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Employment Connection: Demand-driven model increases job placement

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2013

Level City or Town, County, City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Policy Matters Ohio

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Children & Families

By implementing a demand-driven model in mid-2010, Employment Connection, the workforce-training agency for Cleveland and Cuyahoga County, has greatly improved the services it provides to local firms and workers....

Addressing Detroit’s Basic Skills Crisis

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2011

Level City or Town

State(s) Michigan

Source Corporation for a Skilled Workforce

Policy Areas Education

The Detroit Regional Workforce Fund’s efforts to connect low and moderate-income persons to career pathways is inhibited by the skills gap. As a result, the Detroit Regional Workforce Fund is pursuing several key policy and capacity-building efforts focused on increasing adult educational...

Mapping Green Career Pathways: Job training infrastructure and opportunities in Ohio

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2010

Level City or Town

State(s) Ohio

Source Policy Matters Ohio

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Economic Justice, Civil Rights

Investment in green energy creates large amount of jobs and demand for skilled workers. And labor unions are created and are critical part of a strong worker economy as they provides benefit to workers such as job training. The report provides case studies for Apprenticeships programs...

Perspectives on No Worker Left Behind: Results From a Participant Survey

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2014

Level State

State(s) Michigan

Source Corporation for a Skilled Workforce

Policy Areas Education

No Worker Left Behind (NWLB) was an offer by the State of Michigan from 2007-2010 of free tuition to low income and unemployed workers willing to go back to school and earn a market-relevant degree or credential. This study explored the experiences of those who enrolled in NWLB, seeking...

Building a Greener KC: Transforming an Industry

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2009

Level City or Town, County

State(s) Kansas

Source Corporation for a Skilled Workforce

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Energy, Education

This report focuses on an association of city and county governments and metropolitan planning organizations which collaborate to identify new training needs of Kansas City area businesses attempting to adapt to sustainable energy and energy efficiency opportunities. Key findings...

Upskill/Backfill Strategies: Advancing Incumbent Workers and Opening Opportunities for Job Seekers

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2014

Level National

State(s) All States

Source Corporation for a Skilled Workforce

Policy Areas Education

Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) High Growth and Emerging Industry Sectors grant program from 2009 to 2013, the U.S. Department of Labor funded 152 grantees across the country to train unemployed and dislocated workers in emerging and growing sectors...

Transforming Michigan’s Adult Learning Infrastructure

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2008

Level State

State(s) Michigan

Source Corporation for a Skilled Workforce

Policy Areas Education

Michigan’s economy is transforming to one that demands new skills, knowledge, and credentials, especially post-secondary education. However, there are fewer adults able to meet this growing need; in fact, one out of three working-age Michigan adults lacks the basic skills or credentials...

Training for the Future: Workforce Development for a 21st Century Utility Los Angeles's Utility Pre-Craft Trainee Program

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2013

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Energy, Economic Justice, Civil Rights

This paper offers background on the development of Los Angeles’s Utility Pre-Craft Trainee (UPCT) program, and highlights the features of the program that make it a best practice model for workforce training for entry-level workers. First, we provide an overview of the statewide and...

Developing Market-Relevant Curricula and Credentials: Employer Engagement for Community Colleges in Partnerships

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2012

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Corporation for a Skilled Workforce

Policy Areas Education

Business and education communities share an understanding of the type, level, and quantity of skills and credentials needed by the workforce. However, community colleges often struggle to engage employers effectively. This report outlines strategies community colleges can take to...

Better Together: Options for Enhanced Fire Department Collaboration in the Fox Valley

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2022

Level City or Town

State(s) Wisconsin

Source Wisconsin Policy Forum

Policy Areas Community Development, Finance & Procurement, Public Safety

In response to labor shortages, fiscal challenges, and recruitment and retention barriers facing emergency medical services (EMS) agencies across Wisconsin, fire departments in Fox Valley are considering options for enhanced collaborations with surrounding departments as a means of...

Workforce Policy for a Just Transition

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2022

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) All States

Source Roosevelt Institute

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Energy, Environment & Natural Resources

The transition to a green economy requires implementing workforce development policies that prioritizes workers' interests over those of fossil fuel companies. This report discusses how workforce development policies can mediate labor disruptions, increase worker power and reduce...

A Green New Deal: 10 ways to promote a sustainable Ohio

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2019

Level City or Town

State(s) Ohio

Source Policy Matters Ohio

Policy Areas Energy

This report provides 10 aggressive strategies that tackles multiple industry sectors and makes Ohio more sustainable....

Good Jobs for Ohio

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2013

Level City or Town

State(s) Ohio

Source Policy Matters Ohio

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

Jobs can be created by restoring public sector jobs, investing in infrastructure, and investment in green energy. Employmeent compensation can be created by improving the income tax credit, retaining expandd medicaid, raise the minimum wage, and promoting community benefit agreements....

