How New Workforce Development Trends Could Affect You

Feb 2

Contributed by Christopher Frascella,

Posted in Workforce Development, Workforce Development Tools

Workforce Development Tools

Technology has accelerated the rate of change in society and some days it may feel like it is hard to keep up. Workforce education trends, in particular, have shifted drastically over a short period of time. Staying aware of workforce development needs and being able to adapt to new circumstances is critical in order to stay relevant and to be eligible for new grants and funding opportunities.

Keep reading to find out the three most prevalent workforce development trends and learn strategies and best practices that can help your organization successfully navigate the changing landscape of workforce education.

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Where Are Our Workforce Development Best Practices?

Jan 30

Contributed by Christopher Frascella,

Posted in Workforce Development

Workforce Development Best Practices

If you search the internet for workforce development best practices, you will sadly come up with very little.

The lack of a “best practices” list for workforce development troubling because of the importance of structuring our program offerings around the needs, trends, and resources in the community we serve. However, by observing other organizations that are excelling it is still possible to gain new ideas for quality improvement and recognize new opportunities for our own programs.

Keep reading to learn three simple workforce development best practices that are being used by organizations today and how you can use these to better improve workforce programs in your area.

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Are Your Workforce Development Strategies Working for You?

Jan 28

Contributed by Christopher Frascella,

Posted in Outcomes Software, Performance Management, Workforce Development

Workforce Development Strategies

As a social service organization, you want to provide the highest quality service possible for the greatest impact. And yet, it is increasingly challenging to stay on top of new advances in workforce development strategies, manage diminishing funding sources and find ways to effective analyze and communicate results.

Keep reading to learn best practices and new strategies you can use when formulating your workforce development initiatives to ensure continuous quality improvement and increased efficacy.

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Zen and the Art of Workforce Development Funding

Jan 26

Contributed by Christopher Frascella,

Posted in Grant News, Workforce Development

The Art of Workforce Developemnt

We all want more money for our workforce development programs, and despite the state of the economy, opportunities for workforce development funding continue to increase. However, with the wide variety of funding sources available for workforce development organizations, it is important to begin with a streamlined plan to ensure that your organization receives exactly the type and amount of funding it needs to guarantee success.

Keep reading to learn about strategies and best practices for finding the right funding sources and to find out how properly reporting outcomes can benefit your fundraising efforts.

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Workforce Development and Education: A Winning Combination

Jan 25

Contributed by Christopher Frascella,

Posted in Workforce Development

Workforce Development and Education

We are currently watching a shift from a resource-based economy to a knowledge-based economy, and this fundamental change in how we do business is also altering everything we know about workforce development and education.

Workforce development strategies and adult education programs now need to be considered in tandem to discover whether they are truly creating a workforce that is equipped for the jobs available in the modern economy. Workforce development and education now go hand in hand, and when looking at any particular community development program, both need to be analyzed to see if the needs of the community are being met.

Keep reading to learn how the economy is changing, why it matters, and what you can do to better integrate workforce development and education programs.
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