Always Growing and Learning: Press Operator Explains The Value Of The IMT Apprenticeship
The AFL-CIO Working for America Institute, in partnership with the Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership/BIG STEP and JFF, developed the Industrial Manufacturing Technician Apprenticeship. Its impact is showcased in this profile of a participant in the…
Healthcare Workforce Transformation: Preparing the Workforce for a Healthy Rhode Island
Healthcare Workforce Transformation: Preparing the Workforce for a Healthy Rhode Island This report, prepared by Jobs for the Future (JFF), provides background research to support Rhode Island’s development of a health care workforce transformation strategy.…
The Career Advancement Portfolio
The Career Advancement Portfolio The Career Advancement Portfolio gathers the most innovative workforce development practices for improving the lives of low-skilled, low-income adults and provides effective and scalable approach models. JFF created the Career Advancement…
Spreading Innovation through Collective Impact
Spreading Innovation through Collective Impact Many community and civic leaders are turning to collective impact as a way of addressing critical social and economic issues within communities. This approach is proving to be a particularly…
Exploring the Green Infrastructure Workforce
Exploring the Green Infrastructure Workforce Public demand has surged for green infrastructure systems that make cities more environmentally friendly. The projected employment growth needed to meet this demand provides valuable opportunities for low-income, low-skilled workers.…
Adding a Gender Lens to Nontraditional Jobs Training Programs
Adding a Gender Lens to Nontraditional Jobs Training Programs With this toolkit, training programs for nontraditional jobs can learn how to engage and support women and other underrepresented communities as they seek new, high-potential careers.…
The State of the Health Care Workforce in Northern Virginia
The State of the Health Care Workforce in Northern Virginia Since its inception in 2003, NoVaHealthFORCE, a coalition of health care employers, educators, and community leaders, has sought to identify and address health care workforce…
Connecticut Health Care Workforce Assessment
Connecticut Health Care Workforce Assessment With most of Connecticut’s in-demand health care jobs being equally in demand across the nation, the challenges this state faces in addressing workforce demands have implications for the United States…
Expanding Opportunity and Outcomes for Young Men of Color
Expanding Opportunity and Outcomes for Young Men of Color In America, young men of color face numerous barriers to achieving higher education and gaining skills needed to succeed in the job market. At Jobs for…