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
From the National Council for Workforce Education and the Academy for Educational Development

As America’s economy transforms itself into a green economy, community colleges – with their ability to turn on a dime to meet changing market conditions – will become increasingly important. America will need educated technicians whose skills can cross industry lines; those are community college graduates. We will need technicians who are able to learn new skills as technologies evolve; these are community college graduates. With the support of their local business partners, as well as state and federal governments, America’s community colleges will meet the demands of the green economy.

READ THE REPORT: Going Green: The Vital Role of Community Colleges in Building a Sustainable Future and a Green Workforce.

New Report Available
Envisioning the Future: Career Pathways as a Systemic Framework Fully Implemented in the Community College

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

The Benchmarking Project—Putting Data to Work
Has your organization signed up yet?

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?

• Reports with anonymous comparisons of your outcomes to those of other similar organizations across the country;
• Access to a variety of no-cost learning activities, including Webinar conference calls and listserv discussions among Benchmarking organizations, as well as face-to-face workshops in a number of cities;
• Free workforce development materials and tools; and
• The opportunity to provide feedback on the Benchmarking Project, helping to shape a critical tool that can greatly benefit the workforce development field.

Who is eligible?

Organizations that directly provide workforce development services and track job placement and retention outcomes. They also must:

• Have served individuals 18 or older, not including incumbent workers;
• Have enrolled a cohort of at least 25 participants (not counting carry-ins) during a recent one-year period;
• Provide complete aggregate outcome data for that cohort on job placement and retention (retention data at 6 and 12 months after placement is preferred; 3-month retention data will be accepted if longer-term data is not available); and
• Provide summary information on cohort demographics, type and length of program services, and program budget.

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 Selected for National 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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