Chance of a Lifetime

Autor/in	Fischer, David Jason
Institution	Center for an Urban Future, New York, NY.
Titel	Chance of a Lifetime
Quelle	(2006), (28 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Skilled Workers; Maintenance; Industry; Retirement; Education Work Relationship; Interviews; Urban Areas; Career Development; Labor Force; Job Skills; Employment Qualifications; Youth; Personnel Selection; Employment Opportunities; Public Policy; At Risk Persons; Advocacy; Job Training; Vocational Education; New York + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Facharbeiter; Industrie; Pensionierung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Urban area; Stadtregion; Berufsentwicklung; Labour force; Arbeitskraft; Erwerbsbevölkerung; Produktive Fertigkeit; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Jugendalter; Personalauswahl; Personalentscheidung; Berufschance; Beschäftigungschance; Öffentliche Ordnung; Risikogruppe; Sozialanwaltschaft; Berufsqualifizierender Bildungsgang; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung
Abstract	This report, more than a year in the making and informed by over 50 interviews with employers, educators, and local and national policymakers, details both the growing problem of disconnected youth in New York City and what it will take to redirect them toward career-track employment and family-supporting incomes. The centerpiece of this study is an in-depth analysis of seven industries in New York that are projected to experience significant demand for new workers in the years ahead, focusing on the educational and skill requirements and personal attributes that employers in those fields demand. The study also discusses what policymakers and other stakeholders can do to better prepare disconnected young New Yorkers for higher education and successful working lives. The report is divided into the following topic areas: (1) NYC's Disconnected Youth--Who they are, how they got there and what they need; (2) The Start of Something Big? After years of relative neglect, city policymakers are beginning to respond to the problems of disconnected youth; and (3) Now Hiring--Seven industries with projected job growth, modest entry qualifications, and career opportunities, including: Health Care, Construction, Automotive Maintenance, Commercial Driving, Science & Technology, Aviation, and Manufacturing. It is concluded that now is the moment for policymakers, business groups, educators and organized labor to join their efforts together, toward the following goals: (1) Strengthen the entities that serve at-risk and disconnected you and help them connect to both public and private employers; (2) Secure steady, consistent, detailed data on both disconnected youth and emerging employment opportunities by sector, and use it to guide and shape policy responses; and (3) Activate the business community and private sector leaders to advocate for resources and inform career-specific training programs. A brief list of additional sources and resources is included. (Contains 26 endnotes and 10 tables.) [Additional support was provided by Deutsche Bank, Bernard F. and Alva B. Gimbel Foundation, The Rockefeller Foundation, The Scherman Foundation, Inc. and Taconic Foundation.] (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Center for an Urban Future. 120 Wall Street 20th Floor, New York, NY 10005. Tel: 212-479-3341; Fax: 212-344-6457; Web site: http://www.nycfuture.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10