A Global Perspective on Entrepreneurship Education and Training
Education and training for entrepreneurs worldwide is inadequate, according to a report by the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor. Entrepreneurship education is one of several key factors, along with access to finance, government policies, infrastructure, and others, that influence attitudes about entrepreneurship and people's willingness to start businesses, according to GEM. Interviews with experts in 31 countries around the world found that in almost every country entrepreneurship education and training was inadequate, especially in primary and secondary schools. Other Related Resource: ETA Advisories, Employment & Training Administration (ETA) - U.S. Department of Labor Think Entrepreneurs: A Call to Action – Integrating Entrepreneurship into the Public Workforce System Throughout America
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The State of Entrepreneurship
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation CEO Carl Schramm recently gave a speech at the National Press Club, entitled “The State of Entrepreneurship.” Schramm underscored the importance of entrepreneurs to economic recovery, emphasizing that hundreds of new companies are being created each day. Schramm also unveiled a new survey of entrepreneurs, commissioned by the Kauffman Foundation and conducted by Douglas Schoen, LLC that shows entrepreneurs are optimistic about their companies but are struggling to expand and create jobs in the current economy. Other related resource: ETA report: ETA report http://wdr.doleta.gov/research/keyword.cfm?fuseaction=dsp_resultDetails&pub_id=2435&mp=y
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02/01/10 11:06AM
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New York State Small Business Task Force Report
This Report represents efforts of Task Force members who have worked to formulate recommendations that would have a substantive impact on small business growth and development in New York, including: increasing access to capital, implementing regulatory and administrative reforms, and improving work force training and technical assistance programs. The recommendations that impact workforce development include the following: Integrate Economic Development and Workforce Training Activities through a Sector-Based Strategy. This effort should build on the work of the National Governor’s Association Sector Academy, which is focusing on three industry clusters: green, advanced manufacturing and health care. Create and Expand a Layoff Aversion Program. The State Department of Labor (DOL) is in the process of creating Emergency Response Teams that will assist small businesses in distress with consulting on business turnaround, layoff aversion and Employee Stock Ownership Programs. The Task Force supports the initiation of this pilot program encourages statewide expansion as soon as possible. Increase On-the-Job Training Opportunities. The Task Force urges DOL to use its federal Workforce Investment Act funding to leverage greater local participation by providing matching support on a competitive basis for up to 50 On-the-Job Training (OJT) projects of between five and 10 workers each. The Task Force also supports DOL’s plan to enhance OJT by providing an additional incentive to businesses that hire the long-term unemployed. Improve Opportunities for Youth in Small Business. A portion of the Workforce Investment Act resources should be set aside to leverage local funding of creative youth/small business projects. A fund of $750,000, matched at the local level by a 2-1 ratio, could support 10 competitively selected projects linking youth to small business opportunities.
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02/01/10 10:38AM
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Closing the Talent Gap: A Business Perspective--What Florida Needs from its Talent Supply Chain
Formed in 1961, the Florida Council of 100 is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization of business leaders, which exists to promote the economic growth of Florida and improve the economic well-being and quality of life of its citizenry. This report, Closing the Talent Gap, is predicated on the fact that continued enhancement and development of Florida’s talent is the leading determinant of the state’s ability to build a vibrant and innovative economy. Thus, this research is directed toward identifying the key factors for investing public dollars in each stage of the education delivery process in order to deliver the highest dividend to Florida’s students and economy. The report was commissioned by the Florida Council of 100, in partnership with the Florida Chamber of Commerce.
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02/01/10 10:30AM
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California Promotes Construction Trade Apprenticeships
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has launched the “I Build It-Youth” campaign to begin training California’s future skilled workforce. The campaign aims to promote careers in the construction trades to junior and senior high school students through apprenticeship opportunities. As part of the “I Built It-Youth” Campaign, a dynamic and engaging video featuring apprentices working in the field and highlighting the benefits of participating in an apprenticeship program will be distributed to counselors, teachers and educators through junior and senior high schools and youth organizations across the state. The video is available at: www.IBuiltIt.org.
