WORKFORCE BRIEF The Adult Education Mission Adult education has historically funded numbers of activities but two are most central to its mission: basic skills education (basic English, math, and English as a Second language training, including supporting individuals to acquire a high school diploma or GED) and short-term vocational education. As the LAO’s report suggests, […]
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WORKFORCE BRIEF The Need for Funding Even as the demand for higher levels of education and training rise, California is experiencing a dismaying set of state and federal budget cuts, redirections, and policy changes that make it more difficult for the state to provide access for students and workers to the training programs and education
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WORKFORCE BRIEF The Goal of Sector Strategies The goal is to connect a patchwork of workforce programs around sector-focused career pathways to make more efficient use of limited public resources; provide access to a full range of skill attainment course work for students, job seekers, and incumbent workers; improve labor market outcomes; and meet the
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WORKFORCE BRIEF The Economic and Workforce Development Mission The mission of the Economic and Workforce Development (EWD) program is to advance California’s growth and global competitiveness through high quality education and services focusing on continuous workforce improvement, technology deployment and business development consistent with the needs of the state’s regional economies. DESCRIPTION Report Author: The California
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WORKFORCE BRIEF The WIA Mission In 1998, Congress passed the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) to create a system of One>Stop Career Center locations that would provide universal access to employment and training services for a wide range of workers, including adults, low-income youth, and dislocated workers. DESCRIPTION Report Author: The California EDGE Coalition Date: August
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WORKFORCE BRIEF The Community Colleges’ Basic Skills Mission The mission of the community colleges around basic skills is to offer both for-credit “developmental education” programs that have the goal of addressing basic skills weaknesses of students seeking to enter degree- and/or transfer applicable college courses; and non-credit basic skills courses for students with a range of goals.
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WORKFORCE BRIEF The Community Colleges’ CTE Mission The mission of the Community Colleges around Career Technical Education is to build the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and experiences required for youth and adults to succeed in higher education and/or employment. DESCRIPTION Report Author: The California EDGE Coalition Date: August 2011 Website: www.californiaedgecoalition.org This installment of the Workforce Brief
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WORKFORCE BRIEF The Employment Training Panel Mission The mission of the Employment Training Panel (ETP) is to help employers maintain a skilled workforce in order to remain competitive. Training funds partially offset the cost of customized job skill training for incumbent workers or newly hired workers. DESCRIPTION Report Author: The California EDGE Coalition Date: August 2011
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The mission of the Adult Education Program (AEP) is preparing adult learners for college, career, and civic responsibility by providing them the literacy, mathematics, and technical skills they need to succeed. This installment of the Workforce Brief Series titled “Adult Education” describes the challenges and opportunities presented to California’s Adult Education Program in regards to funding, administration, and consistent accountability metrics.
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