Here are the Thursday Resources for this week.

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Brought to our attention by Workforce Management
<http://www.workforce.com/> 


>From Business Roundtable <http://www.businessroundtable.org>

	"Prospering Together: America's Citizens, Communities and
Companies"
The Business Roundtable, an association of CEOs of large U.S. companies,
proposes a two-step approach "to help American workers who feel
unprepared" for rapid changes taking place in the job market. The
centerpiece is America 21, defined as "a 21st-century approach to
lifelong learning for workers, as well as assistance for job
dislocation."
<http://www.businessroundtable.org/pdf/BR_Prospering_Together_01312008.p
df> 


>From the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE)

<http://www.naceweb.org> 
	"'Perfect' Job Candidate Pairs Communication Skills With Strong
Work Ethic"
U.S. colleges and universities continue to produce people with technical
proficiencies, but they apparently leave much to be desired in
developing intuitive knowledge.
<http://www.naceweb.org/press/display.asp?year=2007&prid=270> 

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Brought to our attention by New Zealand Literacy Portal 
<http://www.nzliteracyportal.org.nz/> 

"English language at work: Work-based English for speakers of other
languages"
	This UK booklet (16 pages) from the Department for Innovation,
Universities and Skills contains 14 valuable and informative case
studies from different sectors and industries including contacts and
resources.
<http://www.tuc.org.uk/extras/esol.pdf> 

"Programs in the workplace: How to increase employer"
	This research report (90 pages) from the Canadian Council on
Social Development examines what might be done to strengthen the
infrastructure of literacy programmes in Canada, specifically in the
area of workplace literacy. It identifies the approaches to workplace
literacy training that have proven effective in engaging employers in
workplace literacy initiatives.
<http://www.ccsd.ca/pubs/2007/literacy/Workplace_Literacy_Programs.pdf> 

"Working mathematics for the 21st century? A discussion paper on
workplace numeracy and mathematics"
	This UK report (24 pages) from Maths4Life examines workplace
mathematics in terms of policy priorities and evidence on the changing
mathematical demands of the workplace, employee skill levels, employers
views , the costs and benefits to employers and to individuals and
issues related to maths teaching and learning. 
Download from <http://www.nrdc.org.uk/publications_details.asp?ID=119> 

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>From MDRC <http://www.mdrc.org/> 


"Helping Low-Wage Workers Persist in Education Programs: Lessons from
Research on Welfare Training Programs and Two Promising Community
College Strategies" 
	This working paper, prepared for a conference sponsored by the
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, reviews what is known about education
acquisition by low-wage workers and highlights promising strategies
being tested at several community colleges.
<http://www.mdrc.org/publications/472/full.pdf> 

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