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12/18/09 09:38AM
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(Podcast) Real Time Jobs in Demand: Finding Jobs in a Contracting Economy
This Podcast offers a glimpse into the webinar moderated by Tony Dais. The actual Webinar discusses an innovative tool for identifying industry and occupational demand based on real-time data. The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development’s Labor Market Information Director will showcase their new Real Time Jobs in Demand Tool and demonstrate the various uses of the tool. Please review the actual Webinar recording on workforce3one for a more in depth review of this Webinar. Related Resources: Completed webinar recording: http://www.workforce3one.org/view/3000910361490173480/info Presentation: http://www.workforce3one.org/view/2000909839111767110/info
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11/19/09 11:42AM
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Entrepreneurship for Veterans with Disabilities: Lessons Learned from the Field
This brief examines entrepreneurship as a viable option for veterans with disabilities, particularly those returning from the present-day conflicts in the Middle East. As entrepreneurs, veterans have an array of opportunities to customize their employment, accommodate their challenges, maximize their strengths and skills, and achieve their financial and career goals. This brief takes a close look at one program — the Entrepreneurship Boot Camp — and discusses some lessons learned from the operation of this program. The National Technical Assistance and Research Center (NTAR) Leadership Center promotes leadership for increasing the employment and economic independence of adults with disabilities Related Resources: Collaborating and Coordinating with Employers Leveraging State Economic Development Resources to Create Job Opportunities for People with Disabilities
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11/16/09 04:25PM
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Collaborating and Coordinating with Employers
A contemporary look at employers’ views of disability and disability employment programs to move people with disabilities into the labor market can offer clear guidance as to what best characterizes effective disability/employer collaborations. This brief , from the National Technical Assistance and Research Center (NTAR) Leadership Center, examines the evolving relationship between disability employment initiatives and employers, and uses case illustrations of selected collaborations to demonstrate these characteristics. It also highlights the implications that these collaborations have for effectively formulating broad-scale promotion of disability workforce investment initiatives. The National Technical Assistance and Research Center (NTAR) Leadership Center promotes leadership for increasing the employment and economic independence of adults with disabilities Related Resources: Entrepreneurship for Veterans with Disabilities: Lessons Learned from the Field Leveraging State Economic Development Resources to Create Job Opportunities for People with Disabilities
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11/16/09 02:43PM
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New York City Green Collar Jobs Roadmap
The Center for American progress has released a new resource entitled “New York City Green Collar Jobs Roadmap.” The Roadmap is a product of the Green Collar Jobs Roundtable, which was convened by Urban Agenda. The Roundtable was a participatory effort of over 170 job-training organizations, community-based programs, businesses, and labor unions that compiled data on green jobs and workforce development best practices while developing more than 30 recommendations for achieving the shared vision of a more sustainable, prosperous, and just New York City. The Roadmap includes recommendations related to green economic development, talent engagement and development, job creation, employer engagement, and partner collaboration.
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10/30/09 01:14PM
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2009 Excellence in Tech-Based Economic Development Award Winners
The State Science and Technology Institute (SSTI) recently announced the winners of its 2009 Excellence in Tech-Based Economic Development (TBED) Award. The award recognizes outstanding achievements in TBED emphasizing impact, strategic value, and replicability.
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10/30/09 12:42PM
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Florida Manufacturing Extension Partnership Mobile Outreach Skills Training Program
The Florida Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) operates an innovative accelerated job creation and job training program called Mobile Outreach Skills Training, or MOST. The MOST program is a two-week, intensive job training and placement program that “fast-tracks” Florida’s most-in-need job seekers into skilled, entry-level positions in the aerospace, biotechnology, electronics, plastics, pharmaceuticals, precision metal, construction, energy efficiency/conservation, and renewable energy manufacturing sectors. Successful trainees are awarded a Lean to Green Institute Sustainable Manufacturing Certificate, helping them become an integral part of their employers’ green initiatives.
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10/28/09 09:43AM
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New Publication on Career Pathway Models and Programs
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for a Competitive Workforce (ICW) and the National Career Pathways Network (NCPN) have released a joint publication, Thriving in Challenging Times: Connecting Education to Economic Development Through Career Pathways. This resource highlights successful career pathway models that create relevant, challenging learning environments for students and are designed to increase American employers' access to highly-skilled, qualified workers. Thriving in Challenging Times profiles 17 local and two statewide career pathways programs in multiple industry sectors, documenting the challenges, strategies, results, and business engagement each partnership has experienced.
