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Workforce Development

NIWL is helping organizations prepare and educate a highly skilled workforce for the 21st century global economy. Many employers search for ways to help their employees and future workers meet the demands of the modern workplace. Lifelong learning enables workers to adapt to changing work environments and skill requirements. Employees who do not continually expand their knowledge base find themselves left behind in the rapidly evolving world of work. At the same time‚ the underemployed‚ those with limited literacy‚ or those with disabilities enhance their skills through innovative workplace training and support. Moreover‚ adults who are dislocated by new technologies or downsizing benefit from career counseling and retraining‚ while others who have yet to enter the workforce need assistance to acquire basic workplace competencies. NIWL partners with educators‚ businesses‚ and unions to ensure that all have free and open access to the labor market and that all workers are able to grow and advance through continuing education.

Current and Recent NIWL projects:

OUR APPROACH

Research and Evaluation

Technical Assistance and Training

  • Bridge to Employment: An initiative that introduces at-risk high school youth to careers in healthcare and provides real world experience. NIWL provides ongoing technical assistance and strategic planning to participating sites. (Also a career and college readiness project)
  • Technical Assistance Academy for Green-Focused Programs of Study: NIWL provides technical assistance to five states‚ supporting the development and implementation of Programs of Study (POS) with integrated “green technology” competencies aligned with one of the 16 career clusters at the local level. NIWL also provided technical assistance to another five states on nontraditional CTE and careers. (Also a career and college readiness project)

Program Development and Implementation

  • National Adult Literacy and Learning Disabilities Center: Served as a national resource for information regarding learning disabilities and their impact on the provision of literacy services. The center developed Bridges to Practice‚ a tool kit for literacy practitioners and program operators.
  • Career Passport: NIWL led the path in helping students and adults develop an experience-based resume that demonstrates professional value for nonwork‚ as well as‚ work experiences and details the skills‚ attitudes‚ and knowledge gained through these experiences.
  • City of Brockton Community Forums: Providing expert guidance and structure to facilitate meaningful Community Forums
  • Community Youth Mapping: Empowering youth to find resources and opportunities in their community for young people
  • National School-to-Work Learning and Information Center: NIWL served as one of two partners responsible for the School-to-Work (STW) Learning and Information Center‚ funded jointly by the U.S. Departments of Education and Labor under the National School-to-Work Opportunities Act.
  • UAW-GM-Delphi Paid Educational Leave Program: NIWL served as the coordinator of the Washington seminar to improve worker and manager understanding of the governmental process and its impact on the automobile industry.

Tools and Resources

 

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