Job-driven training for workers : federal review and recommendations / Molly Lehman, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lehman, Molly, editor.

Series:

Business issues, competition and entrepreneurship series.

Business Issues, Competition and Entrepreneurship

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Employees--Training of.

Employees.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (166 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

On January 30, 2014, President Barack Obama directed Vice President Joseph Biden to lead a Government-wide review of Federal programs in the workforce and training system to ensure they are designed to equip the nation's workers with skills matching the needs of employers looking to hire. The review culminated in an action plan to make the system more job-driven, integrated, and effective. To inform the development of the action plan, agencies were asked to summarize the evidence on adult and youth job training strategies and programs to ""...determine what information is lacking and identify

Contents:

""JOB-DRIVEN TRAINING FOR WORKERS: FEDERAL REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""JOB-DRIVEN TRAINING FOR WORKERS: FEDERAL REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Chapter 1: READY TO WORK: JOB-DRIVEN TRAINING AND AMERICAN OPPORTUNITY""; ""INTRODUCTION BY THE VICE PRESIDENT""; ""1. READY TO WORK""; ""2. NUTS AND BOLTS: JOB-DRIVEN REFORM OF FEDERAL TRAINING PROGRAMS""; ""3. THE OPPORTUNITY AHEAD: A CALL TO ACTION FOR AMERICAN SKILLS AND JOBS""; ""Chapter 2: WHAT WORKS IN JOB TRAINING: A SYNTHESIS OF THE EVIDENCE""

""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""""1. INTRODUCTION""; ""2. “WHAT WORKS� FOR ADULTS""; ""3. “WHAT WORKS� FOR YOUTH""; ""4. GAPS IN EVIDENCE AND ACTION PLAN TO FILL THE GAPS""; ""APPENDIX A: JOB-DRIVEN TRAINING INITIATIVE: EVIDENCE-BUILDING PLAN""; ""APPENDIX B""; ""INDEX""

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 8, 2015).

ISBN:

1-63463-707-0

OCLC:

898279176