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Author : Mary Greer Landon
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Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (642 download)
Download or read book Emerging Workforce Trends and Issues Impacting the Virginia Community College System written by Mary Greer Landon and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mary Landon
Publisher : LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9783659715624
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (156 download)
Download or read book Workforce Trends Impacting the Virginia Community College System written by Mary Landon and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2015-05-25 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mission of the Virginia Community College workforce development leaders is to expand their training and development services to new and emerging high growth occupational areas in support of Virginia's economic growth and changing workforce needs in each of their regions. This research was designed to identify: high demand occupational skill needs; current training services; the shifting and changing trends based on technology, competition, workforce composition; and the need for partnerships. A survey, based on current and emerging trends and their impact on workforce development training services, was sent to the 22 Virginia Community College workforce development leaders. This purposeful sampling provided a 100% return and Data that reinforced the literature findings and the projections of the Department of Labor through 2016.
Author : Robert T. Palmer
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136743162
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (367 download)
Download or read book Community Colleges and STEM written by Robert T. Palmer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-07-18 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As United States policymakers and national leaders are increasing their attention to producing workers skilled in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), community colleges are being called on to address persistence of minorities in these disciplines. In this important volume, contributors discuss the role of community colleges in facilitating access and success to racial and ethnic minority students in STEM. Chapters explore how community colleges can and do facilitate the STEM pipeline, as well as the experiences of these students in community college, including how psychological factors, developmental coursework, expertiential learning, and motivation affect student success. Community Colleges and STEM ultimately provides recommendations to help increase retention and persistence. This important book is a crucial resource for higher education institutions and community colleges as they work to advance success among racial and ethnic minorities in STEM education.
Author : Smith, Dimitra J.
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1799841243
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (998 download)
Download or read book Community Colleges and Workforce Preparation in the 21st Century: Emerging Research and Opportunities written by Smith, Dimitra J. and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2021-04-02 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Community colleges are essential in preparing the 21st century workforce. Research has indicated that there is a shortage of individuals prepared for skilled workforce opportunities, such as plumbers, electricians, and many others. In fact, while college is essential in workforce development, it is not the only route that can lead to a successful livelihood. Developing a skill that transfers into an essential trade is a route less taken. Community colleges are ideally situated to respond to the shortage of a prepared workforce by providing an array of programs that reach a wide range of individuals with talents that may not include a college degree. Community Colleges and Workforce Preparation in the 21st Century: Emerging Research and Opportunities is a comprehensive reference source that covers the essential role of community colleges in developing a skilled workforce via varying educational opportunities that include degree completion, workforce development, and skill enhancement. Readers will benefit from the book’s ability to advocate for the need for individuals with skillful trade options, provide different areas to consider as trade options, discuss the role of community colleges in preparing a workforce, examine the challenges that can arise for individuals with a trade, and present a global outlook on the workforce of the 21st century. Covering topics that include career pathways and STEM programs, the book is especially valuable for academic institutions that are looking to provide options for talent expansion. Leadership and education scholars, leadership practitioners within community college and university settings, leaders within workforce development sectors, researchers, and students will also find this reference useful for developing a skilled and competent workforce.
Author : William J. Rothwell
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1475849354
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (758 download)
Download or read book Workforce Development written by William J. Rothwell and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-02-19 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many people who work in Workforce Development in Community Colleges have not had the benefit of courses or a degree program in Workforce Development. For that reason, when they join a community college, they often need a primer on the purpose, goals and nature of workforce development. This book is intended for that purpose. It can help newly-hired community college staff members, administrators, and even board of trustees members on the important workforce development mission of a community college.
