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Why do so many older Americans work past retirement age? Can they not afford to retire or do other factors explain their continued participation in the workforce? To further discussions about policy proposals and program expansions, with the...

According to the Wells Fargo/Gallup survey, small businesses report that their primary challenge is hiring and retaining qualified staff. To tackle this issue, policymakers increasingly promote work-based learning (WBL). WBL generally combines...

Focuses on skill development, with special attention to the mechanisms that connect education to employment, to address the high global youth unemployment crisis.

Provides a comprehensive picture of the different Community-Based Job Training Grant-funded initiatives, innovations developed, and implementation successes and challenges.

Related to career pathways in the construction industry, this resource profiles the wide range of Project Labor Agreements/Community Workforce Agreements provisions that have been designed and implemented during the last 15 years to establish...

Examines employment strategies for ex-offenders as well as key takeaways for Second Chance grantees and other programs serving formally incarcerated individuals.

Identifies promising practices and other findings using in-depth case studies with ten grant recipients and a review of administrative data from the Customized Training (CT) grants awarded under New Jersey’s Workforce Development Partnership (WDP)...

Reviews a 2010 Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (ADOT&PF) Training Program to demonstrate that apprenticeship programs improve the skills of women and minorities by providing them with the opportunity for, and access to,...

Examines how employment rates for older (55+) WIA Adult and Dislocated Workers are affected by labor market trends, WIA services and job training, and other participant demographic characteristics.

Assesses registered apprenticeship (RA) programs and includes cost analysis, effectiveness in benefits for women apprentices, and generalizability across states.