Temple University Press, 2003 eISBN: 978-1-4399-0386-5 | Cloth: 978-1-59213-204-1 Library of Congress Classification HD5708.85.U6W67 2004 Dewey Decimal Classification 331.25920973
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ABOUT THIS BOOK Confronted with businesses facing a long-term shortage of skilled workers and evaluations showing that job training for the poor over the past 25 years had produced only meager results, a number of groups throughout the country have sought to find a more effective approach. The efforts of these partnerships, which editor Robert Giloth calls "workforce intermediaries," are characterized by a focus on improving business productivity and helping low-income individuals not just find a job, but advance over time to jobs that enable them to support themselves and their families. This book takes stock of the world of workforce intermediaries: entrepreneurial partnerships that include businesses, unions, community colleges, and community organizations. Noted scholars and policy makers examine the development and effectiveness of these intermediaries, and a concluding chapter discusses where we need to go from here, if society is to provide a more coherent approach to increasing the viability and capacity of these important institutions.Published in association with The American Assembly, Columbia University.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY Robert P. Giloth, Ph.D. is Director of the Family Economic Success area of the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Prior to joining the Foundation in December 1994, he managed community development corporations in Baltimore and Chicago and was Deputy Commissioner of Economic Development under Mayor Harold Washington.Contributors: Julie Strawn, Nan Poppe, Paul Osterman, Anthony P. Carnevale and Donna M. Desrochers, Craig Howard, Jessica Laufer, Daniel E. Berry, Roberta Iversen, Laura Leete, Chris Benner, Bob Brownstein, Manuel Pastor, Sarah Zimmerman, Jobs for the Future, Cindy Marano, Rick McGahey, Scott Hebert, William P. Ryan, Chris Walker, and John Foster-Bey.
REVIEWS
"Long-standing successes in the community development field underscore the critical role that intermediaries play in advancing a field in a full-scale, systemic manner. Bob Giloth, together with other leading thinkers, provides an important perspective on the need to create, expand, and support intermediary strategies in the workforce development field as well."—Paul S. Grogan, President and CEO of The Boston Foundation
"Workforce Intermediaries for the Twenty-First Century captures not only the realities of today's complex workforce environment but a vision for the future that starts right now. This will be a valuable guide for both business, educators, workforce professional and policy makers as we all grapple with keeping America and worker's competitive in today's global marketplace."—Phyllis Eisen, Vice President of the Manufacturing Institute, the education, research and training arm of the National Association of Manufacturers
"This book represents a powerful and practical call to action for all those concerned with work and opportunity in the United States. The authors' vision of a national network of dynamic workforce intermediaries is a challenge worthy of the next decade—and one that is surely within our grasp."—Bruce Katz, Director, Brookings Institution Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword – David H. MortimerPart I: Introduction1. Introduction: A Case for Workforce Intermediaries – Robert P. Giloth2. Whose Job Is It? Creating Opportunities for Advancement – Nan Poppe, Julie Strawn, And Karin MartinsonPart II: Who Are Workforce Intermediaries and What Do They Do?3. What Do Workforce Intermediaries Do? – Richard Kazis4. The Workforce Intermediary: Profiling the Field of Practice and Its Challenges – Cindy Marano and Kim Tarr5. Workforce Intermediaries: Recent Experience and Implications for Workforce Development – Richard McGaheyPart III: Economic and Policy Rationales for Workforce Intermediaries6. Labor Market Intermediaries in the Modern Labor Market – Paul Osterman7. The Policical Economy of Labor Market Mediation in the United States – Anthony P. Carnevale and Donna M. DesrochersPart IV: Customer Voices8. Creating and Sustaining a Coherent Voice for Employers in Workforce Development: The Cleveland Experience – Daniel E . Berry9. Perception vs. Reality: Employer Attitudes and the Rebranding of Workforce Intermediaries – Jessica K. Laufer and Sian Winship10. How Do Workers See Advancement? – Roberta Rehner Iversen11. Labor Market Intermediaries in the Old and New Economies: A Survey of Worker Experiences in Milwaukee and Silicon Valley – Laura Leete, Chris Benner, Manuel Pastor Jr., and Sarah ZimmermanPart V: Building Workforce Intermediaries12. Financing Workforce Intermediaries – Jerry Rubin, Marlene B . Seltzer, And Jack Mills13. The Final Act: The Challenges of Implementing Workforce Development Policy via Nonprofit Organizations – William P. Ryan14. Community Development Intermediation and Its Lessons for the Workforce Field – Christopher Walker and John Foster-BeyPart VI: Conclusion15. Conclusion: A Future for Workforce Intermediaries – Robert P. GilothAppendixFinal Report of the 102nd American AssemblySteering Committee Workforce Intermediaries ProjectAbout The American AssemblyAbout the ContributorsAcknowledgmentsIndex
