Connecting people to work : workforce intermediaries and sector strategies / edited by Maureen Conway and Robert P. Giloth.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Conway, Maureen, editor.

Giloth, Robert P., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Occupational training--United States.

Occupational training.

United States.

Employees--Training of--United States.

Employees.

Employees--Training of.

Community development--United States.

Community development.

Physical Description:

xiv, 461 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : The American Assembly, Columbia University, 2014.

Contents:

The labor market context for employment and training policy / Paul Osterman

A brief history of sectoral strategies / Maureen Conway

Industry partnerships : theory and practice / Fred Dedrick

Philanthropic innovations for workforce impact : the National Fund for Workforce Solutions, 2003-2013 / Barbara Dyer, Robert P. Giloth, Richard Kazis, and Marlene Seltzer

The Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership : the evolution of an intermediary, the shifting target of twenty-first century manufacturing, and the continuing relevance of unions in labor markets / Earl Buford and Laura Dresser

A brief history of SkillWorks : partners for a productive workforce / Loh-Sze Leung

Health Careers Collaborative of Greater Cincinnati : partners for a competitive workforce and health care sector / Marianne Krismer

Emerald Cities Collaborative : case study of a high-road sector initiative / Denise G. Fairchild

Restaurant Opportunities Centers United : servicing the service sector / Saru Jayaraman

Sectoral Workforce and related strategies : what we know ... and what we need to know / Christopher King

Journeys and destinations : the National Fund for Workforce Solutions evaluation / Mark Popovich

Building Capacity to prepare America's workers for twenty-first century jobs / Sheila Maguire and Patricia Jenny

Reforming the supply side of sector strategies : innovations in community colleges / Evelyn Ganzglass, Marcie Foster, and Abigail Newcomer

Workforce intermediaries and the apprenticeship system : lessons and implications from the construction industry / Matt Helmer and Maureen Conway

Will workforce policy finally catch up to sector practice? / Andy Van Kleunen

Workforce intermediaries in a slack labor market : who pays and for what? / Orson Watson

Knowing together, growing together : epistemic communities and equitable growth / Chris Benner and Manual Pastor

Conclusion / Maureen Conway and Robert P. Giloth.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781499297638

1499297637

OCLC:

884882535

Publisher Number:

99971763515