Workforce Development
You are in the Workforce Development section of the Casey Foundation Knowledge Center, which offers resources that are either published or funded by the Casey Foundation. Resources address supporting families to develop the skills and education necessary to get good jobs and build careers.
See also the Our Work: Economic Security, an overview of the Casey Foundation's investments in this issue.
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Construction Pre-Apprenticeship Programs: Results from a National Survey
2009
This publication highlights the findings of a survey by the Workforce Strategies Initiative that assessed the availability of pre-apprenticeship programs in construction trades. Contents include information about program size, services offered, populations served, and funding sources, and the challenges in placing trainees in apprenticeships and jobs.
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KIDS COUNT Indicator Brief: Increasing the Percentage of Children Whose Parents Have Stable Employment
2009
This indicator brief outlines eight broad strategies for workforce development that are rooted in lessons learned from recent practice and research.
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Building “The Good Life”: Investing in Opportunities for Nebraska’s Families, Communities, and Economy
2009
One in four families in Nebraska is low-income and struggling to make it in this difficult time. According to this report by the Nebraska Appleseed Center for Law in the Public Interest, Nebraska’s economy will only thrive in this economic recession and be able to compete with other states in the future if the state is able to create more opportunities for working families. As a result, this report calls for new efforts to promote the growth of quality jobs and bolster workers' skills through education.
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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: A Guide to Entry-Level Jobs and Training and Education Opportunities for Making Connections Communities
2009
This publication, part of a series developed by the Center for Social Policy for communities participating in the Casey Foundation's Making Connections initiative, focuses on how the provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) can be used to support the training and educational development of residents in these communities.
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A Job Creation Agenda for All: Policy and Practice
2009
This policy brief discusses job creation in the midst of the economic recession and the need for employment opportunities that target communities that have experienced significant disinvestment and a crumbling infrastructure. The brief proffers a successful jobs creation agenda as well as case studies of various localities.
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