A Resource Guide to Engaging Employers
A Resource Guide to Engaging Employers This resource guide presents working models of successful employer engagement and lessons for securing and sustaining partnerships with employers, in addition to helping education and training providers fully realize…
IMT Critical to Growth at Hayes Performance Systems
Hayes has a long history as a manufacturer of motorcycle brakes, and it’s seeking to extend that expertise into other automotive markets. For Hayes to diversify successfully, its workers need to be flexible, nimble, and…
Supporting Second Chances: Education and Employment Strategies for People Returning from Correctional Facilities
Supporting Second Chances: Education and Employment Strategies for People Returning from Correctional Facilities With over 700,000 people transitioning out of state and federal correctional facilities each year, there is an urgent need to do more…
Expanding On-Ramps to Tech Careers Through College, Nonprofit, and Public Sector Partnerships
JFF joins with Google to train adults for high-growth, high-demand careers that pay family-sustaining wages in today’s digital economy. What Are the Google Career Certificates? The Google Career Certificates are a first-of-their-kind program with highly…
Today's Realities—Tomorrow's Workforce: Addressing Region 7's Rural Workforce Mismatch
Today's Realities—Tomorrow's Workforce: Addressing Region 7's Rural Workforce Mismatch The rural counties of Region 7, a sub-state area designated by the state of Alabama to address workforce development issues, has yet to fully recover from…
Making Work-Based Learning Work
Work-based learning helps alleviate a common issue for jobseekers: meeting a “relevant work experience” prerequisite that is hard to gain outside of the workplace. Americans seeking employment often face a conundrum: relevant work experience is…
Acceleration Strategies Series
Acceleration Strategies Series The Department of Labor’s Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College Career Training (TAACCCT) program is providing nearly $2 billion in funds to build the capacity of our nation’s community colleges. The Department of…
Jobs for the Future: Impact Report 2014
Jobs for the Future: Impact Report 2014 This report highlights our accomplishments over the past year and our impact on the nation’s most pressing social and economic challenges. It also charts our progress in achieving…
Impact Profile of Lacey Bowman: Accelerating to College and Career Success
Impact Profile of Lacey Bowman: Accelerating to College and Career Success This is Lacey Bowman’s success story of earning her GED and pursuing a career in welding with the help of the Accelerate TEXAS program.…