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.

Fall 2008 Conference
Green Community Colleges:
Sustainable Campuses and Programs
October 18-21, 2008 - Austin, Texas

The National Council for Workforce Education (NCWE) would like to invite you to attend this year's Annual Fall Conference to be held in Austin, Texas. The theme of our conference is “Green Community Colleges: Sustainable Campuses and Programs.” For more information click here. Or you can Register now!

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
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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