Workforce Development

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 with a focus on workforce development include:

Bridges to Practice

Career Passport

Central Educational Center Evaluation and Dissemination

College and Career Transitions Initiative Virtual Reader

Community College Labor Market Responsiveness Initiative

Education Reform for the Knowledge Economy Support Project

National School-to-Work Learning and Information Center

National Study of Fast Food Employment

National Study of Union Retirees and Retirement Programs

New Leaders Academy Evaluation

Performance Measurement Initiative

Research and Evaluation Capacity Building & School-to-Work Progress Measures

Southend Community Services

UAW-GM-Delphi Paid Educational Leave Program