Workplace Literacy Discussion List members,
Here are the resources for this week.  Some of the URLs are so long that
I'm sure they will wrap to the next line and you will have to cut and
paste the parts together in your browser's address window to access
them.  Happy reading!
Donna

Donna Brian
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Brought to our attention by Community Partnerships for Adult Learning
(C-PAL) http://www.c-pal.net  

"I-BEST: A Program Integrating Adult Basic Education and Workforce
Training"
	Provides an overview of the Integrated Basic Education and
Skills Training (I-BEST) demonstration program in Washington State.
Program uses a co-instruction model that pairs ABE/EL instructors and
professional-technical instructors. Report presents lessons learned and
related research and illustrates how they can be applied to practice.
http://www.sbctc.ctc.edu/docs/data/research_reports/resh_05-2_i-best.doc


"ScorecardforSkills.com"
	The Conference Board, developed for the U.S. Department of
Education
Applies the balanced scorecard approach, a performance measurement
system, to workplace education. Site offers employers and educators
surveys, checklists, worksheets, assessment and evaluation tools, and
other resources to help them measure and document the effectiveness of
their workplace education programs.
http://www.scorecardforskills.com/  

"The Right Job: Identifying Career Advancement Opportunities for
Low-Income Workers"
	Demonstrates how policymakers and workforce development program
directors can identify promising employment opportunities and career
pathways for low-income adults by analyzing occupational data and
consulting with employers and training providers. Provides examples of
the postsecondary training and career preparation required for six
occupational career clusters in healthcare, customer service, automotive
and trucking production, computers, building trades, and commercial
driving.
http://www.ica-group.org/therightjobs.pdf  

"Literacy Toolkit, U.S. Chamber of Commerce"
	Gives an overview of the importance of basic skills in the
workplace, the current status of the U.S. workforce, and the benefits
that improved worker skills can bring to businesses. Includes practical
tools and resources for improving workplace literacy, such as a sample
PowerPoint presentation on literacy, a skill assessment tool for
businesses, and a glossary of literacy terms. Site also links to the
Chamber's workplace literacy guide, Higher Skills, Bottom-Line Results.
http://www.uschamber.com/icw/tools/literacytool.htm  

"The Language of Opportunity: Expanding Employment Prospects for Adults
with Limited English Skills"
H. Wrigley, E. Richer, H. Kubo, and J. Strawn, Center for Law and Social
Policy (CLASP), 2003
	Outlines the strengths, challenges, and needs of limited English
proficient adults in the labor market. Based on scientific evaluations
and non-experimental research, offers program design and policy
recommendations for providing high-quality education and training
services to this population. Recommendations include: combining language
and literacy services with job skills training, offering short-term
bridge programs to help students make a transition to training and
higher education, and creating career pathways. Appendix includes brief
profiles of promising programs.
http://ecs.org/html/offsite.asp?document=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eclasp%2Eorg%
2Fpublications%2FLEP%5Freport%2Epdf+ 

"Helping Job Seekers With Limited Basic Skills"
John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, Edward J. Bloustein
School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers, The State University of
New Jersey, 2004
	Designed for program planners and staff at public and private
career centers and useful to policy makers, employers, and adult
educators, this hands-on guide describes how to plan, implement, and
improve services in one-stop career centers for job seekers with basic
skills needs. Its four sections focus on meeting the needs of unemployed
or underemployed adults: understanding their characteristics,
challenges, and service needs; planning a comprehensive system of
tailored services; implementing a service system integrating workforce
development and adult education; and sustaining programs and services
through professional development, evaluation, organizational
development, and public outreach. Includes step-by-step instructions and
tips.
http://www.c-pal.net/pdf/helping_jobseekers.pdf  

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>From the Aspen Institute Workforce Strategies Initiative

http://www.aspenwsi.org 
"Sector Strategies in Brief" is a new publication created by WSI to
provide a concise overview of the sector field, and to serve as a
companion to the in-depth Sectoral Strategies for Low-Income Workers:
Lessons from the Field,
[http://www.aspenwsi.org/publications/07-014.pdf] which was released
last fall. The eight-page brief offers a succinct definition of the
sector strategy, highlights key outcomes achieved by past sector program
participants, describes how the approach has spread over time and
includes several examples of innovative initiatives operating around the
country.
http://www.aspenwsi.org/publications/07-014b.pdf

"Microenterprise Programs as Asset Builders"
	This paper explores how programs are joining forces with
corporations, financial institutions, government and an array of
community-development organizations to promote matched savings accounts,
financial literacy, better access to credit and tax benefits for
low-income families. The guide also points out ways funders can support
such strategies. 
http://fieldus.org/Publications/FunderGuide10.pdf

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


"Career Pathways: A Strategy for Transforming America's Workforce
Education Systems To Support Economic Growth"
	Policymakers are increasingly concerned that the current public
education and training systems are neither meeting the rapidly-evolving
workforce needs of businesses nor preparing individuals to earn
family-sustaining wages. Unfortunately, there have been very few
practical strategies that enable states to better align their education
system with regional economic and workforce needs. One interesting
innovation gaining traction in a growing number of states is a system of
aligned education and training programs called career pathways. This
article is in a publication by the Education Commission of the States.
http://www.workforcestrategy.org/publications/ECS_CP_Paper_2007-08.pdf 

"Aligning Training and Education Systems with the Global Marketplace
Workforce Strategy Center"
	This article, published by the League for Innovation in the
Community College, discusses the shortcomings of our nation's education
system and the potential of career pathways to address these problems. 
http://www.workforcestrategy.org/publications/Alert_Report_38_WSC_July_2
007.pdf 

"Strength In Partnership: Building a New Approach to Workforce
Development in New York City"
	If one mantra dominates the field of workforce development, it
is partnership and collaboration: the need to link disparate training
providers and colleges, to better connect employers with training
courses and to unite public and private sector funding. This report
discusses the innovative collaboration of the New York Information
Technology Career Ladders Consortium in New York City, and describes the
key lessons learned.
http://www.workforcestrategy.org/publications/WSCstrength_6.23.06.pdf 

"Building Community College/CBO Partnerships"
	National data increasingly show that the prevailing model of
workforce development - job search and basic training leading to an
entry-level job - does little to promote economic self-sufficiency or
career progression. In the face of strong evidence that some form of
post-secondary training and education is needed to support a family,
there is a growing belief that creating economic security for the
nation's unemployed and underemployed workers will require major change
in its workforce development system. Creating and sustaining new career
pathways to high-wage, high-demand employment is a promising step in
developing a new large-scale, flexible and open workforce development
system that offers education and training to all who need it.
http://www.workforcestrategy.org/publications/WSC_Report_9_15.pdf 

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>From New Zealand Literacy Portal  http://www.nzliteracyportal.org.nz/ 


"Recent participation in formal learning among working age adults with
different levels of education"
	The focus of this study from the National Center for Education
Statistics looks at the participation of adults with lower levels of
education as compared to adults with higher levels of education.  In
particular it examines rates of participation in formal learning and to
what extent each group pays for formal learning for work and personal
interest.
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2008/2008041.pdf

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