Author : George A. Scott
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Total Pages : 46 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (16 download)
Download or read book Workforce Development written by George A. Scott and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the future, businesses will demand workers with higher-level skills and more education. Community colleges are key providers of career and technical training as well as traditional academic education. These colleges can also play important roles in the one-stop system created by the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), through which a variety of federally funded employment and training programs provide services. Given the importance of community colleges to workforce development, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) was asked to examine (1) how community colleges meet the workforce training needs of their communities; (2) what community colleges do to integrate with the nation's one-stop system; (3) the conditions or practices that enhance or impede these efforts; and (4) the actions the Departments of Labor and Education have taken to encourage linkages between community colleges and the workforce investment system, including one-stops. To address these objectives, GAO visited 20 community colleges, surveyed one-stop centers and their associated workforce investment boards, and talked to Labor and Education officials. The community colleges that GAO visited developed various approaches and programs for career and technical training to meet the needs of industry sectors, individual employers, and certain types of students and workers. Through a variety of outreach, relationship building, and data collection efforts, community colleges have come to understand the specific training needs of key industries in their regions and use this information to keep programs current or develop new programs to address these needs. Community college activities include providing contract or customized training to the employees of specific employers; working with small businesses; and targeting training and education programs to specific populations, such as disadvantaged adults, high-school students transitioning to college, and one-stop clients. Nationwide, GAO estimated that about 11 percent of one-stops are operated solely or jointly by a community college, while 34 percent have community college staff colocated at the center. Similarly, GAO estimated that, nationwide, 49 percent of local workforce investment boards have community college presidents represented on their boards. Some of the benefits of these arrangements include cost sharing and improved communication among participating programs. Officials at the colleges and one-stops that GAO visited reported also conducting other joint activities, such as strategic planning and data sharing. Community college and workforce officials cited state funding and leadership as factors that help integration between community colleges and the workforce system but identified WIA performance system measures and WIA funding issues as impediments. Under WIA, states and local workforce areas must meet performance levels in their Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth programs that can be difficult to obtain when serving some populations, such as those on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families or youth, causing disincentives for the one-stops to serve them. In a 2004 report, GAO recommended that the Labor Department develop a systematic way to account for differences in the population groups served by states' one-stop centers and apply it to all states when establishing their performance levels. To date, Labor has not taken action on this recommendation; however, Labor officials stated that states may use their own adjustment models and that the department has worked to ensure consistency in the process. It is uncertain whether Labor and Education's efforts to build linkages between community colleges and the workforce system will be successful in encouraging community colleges to focus on workforce development. Labor's WIRED, High Growth, and Community Based grants aim, in part, to help community colleges and other workforce entities collaborate. As discussed in GAO's recent report on these grants,Labor's evaluations do not fully measure their effectiveness, and GAO recommends that Labor take steps to do so. Labor and Education jointly funded a $1.5 million initiative in 2006 to help build linkages between community colleges and the workforce system. The agencies did not conduct an evaluation, but plan to issue a report in 2008 about the participants' challenges and successes. Four appendixes include: (1) Objectives, Scope and Methodology; (2) Community Colleges Selected for Site Visits; (3) Comments from the Department of Labor; and (4) GAO Contact and Staff Acknowledgments. (Contains 24 footnotes, 1 figure, and 3 tables.).
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Total Pages : 760 pages
Book Rating : 4.U/5 (183 download)
Download or read book Resources in Education written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 760 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Virginia Community College System
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Total Pages : 47 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (275 download)
Download or read book Report of the Chancellor and the Virginia Community College System on the Commonwealth's Link to a 21st Century Quality Workforce to the Governor and the General Assembly of Virginia written by Virginia Community College System and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William J. Rothwell
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781475827415
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (274 download)
Download or read book Community College Leaders on Workforce Development written by William J. Rothwell and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Community colleges' role in the education of millions of Americans has given them better opportunities which has supported America's economic development. President Obama has met with the community college presidents who contributed to this book. Leaders at the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) have given precedence to workforce and economic development. The editors present this book as a guide for community colleges presidents. These presidents were asked the same questions about how they define workforce development and the role of community colleges in it. They were asked about barriers and challenges for now and in the future, the trends they discern, and to clarify the roles of faculty, staff, and college leaders. They also consider how technology is changing education with online formats.|c--Adapted from preface.
