary transitions that conform with ED publication standards include: Br... read more
Employer Engagement: A Business Plan for Further Education and Training Colleges (June 2012)
Further Education and Training Colleges serve two vital roles in South Africa’s society and economy. One is to provide access to economic opportunity... read more
The National Fund for Workforce Solutions: A History of Collaboration (2008)
In 2007, several national foundations and the U.S. Department of Labor launched the National Fund for Workforce Solutions, a $30 million effort to strength... read more
What It Takes to Succeed in the 21st Century—and How New Englanders Are Faring (2008)
At a time of historic economic uncertainty, this Nellie Mae Education Foundation report finds that in order for New Englanders to prosper in a rapidly changing ... read more
Breaking Through: The Initiative After One Year (2006)
In 2005, JFF and the National Council for Workforce Education launched Breaking Through: Helping Low-Skilled Adults Enter and Succeed in College and Career... read more
Improving Workplace Opportunities For Limited English-Speaking Workers (2006)
Our society includes millions of people whose contributions and desire to integrate often go unnoticed and unfulfilled. Immigrants play a vital role in America,... read more