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Temple University Press, 2003 eISBN: 978-1-4399-0386-5 Cloth: 978-1-59213-204-1
Confronted with businesses facing a long-term shortage of skilled workers and evaluations showing that job training for the poor over the past 25 years had produced only meager results, a number of groups throughout the country have sought to find a more effective approach. The efforts of these partnerships, which editor Robert Giloth calls "workforce intermediaries," are characterized by a focus on improving business productivity and helping low-income individuals not just find a job, but advance over time to jobs that enable them to support themselves and their families. This book takes stock of the world of workforce intermediaries: entrepreneurial partnerships that include businesses, unions, community colleges, and community organizations. Noted scholars and policy makers examine the development and effectiveness of these intermediaries, and a concluding chapter discusses where we need to go from here, if society is to provide a more coherent approach to increasing the viability and capacity of these important institutions.Published in association with The American Assembly, Columbia University.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY Robert P. Giloth, Ph.D. is Director of the Family Economic Success area of the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Prior to joining the Foundation in December 1994, he managed community development corporations in Baltimore and Chicago and was Deputy Commissioner of Economic Development under Mayor Harold Washington.Contributors: Julie Strawn, Nan Poppe, Paul Osterman, Anthony P. Carnevale and Donna M. Desrochers, Craig Howard, Jessica Laufer, Daniel E. Berry, Roberta Iversen, Laura Leete, Chris Benner, Bob Brownstein, Manuel Pastor, Sarah Zimmerman, Jobs for the Future, Cindy Marano, Rick McGahey, Scott Hebert, William P. Ryan, Chris Walker, and John Foster-Bey.
REVIEWS
"Long-standing successes in the community development field underscore the critical role that intermediaries play in advancing a field in a full-scale, systemic manner. Bob Giloth, together with other leading thinkers, provides an important perspective on the need to create, expand, and support intermediary strategies in the workforce development field as well."—Paul S. Grogan, President and CEO of The Boston Foundation
"Workforce Intermediaries for the Twenty-First Century captures not only the realities of today's complex workforce environment but a vision for the future that starts right now. This will be a valuable guide for both business, educators, workforce professional and policy makers as we all grapple with keeping America and worker's competitive in today's global marketplace."—Phyllis Eisen, Vice President of the Manufacturing Institute, the education, research and training arm of the National Association of Manufacturers
"This book represents a powerful and practical call to action for all those concerned with work and opportunity in the United States. The authors' vision of a national network of dynamic workforce intermediaries is a challenge worthy of the next decade—and one that is surely within our grasp."—Bruce Katz, Director, Brookings Institution Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword – David H. MortimerPart I: Introduction1. Introduction: A Case for Workforce Intermediaries – Robert P. Giloth2. Whose Job Is It? Creating Opportunities for Advancement – Nan Poppe, Julie Strawn, And Karin MartinsonPart II: Who Are Workforce Intermediaries and What Do They Do?3. What Do Workforce Intermediaries Do? – Richard Kazis4. The Workforce Intermediary: Profiling the Field of Practice and Its Challenges – Cindy Marano and Kim Tarr5. Workforce Intermediaries: Recent Experience and Implications for Workforce Development – Richard McGaheyPart III: Economic and Policy Rationales for Workforce Intermediaries6. Labor Market Intermediaries in the Modern Labor Market – Paul Osterman7. The Policical Economy of Labor Market Mediation in the United States – Anthony P. Carnevale and Donna M. DesrochersPart IV: Customer Voices8. Creating and Sustaining a Coherent Voice for Employers in Workforce Development: The Cleveland Experience – Daniel E . Berry9. Perception vs. Reality: Employer Attitudes and the Rebranding of Workforce Intermediaries – Jessica K. Laufer and Sian Winship10. How Do Workers See Advancement? – Roberta Rehner Iversen11. Labor Market Intermediaries in the Old and New Economies: A Survey of Worker Experiences in Milwaukee and Silicon Valley – Laura Leete, Chris Benner, Manuel Pastor Jr., and Sarah ZimmermanPart V: Building Workforce Intermediaries12. Financing Workforce Intermediaries – Jerry Rubin, Marlene B . Seltzer, And Jack Mills13. The Final Act: The Challenges of Implementing Workforce Development Policy via Nonprofit Organizations – William P. Ryan14. Community Development Intermediation and Its Lessons for the Workforce Field – Christopher Walker and John Foster-BeyPart VI: Conclusion15. Conclusion: A Future for Workforce Intermediaries – Robert P. GilothAppendixFinal Report of the 102nd American AssemblySteering Committee Workforce Intermediaries ProjectAbout The American AssemblyAbout the ContributorsAcknowledgmentsIndex
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