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Organizational Examples

Determine Local Employer Needs

• Rhode Island Human Resources Investment Council and Rhode Island Manufacturing Extension Services (RIMES) and Rhode Island Human Resources Investment Council
• Sinclair Community College
• Center for Employment Training 

Use Delivery Systems and Format That Make the Learning Accessible to the Target Population

• 1199 C Training and Upgrading Fund

Innovation: Accelerated Learning Programs

• Research College of Nursing

Innovation: Online Programs

• Council for Adult and Experiential Learning’s NACTEL and EPCE Programs
• Southwest Minnesota Private Industry Council, Inc.
• Marshall Community & Technical College

Innovation: Bridge Programs

• San Francisco Works and City College of San Francisco
• Focus: HOPE

Innovation: Progressive Career Ladder Programs

• Portland Community College and Mt. Hood Community College
• Broward Workforce Development Board
• Skillpoint Alliance

Innovation: Apprenticeship programs

• Northrop Grumman
• Council for Adult and Experiential Learning’ Healthcare Career Lattice
• Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA)

Innovation: Provide Internships

• Year Up
• Bay Area Biotech Consortium

Innovation: Provide Transitional Jobs

• Chrysalis Works
• Community Jobs
• Experience Works

Provide Individual Assessment

• WIRE-NET

Provide Advising and Other Student Support

• Genesis Health Care Systems, WorkSource, Inc., and Community College Consortia

Innovation: The Use of Peers for Support and Learning

• Community College of Denver

Innovation: The Use of Mentors in Learning and at Work

• Good Samaritan Society
• Community Education Project, Holyoke Community College and Juntos

Provide Social Support Services

• College of New Rochelle

Check in and Follow up with the Student

• Capital IDEA
• Community Action, Inc

Innovation: Retention/Post-placement Support

• Connectinc
• SEEDCO
• Paraprofessional Health Care Institute and Home Care Associates

Find Ways to Ease the Financial Burden of Training and Learning

• WorkSource (the Jacksonville area Workforce Investment Board)

Make it Relevant

• Asian Neighborhood Design

Innovation: Incorporate Soft Skills

• Training, Inc.
• STRIVE, Inc.

Integrate Content

• Tacoma Community College
• Milwaukee HIRE Center
• Instituto del Progreso Latino
• San Francisco Department of Human Services

Innovation: Use of Blended Learning

• University of North Carolina Health Care System

Be Sensitive to Cultural Differences

• International Institute of Boston
• PlastiComm Communications

Strategic Partnerships

• Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education
• Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership
• Eastern Connecticut Workforce Investment Board

Innovation: Sector-Based Approaches

• El Camino College, Oregon Institute of Technology, Wichita Area Technical College, Purdue University, and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)
• PROMISE Project
• Guadalupe Centers, Inc.

Expand Capacity and Close System Gaps by Working with Local Partners

• California Manufacturing Technology Consulting
• Pillowtex Corp. and the Rowan-Cabarrus Community College

Innovation: Addressing Regional Economic Priorities

• Memphis Area Chamber of Commerce and Memphis Office of Planning and Development
• Washington State Skill Panels
• North Central Indiana Workforce Investment Board
• San Juan College and the School of Energy

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