The California Workforce Development Board (State Board) has released a three-part series, Big Ideas in Workforce Innovation. The Career Ladders Project documented emerging lessons from key State Board initiatives that promote creative [...]
Reports
Building Bridges to College and Careers Through Public Education and Workforce System Collaboration
Lessons from California’s Youth Manufacturing Skills Pilot
In 2013, the California Workforce Development Board (State Board) granted funds to four partnerships of local workforce development boards (Local Boards) and [...]
Career Advancement Academies
Insights into Contextualized Teaching and Learning
Launched in 2007, the Career Advancement Academies are designed to enable underserved Californians – typically first in their families to attend college, low-income, [...]
Establishing Patient/ Health Navigator Programs for Education, Employment and Career Advancement
A California Community College Case Study
The nation’s first Patient Navigator program was developed in 1990 for poor and underserved patients receiving treatment for cancer at the Harlem Hospital [...]
Crossing Boundaries to Develop Effective Pathways
Career Pathway Development Across Ten East Bay Community Colleges
A Career Pathway is a series of structured and connected education programs and support services that enable students to advance [...]
College to Career Pathways
Getting From Here to There on the Roadmap for a Stronger California Economy
The Board of Governors Task Force on Workforce, Job Creation and a Strong Economy is charged [...]
Placed for Success
How California Community Colleges Can Improve Accuracy of Placement in English and Math Courses, Reduce Remediation Rates, and Improve Student Success
Nationally, approximately two-thirds of students attending community college [...]
Information Communication Technologies Study
The purpose of this study is to inform the development and improvement of ICT educational pathways and career preparation in California. AT&T, LICI, and the research team envision an integrated [...]