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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459106603321

Titolo

Workforce intermediaries for the twenty-first century [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Robert P. Giloth

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia, Pa., : Temple University Press, 2004

ISBN

1-282-65825-5

9786612658259

1-4399-0386-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (433 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GilothRobert

Disciplina

331.25/92/0973

Soggetti

Hard-core unemployed - Services for - United States

Welfare recipients - Employment - Government policy - United States

Occupational training - Government policy - United States

Employment agencies - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Published in association with the American Assembly, Columbia University."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword / David H. Mortimer; I. Introduction; II. Who Are Workforce Intermediaries and What Do They Do?; III. Economic and Policy Rationales for Workforce Intermediaries; IV. Customer Voices; V. Building Workforce Intermediaries; VI. Conclusion; Appendix; About the Contributors; Acknowledgments; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Confronted with businesses facing a long-term shortage of skilled workers and evaluations showing that job training for the poor over the past 25 years had produced only meager results, a number of groups throughout the country have sought to find a more effective approach. The efforts of these partnerships, which editor Robert Giloth calls ""workforce intermediaries,"" are characterized by a focus on improving business productivity and helping low-income individuals not just find a job, but advance over time to jobs that enable them to support themselves and their families. This book takes st