Employer Power and Employee Skills: Recommendations for Workforce Training Practitioners and Funders

Successful workforce training programs build worker power by both imparting new skills and reducing obstacles to finding new jobs or maintaining existing ones. This guide provides an overview of existing workforce training nonprofits and outlines best practices for developing workforce training programs that both empower workers and benefit employers. It recommends building partnerships with external entities like unions and local officials, establishing accountability measures, and developing additional public funding streams.