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The Workforce Education & Economic Development Professionals The National Council for Workforce Education (NCWE) is an affiliate council of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) with a vision of developing and sustaining a premier workforce for the global economy. Call for Presentation Applications are currently being accepted. For more information click the Conference 2009 link on the left.
New Report on Community Colleges' Role in Filling "Green" Jobs
READ THE REPORT: Going Green: The Vital Role of Community Colleges in Building a Sustainable Future and a Green Workforce. New Report Available A Sequel to Career Pathways as a Systemic Framework: Rethinking Education for Student Success in College and Career. Compiled from the 2007 National Council for Workforce Education Conference Session. For a PDF copy click here. NCWE- AACC Career Pathways Presentation Cerritos College Participates in National Policy Forum on Building Tomorrow’s Workforce To read Article click here New Report Released. NCWE Member is Main Author A new study in which NCWE played a role, is now available. NCWE member, Mary Gershwin is the main author, along with others with ties to the organization.The title of the report is "Building Tomorrow’s Workforce: Promoting the Education and Advancement of Hispanic Immigrant Workers in America." Download the report here. The Benchmarking Project—Putting Data to Work What is the purpose? The Benchmarking Project aims to identify meaningful outcome benchmarks for the workforce development field so that practitioners, funders and policymakers can be better informed about what constitutes “good” performance when working with diverse populations and service delivery strategies. The project is currently developing a tool that allows similar organizations to compare their job placement and retention outcomes. In an effort to boost performance in the field, the project is also creating a learning community, using both the data collected and the experiences of participating organizations to discern effective program strategies. What will we gain?
Who is eligible? Organizations that directly provide workforce development services and track job placement and retention outcomes. They also must:
Public/Private Ventures (P/PV) is a national nonprofi t organization that seeks to improve the effectiveness of social policies, programs and community initiatives. The Benchmarking Project is funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. NCWE/JFF Breaking Through Initiative Sixteen community colleges have been selected to participate in a multi-year national initiative to increase the number of low-skilled adults who enter and complete occupational and technical degree programs in community and technical colleges. Click here for the full announcement. |
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