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10/27/09 02:30PM
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Opportunities for Rural Community and Economic Development
The Rural Sociological Society’s latest Rural Realities publication, “Homegrown Responses to Economic Uncertainty in Rural America,” explores three interconnected "homegrown" approaches for reinvigorating and growing struggling rural economies, which have been particularly hard-hit by the economic recession. The paper also offers several policy and strategic options for fostering homegrown rural development efforts. Related resources: Link to "Innovation in Action" article:http://www.workforce3one.org/view/3000929241996925905 Economic Gardening http://groups.google.com/group/econ-dev?msg=subscribe&hl=en The Farm Act of 2008 established the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program. This program will provide technical and financial assistance in the form of loans and grants to qualified Microenterprise Development Organizations (MDOs) to support microentrepreneurs in the development and ongoing success of rural microenterprises. An MDO is an organization that provides access to capital and business-based training services to very small (micro) businesses. A microentrepreneur is an owner and operator, or prospective owner and operator, of a rural business with not more than 10 full-time equivalent employees who is unable to obtain sufficient training, technical assistance, or credit. USDA’s Rural Business-Cooperative Service today has published a proposed rule in support of the implementation of this program to meet the goals and requirements of the Act. Comments are due by November 23, 2009. The October 7, 2009 FEDERAL REGISTER" contains the proposed rule.
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10/19/09 11:34AM
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New Tools and Resources for “Adult Education for Work” Programs
Jobs for the Future’s (JFF) Workforce and Education Policy Group, a partnership between JFF and the Workforce Development Strategy Group of the National Center on Education and the Economy (NCEE), has released a series of four publications on adult education trends, promising practices, and opportunities. These papers seek to advance Adult Education for Work programs and strategies that help low-skilled adults obtain the skills necessary for workplace competitiveness, thereby enhancing the competitiveness of U.S. firms. http://www.jff.org/publications/workforce
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10/19/09 11:01AM
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Iowa Leverages Social Networking Media to Launch Career Hub
The Iowa Coalition for Innovation and Growth has launched the Iowa Career Hub on the Facebook social networking platform. The Iowa Career Hub is designed to raise awareness about career pathways and related academic opportunities among Iowans of all ages. Through the Career Hub, Iowans can access organizations in both the public and private sectors to learn more about career opportunities and planning.
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10/05/09 12:48PM
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Award-Winning Ohio Soft Skills Training Program
The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services’ Workforce Development Office has given the state’s One-Stop Best Practices Award to the WorkPlus One-Stop Center of Clark County (Springfield, Ohio) for the Center’s innovative “Rise Above” training and job placement program. The Rise Above program is designed to help unemployed individuals develop the soft skills necessary to successfully re-enter the workforce. Workforce3 One also includes a number of other profiles on “soft skills” program implementation including Delaware’s “Soft Skills Career Essentials.”
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10/05/09 12:29PM
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New STEM Collaborative Launched in Colorado
Secondary and post-secondary education partners in Colorado have teamed to launch the Colorado Academy for the Development of STEM-related Careers (Colorado ADSC). The Colorado ADSC alliance seeks to position the state as a leader in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) education, from kindergarten to the post-secondary graduate studies level, and to ready students for entry into high-growth, STEM-related industries and sectors. The collaborative will offer students training, multi-level certifications and degrees, and job placement assistance. Other related resource: TEN 23-07: Building and Sustaining an Educated and Prepared STEM Workforce
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10/05/09 12:12PM
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West Ocala Green Jobs Project
The West Ocala Green Jobs Training Project, sponsored by Central Florida Community College and Workforce Connection, the Workforce Investment Board for Florida’s Citrus, Levy, and Marion counties will serve approximately 35 unemployed or low income individuals interested in retraining for a career in solar installation or weatherization and retrofitting. The article describes the program and some of the grant and partnership development steps Workforce Connection has taken to respond to recessionary pressures in their community.
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09/11/09 10:20AM
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Texas Skills Development Fund
The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) encourages Texas employers to take advantage of $90 million available to help Texas workers and job seekers gain valuable workplace skills. Appropriated by the Texas Legislature for the 2010-2011 biennium, the Skills Development Fund will provide customized training programs designed through the collaborative efforts of TWC, private sector employers and public community and technical colleges.
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08/31/09 01:31PM
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The Green Coast Innovation Zone
The Green Coast Innovation Zone (GCiZ) is a regional strategy to leverage public and private assets and natural resources to stimulate innovation and entrepreneurship through research, business incubation, focused workforce development, targeted economic development and policy development. The GCiZ will focus on the emerging green economy including, renewable energy, and other technologies that promote sustainability as well as public engagement in the process of “going green.” The goal of the GCiZ is to facilitate in the transformation of a more sustainable economy and environment through targeted economic and workforce development opportunities in the three contiguous counties of Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo in California. The three counties also have common geographic, demographic and economic profiles including similar industry sectors. Each county has at least one major university and a military installation where research and product development can occur.
