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

• Pubblicazione: Philadelphia, Pa., : Temple University Press, 2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (433 p.)
• Disciplina: 331.25/92/0973
• Soggetto topico: Hard-core unemployed - Services for - United States; Welfare recipients - Employment - Government policy - United States; Occupational training - Government policy - United States; Employment agencies - United States
• Altri autori: GilothRobert
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Workforce intermediaries for the twenty-first century
• ISBN: 1-282-65825-5; 9786612658259; 1-4399-0386-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910792698403321
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