SkillWorks is an ambitious effort on the part of philanthropy, government, community organizations, unions, and employers to create a workforce development system.
- Helps low-skill, low-income residents move to family-sustaining jobs
- Helps employers find and retain skilled employees.
SkillWorks engages in three
key systems-change strategies:
Workforce Partnerships:
Industry-sector or occupationally based workforce
intermediaries are the operational approach to achieving
the SkillWorks dual goal.
Strengthening Capacity:
SkillWorks makes organizations that provide workforce
training and education services more effective at helping
their low-income constituents achieve family economic
self-sufficiency.
Public Policy Advocacy:
SkillWorks seeks to institutionalize better ways for
low-income individuals to enter and succeed in the
workforce.
SkillWorks is now proudly endorsing Skills2Compete
Downloads
- SkillWorks, the Workforce Solutions Group, and the National Skills Coalition sponsored released the Massachusetts' Forgotten Middle Skill Jobs report on July 14, 2010
Download the Report - SkillWorks, the Workforce Solutions Group and local partners launched the Skills2Compete Massachusetts Campaign on July 14, 2010
Download Recommendations - SkillWorks releases Systems Change evaluation report for 2009.
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