Author : L. Robert McConnell
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Total Pages : 124 pages
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Download or read book Emerging Workforce Issues written by L. Robert McConnell and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 1288 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book Research in Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 1288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Current Index to Journals in Education written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 880 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Employment and Training Reporter written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 816 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Lisa Falcone
Publisher : Community College Pr/Amer Assoc
ISBN 13 : 9780871172709
Total Pages : 70 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (727 download)
Download or read book The Critical Link written by Lisa Falcone and published by Community College Pr/Amer Assoc. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1993, the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) sponsored five activities designed to build the capacity of community colleges to respond to workforce development needs of employers and employees through contract training services. Three of these activities targeted community college-based business/industry liaisons, who provide a critical link between colleges and their local business communities. This publication shares the input of the community college business/industry liaisons from across the country who participated in the workplace development initiatives, and includes selected articles, an excerpt from AACC's policy paper, and new work occupation descriptions. Section I describes the February 1993 Workplace Development Institute and the results of post-institute assessments, while section II contains selected articles by Institute presenters, including: (1) "Introduction to ISO 9000," by Harrison Wadsworth, Dennis Kelly, and Larry Alford; (2) "Collaborative Industry Networks," by David Goetsch; (3) "Education and Industry: Key Elements of the Workplace Training Connection," by Kenneth Mussnug and Jerry Lyons; (4) "The Skills Enhancement Program," by Andrea Hughes; (5) "Marketing Training to the Business Community," by Rand Johnson; (6) "Process Auditing To Enhance the Marketing of Your Community College," by Wes Ellis; (7) "Interactive Multimedia Training," by David Dewhirst; (8) "Proven Strategies for Student and Workforce Success," by Cathy Webb, Marcia Heiman, and Alan Lesure; and (9) "Retraining the Workforce: One College's Approach," by Rebecca Farrow. Section III, "How To Implement a National Workforce Training System," is excerpted from a policy paper developed by the League for Innovation in the Community College and AACC. Section IV looks at 35 new work occupations, defined as emerging jobs in the fields of community service; computer and information systems; engineering, manufacturing, and science; environmental; legal paraprofessional; medical; and tourism and hospitality that command higher skills, pay higher wages, and require workers with some postsecondary training. For each occupation, a brief description is provided, along with a list of required skills and training, and a brief look at the labor market. (KP)
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Download or read book Resources in Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 1144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Paul Allen Smith
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Total Pages : 374 pages
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Download or read book The Impact of Virginia Statewide Community College Transfer Policy on Student Academic Success written by Paul Allen Smith and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Community colleges are an increasingly important component of the higher education systems in the United States. Community college as a pathway toward a better educated workforce has been emphasized at a national and state level. Virginia's policy makers set a goal of producing 100,000 new baccalaureate degrees in the Commonwealth by 2025. Critical to meeting this goal is Virginia's Community College System. In 2005, Virginia passed the Higher Education Restructuring Act which granted students graduating from Virginia's community colleges with an associate's guaranteed admission into any state-funded, four-year institution. Building on this earlier policy, Virginia passed The Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2011. This act expanded the role of the community college and placed a greater emphasis on articulation policies and baccalaureate attainment. The effectiveness of articulation policies on community college transfer and baccalaureate attainment has been debated in the academic literature. Some have suggested to measure policy effectiveness, academic outcomes and not transfer rates, must be compared before and after policy implementation. To gauge the effectiveness of Virginia's guaranteed admission policy, this study examined archival student data for native and transfer students who achieved a junior standing at a single four-year state-funded institution. Furthermore, transfer student baccalaureate attainment rates and time to degree baccalaureate completion were compared before and after policy implementation. The study results showed native students graduated in greater percentages and have lower mean time to baccalaureate completion than transfer students; high school and college GPA are predictors of baccalaureate attainment for transfer and native students; transfer student baccalaureate attainment rates and mean time to baccalaureate completions were lower following policy implementation, or simply, fewer bachelor's degrees were awarded but those completing a baccalaureate did so in less time after policy implementation. The findings of this study suggest transfer students with baccalaureate aspiration are negatively impacted for attending community college prior to transfer and Virginia's articulation policy at the study institution had little impact on academic outcomes for transfer students following policy implementation. These single institutional results may suggest modification to Virginia's articulation policy is necessary to improve academic outcomes for community college transfer students.
Author : Deborah L. Floyd
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000981479
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (9 download)
Download or read book The Community College Baccalaureate written by Deborah L. Floyd and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-07-03 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * Is the conferring of baccalaureate degrees by community colleges a solution to increasing access to and capacity in higher education?* Will the conferring of baccalaureate degrees restrict open access to, and imperil the existing mission of, community colleges?* What are the models and alternative methods of delivery? What are the implications?Breaking away from their traditional mission of conferring only associate degrees and occupational credentials, an increasing number of community colleges have begun seriously to explore and, indeed, in some U.S. states and Canadian provinces, to actually implement offering and conferring bachelor’s degrees. Some leaders see these changes as a natural extension of community colleges’ commitment to access, while others view their awarding of baccalaureate degrees as inappropriate and threatening the basic core values of this unique sector of higher education. This has become a "hot" and controversial topic, not only among community college and university leaders, but also among policy makers, business leaders and students concerned with issues of access, cost and the structure and purposes of post-secondary education. This book analyzes the emerging trend of the community college baccalaureate degree in the United States and Canada in order to contribute to the development of policy. The authors aim to describe, document, and explain this significant development in higher education. They present the background, examples of practice and different models of delivery, develop a common terminology to facilitate discussion, give voice to the views of proponents and critics alike, and include a comprehensive bibliography and set of resources. This book is intended as a catalyst for dialog, action and further research on this critical and emerging trend. It is essential reading for leaders of community colleges, for administrators and planners in higher education concerned with issues of access and articulation, and anyone in public policy grappling with demographic trends and society’s need for educated citizens able to meet the challenges of the future.
