Sector-specific Strategies

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Employers & Employees
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Establishing State-to-State Learning Communities: A West Coast Approach

05/31/2011

| BY National Fund Staff

In a high rise building in the heart of downtown Seattle, Susan Crane, Executive Director of SkillUp Washington, is in her 13th floor office increasing coordination and building linkages between workforce partners.

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Employers & Employees
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Policymakers

Report Recommends Sector Focus as Best General Approach to Workforce Development

03/30/2011

| BY National Fund Staff

We were pleased today to listen in on an analyst call hosted by Root Cause regarding the Social Issue Report on Workforce Development produced by Social Impact Research (SIR), Root Cause’s independent research arm.

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Health care workforce training in San Diego

Media Pub Date:

December 15, 2010 (All day)

Media Link:

http://nfwsolutions.org/sites/default/files/kpbs-122310-SDworkforcefunders.mp3

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KPBS

KPBS recently highlighted the work of the San Diego Workforce Funders Collaborative in training workers at Community Health Centers.

Employers Come to Washington to Promote Targeted Solution to Nation’s Skills Gap

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November 18, 2010 (All day)

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http://www.nationalskillscoalition.org/homepage-archive/employer-fly-in.html

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National Skills Coalition

The National Skills Coalition recently reported on a trip co-sponsored by the National Fund during which a coalition of 17 employers from health care, construction, manufacturing, and clean energy companies met with leaders at the White House and on Capitol Hill "to discuss skill gaps in their industries, how sector partnerships can help fill those gaps, and why the SECTORS Act is a political winner with strong bipartisan support."

Obama Job Training Program Draws Praise, Skepticism

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October 6, 2010 (All day)

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http://www.nationaljournal.com/njonline/ec_20101006_7836.php

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National Journal

In this story on President Obama's emphasis on the role of community colleges in workforce development, National Journal quotes Fred Dedrick, Executive DIrector of the National Fund.

Training Workers is Key to Future

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July 17, 2010 (All day)

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Training Workers is Key to Future

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The Delaware County Daily Times

In their guest column, "Training workers is key to future," these employers express their support for a state policy measure which would institutionalize the Industry Partnership model.

Implementing the National Fund for Workforce Solutions: Second Annual National Evaluation Report

Practice Webinar: How Workforce Partnerships Promote Career Advancement for Lower-Skilled Adults

Submitted by nfwsuser on February 5, 2010 - 01:54

Webinar Date:

January 26, 2009

Beyond just employment, the National Fund is emphasizing career advancement for lower-skilled adults through sector-based workforce partnerships. Yet, how are these operational coalitions helping to move low-income, lower-skilled job-seekers and incumbent workers into the mid-skilled jobs that employers need to fill?

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Clean Energy Sector Jobs Initiative RFP

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RFP

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January 8, 2009 - 19:00

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Living Cities

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Clean Energy Sector Jobs Initiative RFP

PA Sector Academy

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Workforce Partnerships

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August 22, 2007 - 20:00

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Pennsylvania Industry Partnership Academy

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PA Sector Academy

Summary of Job Ready Pennsylvania

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Overviews

Tool Pub Date:

December 31, 2005 - 19:00

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Pennsylvania Workforce Development

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Summary of Job Ready Pennsylvania

Keeping Pennsylvania Competitive

Tool Topic:

Overviews

Tool Pub Date:

December 31, 2005 - 19:00

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Pennsylvania Workforce Development

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Keeping Pennsylvania Competitive

Building and Sustaining Industry Partnerships: Outline Industry Partnership Plan for Fellows in the Pennsylvania Sector Academy

Tool Topic:

Workforce Partnerships

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December 31, 2005 - 19:00

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Workforce Learning Strategies

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Building and Sustaining Industry Partnerships

Building an Industry Partnership: A Tool for Participants in the Pennsylvania Sector Academy

Tool Topic:

Workforce Partnerships

Tool Pub Date:

December 31, 2005 - 19:00

Tool Author:

Workforce Learning Strategies

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Building an Industry Partnership

Promoting from Within: A Profile of Partners in Careers and Workforce Development

Partners in Career and Workforce Development

Partners in Career and Workforce Development, led by Partners HealthCare, addresses labor shortages in nursing and other technical health care occupations by creating a range of learning opportunities for entry-level and incumbent employees who are capable and motivated to advance in health care. It brings Partners’ diverse pre-employment and career development efforts under one umbrella, making them more accessible to entry-level workers and their supervisors.

Investing in Immigrant Workers: A Profile of the Hotel Career Center

Hotel Career Center

The Hotel Career Center, a partnership between the International Institute of Boston and the Hilton Hotel Corporation, is helping low-income recent immigrants move toward economic self-sufficiency, while at the same time helping the company train and retain high-performing employees. HCC provides job-specific language and skills training to program participants and places them in positions with growth potential at partner hotels.

Building Opportunity and Good Jobs: A Profile of the Building Services Industry Career Path Project

Building Services Industry Career Path Project

In order to build career advancement opportunities for low-skill building custodians, the Voice and Future Fund, the nonprofit arm of Service Employees International Union Local 615, partners with building management companies to improve English language skills among a large immigrant workforce and to provide them with more advanced training in facilities maintenance and skilled trades, leading to career pathways into full-time employment with benefits.

High Demand and High Pay: A Profile of Partners in Automotive Career Education

Partners in Automotive Career Education

Partners in Automotive Career Education (PACE), a partnership of four automotive repair firms with three community-based organizations and two schools, is building new career training capacity in automotive technology for low-income Boston residents. PACE helps employers analyze their staff skill development needs, trains new and current entry-level workers in automotive skills and English language and math skills customized to the automotive industry.

Overview: New York City Sectors Initiative

Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty

The New York City Workforce Innovations Funders Group is a consortium of foundations that have pooled their resources with the New York City Department of Small Business Services to address a range of workforce development issues. One of the group’s leading strategies is the Sectors Initiative. The goal of the New York City Sectors Initiative is to create a new model of workforce development for the city that links workforce and economic development strategies and investments.