Career Advancement for Low-Income Workers through Community College and Community-Based Organization Partnerships.

Autor/in	Roberts, Brandon
Institution	KnowledgeWorks Foundation, Cincinnati, OH.
Titel	Career Advancement for Low-Income Workers through Community College and Community-Based Organization Partnerships.
Quelle	(2002), (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Adult Education; Adult Learning; Articulation (Education); Career Development; Change Strategies; Community Colleges; Community Organizations; Cooperative Planning; Counseling Services; Definitions; Educational Benefits; Educational Practices; Guidelines; Lifelong Learning; Low Income Groups; Models; Occupational Mobility; Partnerships in Education; Program Design; Program Development; Promotion (Occupational); School Community Relationship; Social Services; State of the Art Reviews; Training; Trend Analysis; Two Year Colleges; Ohio + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Adulte education; Articulation; Artikulation (Ling); Artikulation; Aussprache; Berufsentwicklung; Lösungsstrategie; Community college; Community College; Begriffsbestimmung; Bildungsertrag; Bildungspraxis; Richtlinien; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Analogiemodell; Berufliche Mobilität; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Programme design; Programmaufbau; Programmplanung; Aufstiegsberuf; Berufsförderung; Social service; Soziale Dienstleistung; Soziale Dienste; Entwicklungsstand; Ausbildung; Trendanalyse
Abstract	An increasing number of community colleges (CCs) and community-based organizations (CBOs) are now working in partnership to develop education and training programs enabling low-income workers to gain the education and skills necessary to obtain higher-wage jobs and develop a foundation for lifelong learning and career advancement. The following elements constitute the basics of good program design: recruitment; orientation and preparation; education and/or training; in-program support; placement; and postplacement retention and advancement. A review of three Ohio-based CC/CBO partnerships identified the following issues for consideration when developing CC/CBO initiatives: (1) whether to focus on education attainment or achieving economic self-sufficiency; (2) how to best achieve educational success; and (3) other issues related to education and skills training (credentials, recruitment, participants' income/work, connecting with employers, retention strategies, funding and the changing fiscal landscape, and college credit). Those interested in forming CC/CBO partnerships should consider the following suggestions: (1) don't force a partnership; (2) acknowledge the challenges of partnership initiatives; (3) commit to up-front planning; (4) implement the mission and strategy as planned; (5) allocate adequate staff; (6) monitor and track progress from the start; (7) let unsuccessful partnerships die; and (8) remember to use partnership initiatives to tackle more systemic issues. (18 endnotes) (MN)
Anmerkungen	For full text: http://www.kwfdn.org/Resources/career_advancement.pdf.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC