SECTOR AND HIGHER EDUCATION: WSI PUBLICATIONS

Courses To Employment Update (Number 2) The Price of Persistence: How Nonprofit Community College Partnerships Manage and Blend Diverse Funding Streams
This report describes how nonprofit - community college partnerships, participating in the Courses to Employment (CTE) demonstration project, leverage multiple funding streams to address the barriers of low-income, adult learners to help them persist and complete their educations in community college, and to ultimately succeed in the labor market. Click here to download as a pdf.

Findings from Courses to Employment research on Los Angeles community college and nonprofit partnership now available
WSI has released three new reports detailing initial findings from research on the education and employment outcomes of students who enrolled in one of three job training programs provided in partnership by Community Career Development (CCD), East Los Angeles Community College (ELAC), Los Angeles Valley College (LAVC) and Los Angeles City College (LACC). The Los Angeles partnership provides low-income adults with job training in logistics, transportation and security. These new reports on the Metro Bus Operator Bridge program, the Logistics Academy and the Security Guard Academy include detailed information about participants' training completion and educational attainment, and their employment and earnings experiences pre- and post- training. CCD, ELAC, LAVC and LACC are participants in AspenWSI's Courses to Employment (CTE) project, which is funded by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation.

Findings from Courses to Employment research on Wilbur Wright College and Instituto del Progreso Latino partnership now available
WSI has released a report detailing initial findings from research on the education and employment outcomes of 933 students who enrolled in Carreras en Salud (Careers in Health) program between 2005 and 2009. Carreras en Salud, a partnership by Instituto del Progreso Latino and Humboldt Park Vocational Education Center of Wilbur Wright College, provides career paths for nursing and other allied health occupations to students in Chicago’s Latino communities. This report includes detailed information about participants’ educational pathways and advancement, and their employment and earnings experiences including before and after participants complete training. Instituto and Wright College are participants in AspenWSI's Courses to Employment (CTE) project, which is funded by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation.

Findings from Courses to Employment research on Northern Virginia Community College and Northern Virginia Family Service's Training Futures partnership now available
WSI has released a report detailing initial findings from research on the education and employment outcomes of students who enrolled in the Training Futures (business and medical office administration training) program between 2007 and 2010. Training Futures uses an "imaginal education" model to guide trainees through a six-month curriculum that is accredited by Northern Virginia Community College for up to 17 credits. This new report includes detailed information about participants' education, employment and earnings experiences after completing Training Futures. Northern Virginia Community College and Northern Virginia Family Service are participants in AspenWSI's Courses to Employment (CTE) project, which is funded by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation.

Findings from Courses to Employment research on Shoreline Community College and Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County partnership now available
WSI has released a report detailing initial findings from research on the education and employment outcomes of students who enrolled in the General Services Technician (automobile service and repair) program at Shoreline Community College between 2006 and 2009. A Career Navigator, funded by the Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County and staffed by Pacific Associates, augmented services provided by college faculty and staff to help students with academic, financial and employment supports. This new report includes detailed information about participants' education pathways and their employment and earnings experiences. Shoreline Community College and the Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County are participants in AspenWSI's Courses to Employment (CTE) project, which is funded by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation.

Findings from Courses to Employment research on Capital IDEA and Austin Community College partnership now available
WSI has released a report detailing initial findings from research on the education and employment outcomes of 991 students who enrolled in the nonprofit Capital IDEA program between 2003 and 2008. Students received extensive supports to prepare for and pursue healthcare career training at Austin Community College. Students enrolled at a range of education levels. This new report includes detailed information about participants' education pathways, the education milestones they achieved during the study period, and their employment and earnings experiences. Capital IDEA and Austin Community College are participants in AspenWSI's Courses to Employment (CTE) project, which is funded by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation.

Courses To Employment Update (Number 1) Beyond Graduation: Promoting Post-Program Engagement and Advancement
This publication examines why and how some nonprofit-community college partnerships from the Courses to Employment project work to maintain relationships with adult participants after they have finished their training. It also presents a number of the challenges to developing and sustaining effective approaches, and provides various points to consider in designing a long-term engagement strategy. One partnership in the demonstration project – Capital IDEA in Austin, Texas – has made a particularly strong commitment to long-term engagement of participants both during and after training; its story is highlighted in the paper

Update Issue 4: Sector Initiatives and Community Colleges: Working Together to Provide Education for Low-Wage Working Adults
This publication examines how some community colleges and sector initiatives are innovating and collaborating to benefit businesses seeking skilled workers, and low-income adults seeking education that leads to higher-wage employment. April 2007. Click here to download as a pdf or order a copy on-line.