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Unpacking the Work of Work-Based Learning

America’s youngest workers, particularly young adults of color, are facing the most dire employment prospects since the Great Depression. As our nation l ...

BY Vivian Vázquez, & 1 more

Publication

02.22.2021
Workforce Development

Improving Jobs to Improve Care

One of the biggest workforce challenges we face as a country is how to meet the growing demands for home care workers.

BY Vickie Choitz, & 2 more

Publication

03.01.2015
Workforce Development

Apprenticeship: Completion and Cancellation in the Building Trades

As one of our nation’s strongest training models, apprenticeship provides individuals the unique opportunity to work and develop their skills at the same time through a mix of paid on-the-job training and classroom instruction.

BY Matt Helmer, & 1 more

Publication

10.21.2013
Workforce Development

Profiles of the Residential Construction Workforce and the Workers Defense Project

This report details the dynamics and challenges of the residential construction industry and provides a profile of the Workers Defense Project, a non-profit and membership-based organization based in Austin, Texas that seeks to provide low-wage workers, particularly those in the construction industry, with resources to improve their working and living conditions.

BY Economic Opportunities Program

Publication

07.12.2013
Workforce Development

Overview of Workers in Residential Construction

This resource provides an overview of residential construction work in the United States including information about the demographics of workers in the industry, the size of the workforce, wages and benefits, and working conditions.

BY Economic Opportunities Program

Publication

07.12.2012
Workforce Development

A Solid Foundation

This publication shares research from site visits conducted to construction pre-apprenticeship programs in Baltimore, Hartford, Milwaukee, and Portland, Oregon.

BY Matt Helmer, & 2 more

Publication

04.19.2012
Workforce Development

Construction Pre-Apprenticeship Programs: Interviews with Field Leaders

This publication shares research from interviews with leaders from 25 promising and innovative pre-apprenticeship programs from across the country.

BY Maureen Conway & 2 more

Publication

09.30.2010
Workforce Development

St. Paul Building Trades Council (St. Paul, Minn.)

This document is a profile of a construction pre-apprenticeship program and provides information about the program’s history, training design and curriculum, funding, partners and industry engagement.

BY Economic Opportunities Program

Publication

07.12.2010
Workforce Development

Project CRAFT-Avon Park (Avon Park, Fla.)

This document is a profile of a construction pre-apprenticeship program and provides information about the program’s history, training design and curriculum, funding, partners and industry engagement.

BY Economic Opportunities Program

Publication

07.12.2010
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