The Community College as a Nexus for Workforce Transitions: A Critical EssayBy: James Jacobs & Richard A. Voorhees — The Journal of Applied Research in the Community College, vol. 13 2006. pp. 133-139.Community colleges traditionally have been a nexus for transitions to and from the workforce. This
article examines horizontal and vertical workforce transitions and how a global economy and the
need to train new subpopulations of future workers will cause community colleges to approach
their roles in workforce training differently. There are too little hard data at present to guide either
practice or policy for new realities. The authors recommend that community colleges address these
critical information shortages by documenting both the inputs and outcomes of programs and
activities that facilitate horizontal and vertical workforce transitions. View PDF version
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