The Role of Community Colleges in Career Transitions for Older Workers

Autor/in	Cummins, Phyllis A.
Titel	The Role of Community Colleges in Career Transitions for Older Workers
Quelle	In: Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 39 (2015) 3, S.265-279 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1066-8926
DOI	10.1080/10668926.2013.843144
Schlagwörter	Community Colleges; College Role; Older Workers; Career Development; Transitional Programs; Dislocated Workers; Structural Unemployment; Skill Obsolescence; Retraining; Interviews; Outreach Programs; Labor Force Development; Qualitative Research; Academic Advising; Educational Counseling; Academic Persistence; Job Placement; Continuing Education; School Surveys; Educational Practices; Delphi Technique + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community college; Community College; Älterer Arbeitnehmer; Berufsentwicklung; Arbeitsloser; Umschulung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Jobcoaching; Arbeitskräftebestand; Qualitative Forschung; Akademischer Rat; Educational counselling; Educational guidance; Bildungsberatung; Erziehungsberatung; Employment service; Employment services; Arbeitsvermittlung; Weiterbildung; Bildungspraxis; Delphi-Methode
Abstract	Despite the desire of many older adults to remain in the workforce, those without jobs face unprecedented durations of unemployment. Many of the unemployed lack current skills for jobs in demand and need to either upgrade their skills or be trained for a new occupation to become reemployed. An aging workforce, combined with the negative effects of the recent economic downturn, has increased the importance of identifying strategies to encourage working at older ages. In recent years there has been increased focus on training that results in a credential; much of this training takes place at community colleges. The present study examined community college involvement in outreach and support programs for older displaced workers. This involved interviews with 27 key informants at 14 community colleges to gain an understanding of the role community colleges play in linking older students to credential or certificate programs. Effective strategies for community college involvement in workforce training were identified and include outreach programs for older students, providing advice for specific programs of study, support during the program to ensure completion, job placement services, and continuing education for skill upgrading. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10