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REPORTS NEW! The Road to Opportunity:Sustainable Employment Best Practices This user-friendly guide compiles best practices in sustainable employment from among United Way of Mass Bay's network of non-profit agencies in Eastern Massachusetts engaged in workforce development. The tool provides an overview of best practices in the areas of ABE, labor market analysis, vocational skill training, and systemic advocacy. It also includes best practices and resources from national models. Free download at: www.uwmb.org/ourwork/employment.htm PUBLICATIONS Opportunity at Work: Improving Job Quality This paper describes the state of job quality in the U.S. today and makes the case that improving job quality is a critical part of the agenda for reducing poverty, supporting families, rewarding effort, and expanding opportunity for all. It is part of Opportunity at Work, CLASP’s job quality initiative. by Elizabeth Lower-Basch. Training Policy in Brief: An overview of federal workforce
policies A handy reference for policy makers and advocates. This briefing book profiles 15 federal programs that support skills training and education at the state and local level.
Sector Strategies in Brief This brief is based on Sector Strategies for Low-Income Workers: Lessons from the Field by Maureen Conway, Amy Kays Blair, Steven L. Dawson and Linda Dworak-Munoz. This publication describes sector strategies and case examples from around the country. PUBLICATIONS edited by Harry Holzer and Demetra Smith Nightingale This book compiles the writings of labor market experts on the need for increased skill training and education for the American workforce. The publication highlights a variety of topics about the workforce including trends in the labor market, current federal and state workforce policies, training for youth and low wage workers, and immigration policy. Published: 2007 by the Urban Institute Press, edited by Harry Holzer and
Demetra Smith Nightingale Good Stories Aren't Enough: Becoming Outcomes-Driven in Workforce Development Martha Miles Workforce development organizations are more and more focused on achieving and documenting performance outcomes; yet managers frequently face a challenge getting buy-in from frontline staff about collecting and using data—not only to satisfy funders’ needs but to improve services. Good Stories Aren’t Enough looks at the experience and learnings of six organizations as they focused on becoming more outcomes-driven. Published: 2006 Free download Public Private Ventures
Unrealized Gains: How Workforce Organizations Can Put Money in the Pockets of Low-Wage Workers Filled with tools and resources, Unrealized Gains is an essential guide for organizations seeking to promote economic security among participants
By Design: Engaging Employers in Workforce Development Organizations How can workforce development practitioners effectively engage employers? This report describes the strategies used by three leading organizations. Job Development Essentials: A Guide for Job Developers,
Second Edition This new edition of the best-selling Job Development Essentials offers a stronger emphasis on engaging employers, providing expanded services to the business community, and involving businesspeople as resources and advocates for organizations.
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