Workforce Development
Lessons from the Temporary Help/Staffing Industry
Document is an executive summary of forthcoming report that examines the presence of the temporary help firm in the labor market.
Policy Institute 1: Snowbird, Utah
Document contains conference agenda for Investing in People: Workforce Policy Institute I hosted in Snowbird, Utah.
Workforce Development: Building Statewide Systems
Paper examines changing labor markets, declining living standards, and the need for modernization of job training programs within workforce development policy.
Investing in People: Reinventing Education
Paper provides overview of issues facing education in the context of an increasingly globalized economy.
Southwest IAF Vision for Work
Document presents platform of Southwest IAF.
Post Institute II: Key West, Florida
Document provides agenda and speaker information for the Investing in People (IIP) Workforce Policy Institute II Conference held in Key West, Florida.
Treading Water: The Stagnation Of Family Income Since 1973
Report shows wage stagnation among working-class families from 1973-1993.
Training Reform In the United States: What’s Happening, What’s Not, What Should
This paper, titled "TRAINING REFORM IN THE UNITED STATES: WHAT'S HAPPENING, WHAT'S NOT, WHAT SHOULD," by Joel Rogers (June 1993), provides an introduction to the topic of training reform in the U.S. It addresses the reasons for the focus on training, the necessary reforms for U.S. training institutions, and the barriers to achieving those reforms.
Globalization and the North American Free Trade Agreement: Implications for Employment and Training Policy
This paper examines the impact of globalization and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on employment and training policy in the United States, with a specific focus on rural communities. The author, Cynthia Mugerauer, argues that while there are existing employment and training programs, they often fail to address the unique needs of rural workers and lack a unified rural strategy.
Skills For Industrial Modernization
Report presents a national strategy to enhance the skills of workers in America's industrial foundation of small and midsized manufacturing firms.
Continental Drift: NAFTA and Its Aftershocks
Report finds that the passage of NAFTA caused lasting effect in low-wage economies in both the United States and Mexico.
Income & Employment Generation Among the Disadvantaged
Report seeks to author a variety of program and sustainability strategies to foster poverty alleviation.