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Tag: Jim Jacobs

What Students Want Out of Noncredit Workforce Programs

  • Thursday, 10 October 2024
  • James Jacobs
  • Essays
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Former CCRC associate director and advisory board member Jim Jacobs shares insights from a study that sheds light on student concerns with short-term workforce training programs and their implications for public policy.

From Research to Action: Jim Jacobs Retires After More Than 25 Years With CCRC

  • Tuesday, 26 September 2023
  • Elizabeth Ganga
  • Essays
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Jim Jacobs, CCRC’s former associate director and member of the CCRC Advisory Board, has contributed to several CCRC projects on workforce education, bringing expertise he developed working on industrial development and adult education programs at Macomb Community College. As Jacobs enters retirement, CCRC reflects on his career and contributions to the field.

A Student-Centered Vision for Workplace Development

  • Tuesday, 28 March 2023
  • James Jacobs
  • Essays
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While community college practice has changed considerably in recent decades, workforce and economic development programs remain stagnant. Jim Jacobs reflects on how community colleges might update the way they work with employers to ensure equity remains a central goal of workforce programs.

Community Colleges and the Future of Work

  • Wednesday, 8 January 2020
  • Multiple authors
  • Essays
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Forthcoming work from CCRC and MIT aims to assess how community colleges can prepare students—particularly those from low-income and first-generation backgrounds—to adapt to and succeed in the evolving workforce.

How Guided Pathways Can Reform Career and Technical Education

  • Thursday, 31 May 2018
  • James Jacobs
  • Essays
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James Jacobs discusses how strengthening the relationship between guided pathways reforms and career-technical education can improve both, as colleges refocus their programs on skills that are valued in the current job market.

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