Seasons Greetings!

Thursday Resources will take a holiday next week with most of the rest
of the list subscribers and return after the first of the year.  There
are some good finds for this week, however.  I hope you all have safe
and peaceful holidays and warm and satisfying visits with friends and
family.

Donna

 

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>From NCVER (National Centre for Vocational Education Research,

Australia) http://www.ncver.edu.au <http://www.ncver.edu.au/>  

 

Higher-level vocational education and training qualifications: Their
importance in today's training market
       The relevance of higher-level vocational education and training
qualifications to students and employers in six industry sectors;
namely, disability services; nursing; engineering;
electronics/electro-technology; multi-media; and design, is explored in
this report. The report suggests possible improvements, including a
greater emphasis on opportunities within training programs for extended
and practical workplace experience and in cross-discipline knowledge and
industry skills.

http://www.ncver.edu.au/research/proj/nr06005.pdf 

 

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>From MDRC http://www.mdrc.org <http://www.mdrc.org/>  


 

Transitional Jobs for Ex-Prisoners
<http://www.mdrc.org/sps/go.cgi?c=jVg09szWbu1KyAlg7Lvy> : Early Impacts
from a Random Assignment Evaluation of the Center for Employment
Opportunities (CEO) Prisoner Reentry Program 

       After one year, CEO's transitional jobs program generated a large
but short-lived increase in employment for ex-prisoners. A subgroup of
recently released prisoners showed positive effects on recidivism: They
were less likely to have their parole revoked, to be convicted of a
felony, and to be reincarcerated than the control group.

http://www.mdrc.org/publications/468/full.pdf 

 

Four Strategies to Overcome Barriers to Employment
<http://www.mdrc.org/sps/go.cgi?c=w50C2Lbfj5OXRIB5RPGh> : An
Introduction to the Enhanced Services for the Hard-to-Employ
Demonstration and Evaluation Project 

       This demonstration is evaluating four diverse strategies designed
to improve employment and other outcomes for people who face serious
barriers to employment: a comprehensive employment program for former
prisoners, a two-generation Head Start program that provides enhanced
services and training to parents, two alternative employment strategies
for long-term welfare recipients, and intensive telephonic care
management for Medicaid recipients who are experiencing depression.

http://www.mdrc.org/publications/469/full.pdf 

 

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>From Workforce Strategies Center  http://www.workforcestrategy.org

<http://www.workforcestrategy.org/>  

 

ABE Career Connections Project Overview

       WSC is assisting the US Department of Education's Office of
Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE) on its Adult Basic Education (ABE)
Career Connections Project. ABE Career Connections seeks to encourage
new solutions for assisting adult basic education students to
successfully transition to postsecondary programs and begin careers in
high-demand fields. Read the ABE Career Connections Project Overview
<http://www.workforcestrategy.org/abecareerpathways/abecareerpathways_ov
erview.pdf>  for more information. 

http://www.workforcestrategy.org/abecareerpathways/abecareerpathways_ove
rview.pdf 

 

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>From Kiplinger Business Resource Center

http://www.kiplinger.com/businessresource/ 

 

More Companies Struggle to Find Workers

       The shortage of workers in a wide assortment of occupations will
become acute in less than a decade. Firms that don't act now risk
suffering down the road. Blame an aging population, education weaknesses
and a lack of visas for workers from abroad. Those factors all
contribute to a growing shortage as the economy's need for more labor
outpaces the supply.

http://www.kiplinger.com/businessresource/forecast/archive/More_Companie
s_Struggle_to_Find_Workers_071114.html 

 

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>From CAAL (Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy)

http://www.caalusa.org/ 

 

THE FISCAL CONSEQUENCES OF ADULT EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
<http://www.caalusa.org/content/fiscalimpact.pdf>  - prepared for the
Commission by a team of researchers from the Center for Labor Market
Studies of Northeastern University, under the leadership of Commissioner
Andrew Sum, who directs the Center. The report studies the earnings of
adults according to their level of education achievement in terms of the
impact those earnings have on the fiscal affairs of the states and the
lives of individuals. Appendix E of the report gives estimates of annual
net fiscal contributions of adults by education attainment level for the
13 largest states. The report findings have major implications for the
purposes and conduct of the nation's adult education and literacy
enterprise at all levels of service. The report should also be of high
interest to state and federal policymakers and planners, as well as the
business community. [December 14, 2007, 66 pp.]

http://www.caalusa.org/content/fiscalimpact.pdf 

 

CHALLENGES IN ASSESSING FOR POSTSECONDARY READINESS 

       This Policy Brief was written by Daryl F. Mellard and Gretchen
Anderson of the Division of Adult Studies, Center for Research on
Learning, University of Kansas. It examines the major assessments in use
today to measure adult learning gains and determine student placements -
e.g., BEST, CASAS, TABE, COMPASS, ASSET, and ACCUPLACER in terms of
their uses and how they well they align with postsecondary education
entry requirements. Special attention is given to the GED. The authors
identify several problems and challenges as well as recommendations to
resolve them.

http://www.caalusa.org/content/assessmentmellard.pdf 

 

ADULT EDUCATION AND POSTSECONDARY SUCCESS
<http://www.caalusa.org/content/rederpolicybriefrev10807.pdf> 

       This Policy Brief examines GED holders in comparison to their
counterparts who have received a high school diploma as well as those
with no high school credential. The comparisons are made in terms of
long-term postsecondary education outcomes. The author makes numerous
recommendations for expanding and restructuring the adult education
system, with the goal of college readiness and success in mind.
[September 4, 2007 (rev. 10-8-07), 29 pp.]

http://www.caalusa.org/content/rederpolicybriefrev10807.pdf 

 

Four Lay-of-the-Land Papers on The Federal Role in Adult Literacy

       This paper was prepared for the Commission's first meeting in
November 2006 by Lennox McLendon (Adult Education and Literacy
Legislation and Its Effects on the Field, 18 pp.), Garrett Murphy (Adult
Education & Literacy in the United States: Need for Services, What the
Current Delivery System Looks Like, 14 pp.; and Federal Role in Adult
Literacy, 13 pp.), and James Parker (Introduction to the Main Strands of
Federal Adult Literacy Programming, 17 pp.). [December 6, 2006]

http://www.caalusa.org/content/fedlayofland-commissionreport12-06.pdf 

http://www.caalusa.org/content/fedlayofland-commissionreport12-06.pdf 

 

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