SkillWorks is an ambitious effort on the part of philanthropy, government, community organizations, unions, and employers to strengthen the workforce development system so it:
- 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.
From Our Skills2Compete MA Blog
First look at workforce priorities in the Governor’s FY2013 Budget
Thanks to the Workforce Solutions Group and the Massachusetts Workforce Board Association, here’s a first [...]
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From Our SkillWorks’ Green Jobs Blog
Winter 2011-12
NEWLY ADDED RESOURCES
SkillWorks Briefing on MA Workforce Needs in Water, Recycling, Clean Energy
2011 Massachusetts Clean Energy Industry Report
Supporting & Growing the Clean Energy Sector in Massachusetts
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