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Certification and Workforce Development

October 2000–November 2006

In their workforce development programs, community colleges have often used the learning standards of external constituencies, and almost all schools offer continuing education and customized training programs that certify students in the competencies of business and industry. In the field of information technology (IT), rapid technological and market changes have given rise to the need for sub-degree certifications that can be completed quickly.

As part of CCRC’s National Field Study of Community Colleges, this study examined the development of new programs and their place within the evolving community college mission of workforce development. Based on evidence from 15 community colleges, the study identified the significant implications of these developments for the future role of community colleges.

This project was funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

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Publications

August 2006

The Community College as a Nexus for Workforce Transitions: A Critical Essay

April 2006

Defending the Community College Equity Agenda

October 2005

Implications of Educational Inequality for the Future Workforce

May 2005

The Education Gospel: The Economic Power of Schooling

October 2003

Working Knowledge: Learning and Education Reform

March 2003

Community Colleges and the Equity Agenda: The Potential of Noncredit Education

March 2003

The Uneven Distribution of Employee Training by Community Colleges: Description and Explanation

June 2002

Occupational Education

March 2002

Workforce Development in the Information Economy

December 2001

Vocational and Occupational Education: Pedagogical Complexity, Institutional Diversity

April 2001

The Richness of Occupational Instruction: The Paradox in U.S. Community Colleges

March 2001

Community Colleges and the Workforce Investment Act: Promises and Problems of the New Vocationalism

March 2001

Special Issue: The New Vocationalism in American Community Colleges

March 2001

From Isolation to Integration: Postsecondary Vocational Education and Emerging Systems of Workforce Development

March 2001

Community Colleges and Their Communities: Collaboration for Workforce Development

February 2001

Opportunities and Challenges for the New Vocationalism

February 2001

What Is the Future for Postsecondary Occupational Education?

May 2000

Issues and Linkages for an Information-Based Workplace

January 2000

Community Colleges and Contract Training: Content, Origins, and Impact

January 2000

The New Economic Development Role of the Community College

November 1999

The Roles of Evaluation for Education and Training: Plain Talk on the Field of Dreams

September 1999

The Economic Benefits of Pre-Baccalaureate Education: Results from State and Local Studies

June 1999

The Economic Benefits of Sub-Baccalaureate Education: Results From National Studies

May 1999

Community College and Secondary School Collaboration on Workforce Development and Education Reform: A Close Look at Four Community Colleges

January 1998

Preparing Youth for Employment

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June 2007
June 14, 2007

James Jacobs

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