How State and Local Governments Can Strengthen Worker Power and Raise Wages

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2017

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) All States

Source Center for American Progress

Policy Areas Economic Justice

This report highlights policy mechanisms that state and local governments can use to raise wages at an industry or sectoral level and to support worker organizations. Recommendations include, but are not limited to, using wage boards to establish industry-wide pay standards, partnering...

Unlocking the Door to Learning: Trauma-Informed Classrooms & Transformational Schools

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2015

Level City or Town, County, State, School District

State(s) All States

Source Education Law Center

Policy Areas Education, Children & Families

Although childhood trauma can directly impact a child’s ability to learn, most schools overlook this issue. This brief defines trauma and outlines its potential effects on children and learning. It also outlines staff, organizational, and legislative strategies to shape school culture,...

Pathways Out of Poverty: Boys and Men of Color and Jobs in the Health Sector

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2014

Level City or Town, County, Other Boards and Agencies, School District

State(s) California

Source The Greenlining Institute

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Education

This report summarizes key opportunities and barriers for Boys and Men of Color(BMoC) in allied health professions. Through a literature review and interviews with key stakeholders, we have identified three areas — public K-12 education, the juvenile justice system, and men’s health...

What the Detroit Economic Mobility Grants Can Teach Us About Strengthening the Adult Foundational Skills System in Detroit

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level City or Town

State(s) Michigan

Source Corporation for a Skilled Workforce

Policy Areas Education

The Detroit Economic Mobility Grant Initiative, a 10-grant Detroit pilot program operating from mid-2018 through 2020, has demonstrated that adult education and occupational training programs can work together to substantially improve learner results by accelerating instruction and...

Detroit Adult Foundational Skill Development: Challenges and Solutions

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level City or Town

State(s) Michigan

Source Corporation for a Skilled Workforce

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Community Development, Education

Nearly half of working age Detroiters do not have the essential foundational skills necessary to get a job or succeed in a career. At the same time, the need for strong foundational skills is growing. Detroit’s emerging economic comeback means that the number of jobs is growing, and...

Advancing American Economic Competitiveness Through Latino Immigrant Worker Success

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2011

Level City or Town, State, National

State(s) All States

Source Corporation for a Skilled Workforce

Policy Areas Education

Latinos are the fastest-growing segment of America’s population, though many lack the necessary skills and education to meet the demands of industry and earn family sustaining wages. This report provides recommendations that can be taken in order to bridge the skills gap. These recommendations...

Competency-Based Credentials Case Studies

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2014

Level State, National

State(s) All States

Source Corporation for a Skilled Workforce

Policy Areas Education

Traditionally, employers, workers and students have used academic degrees and diplomas as a proxy for the skills and knowledge needed to perform on the job. There is growing interest in the use of competency-based credentials to complement this approach; however, the current “market”...

Building Green Pathways out of Poverty

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2010

Level City or Town

State(s) Ohio

Source Policy Matters Ohio

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Environment & Natural Resources

The Apollo Alliance Green Pathway Model offers gret approach to promot the clean energy movement. A sustainability satrategy can be a job creator. However, the state has underinvested in the blue-collar skills needed for younger workers to take advantage of these jobs and hence the...

Moving Beyond the Count: Maryland’s Skills to Compete Initiative

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2011

Level City or Town, State

State(s) Maryland

Source Corporation for a Skilled Workforce

Policy Areas Education

Maryland is taking bold steps to increase the number of workers who possess a post-secondary education credential. In particular, Skills2Compete Maryland (S2C Maryland) is a campaign aimed at increasing post-secondary success to strengthen the skills of Maryland’s workforce. This...

The Ohio Green Manufacturing Action Plan: Next steps in a clean energy manufacturing policy agenda for Ohio

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2011

Level City or Town

State(s) Ohio

Source BlueGreen Alliance

Policy Areas Energy

The policies that specifically target the advancement of clean energy manufacturing are scarce. The BlueGreen Alliance recommends Ohio to focus on bolstering clean energy policies with programs exclusive to clean energy manufacturing. Simultaneously, It recommends expansion of tax...

Industrial Energy Productivity: Jobs and Workforce Development in the Midwest

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2012

Level State

State(s) All States

Source Corporation for a Skilled Workforce

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Energy, Education

The Midwest accounts for nearly one-fourth of all industrial energy usage in the U.S., including nearly half of all industrial coal consumption; however, only 10 percent of Midwestern industrial facilities are upgrading their equipment to improve productivity. In 2011 the Midwestern...

Training for the Future II Los Angeles's Utility Pre-Craft Trainee Program: Progress to Date

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2016

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Energy, Economic Justice, Civil Rights

This report discusses the progress of the Utility Pre-Craft Trainee (UPCT) program since its launch in 2011. The UPCT program, jointly operated by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 18, is an earn-and-learn,...

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