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Employee Development: A Prescription for Better Healthcare
Exemplary Practices of Employee Learning and Development in
Healthcare Organizations

With funding from the Department of Labor, CAEL has identified eight exemplary practices of healthcare organizations in employee learning and development. The report describes how organizations implement these practices in a sustained and comprehensive way. It also addresses the impact of learning and development opportunities on recruitment and retention of the workforce and on patient care.

Employee Development: A Prescription for Better Healthcare
An Executive Summary 14 pages
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Employee Development: A Prescription for Better Healthcare
Exemplary Practices of Employee Learning and Development in
Healthcare Organizations 83 pages

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Healthcare Career Lattices Guidebook
Based upon the success of the Nursing Career Lattice model at the pilot sites, CAEL has developed a guidebook to assist healthcare employers, industry alliances, Workforce Investment Boards, One-Stop Career Centers, and higher education providers in meeting the challenges of workforce development. How Career Lattices Help Solve Nursing and Other Workforce Shortages in Healthcare introduces the key components that comprise the model, shares important lessons from CAEL’s experiences, and outlines steps for replication. The development of this guidebook was funded by the U.S. Department of Labor.

How Career Lattices Help Solve Nursing and Other Workforce
Shortages in Healthcare

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Pages

Contents

Cover-7

Cover, introductory materials, table of contents, and executive summary

8-46

The narrative

47-74

Appendix table of contents and appendices A - C

75-104

Appendices D – F6

105-148

Appendices F7 – G3

Colleges and Universities

Helping Adult Learners Succeed: Tools for Two-Year Colleges
This paper explores how a carefully designed survey instrument can provide valuable information to institutional leaders, program directors, faculty, and staff concerning adult learners, their perceptions of the institution they attend and the directions in which institutions might move to improve services to adult learners.
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Principles in Practice: Assessing Adult Learning Focused Institutions - Case Studies
This publication describes the impact of the Adult Learning Focused Institution (ALFI) Assessment Toolkit at eight colleges and universities in the United States.
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How Well are We Serving our Adult Learners?
Investigating the Impact of Institutions on Success & Retention

This publication investigates the relationship between student enrollment and success and outcomes from the Adult Learning Focused Instituiton (ALFI) Assessment Toolkit at colleges and universities.
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Summary of CAEL's Adult Learning Focused Institution (ALFI) Initiative Activities
14 pages
This document outlines three grants received by Lumina Foundation for Education and the use of those funds for the creation and developemnt of ALFI.
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Serving Adult Learners in Higher Education: Principles of Effectiveness: An Executive Summary
16 pages
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Findings From CAEL's Benchmarking Study: An Executive Summary
16 pages
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Speech by CAEL President and CEO Pamela Tate to the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, April 2002:
17 pages
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2003 National Adult Learner Satisfaction-Priorities Report
Conducted by CAEL and Noel-Levitz
5 pages
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Adult Degree Programs: Quality Issues, Problem Areas, and Action Steps. A joint initiative by the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) and the American Council on Education (ACE) that investigates issues related to the quality of adult programs and outlines strategies to address them.
34 pages
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Public Policy

Building Blocks for Building Skills
This publication from CAEL presents descriptions and examples of the key components for adult learning and skills training programs.  These are comprised of Need Focused Planning and Analysis, Progress and Success Focused Program Design, Adult Centered Implementation, and Strategic Partnerships.
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There’s No Place Like Home: A Look at Local Support for
Workforce Intermediaries

This new publication from CAEL discusses several financing strategies that city and county governments have used to support workforce intermediaries and other employment training efforts. The report also discusses the ways in which community colleges and Workforce Investment Boards, with support from local governments, are beginning to take on the role of workforce intermediaries.
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Toward a National Workforce Education and Training Policy 61 pages
This white paper outlines the critical issues for national education and training policy and presents recommendations on specific changes to existing legislation, specifically changes to WIA and HEA. Entered into congressional record for hearings on WIA (written by CAEL, NCEE, and JFF). Published by the NCEE.
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Increasing Opportunities for At-Risk Workers: Educational Partnerships Between Community Colleges and Employers
52 pages
A project conducted by CAEL and sponsored by the Ford Foundation.
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Adult Learners and State Policy
20 pages
A joint publication of CAEL and SHEEO.
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Managing Non-Profits In Workforce Development: A Roadmap to Success
36 pages
A project conducted by CAEL and sponsored by the Levi Strauss Foundation.
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Policies and Initiatives of State Higher Education Boards that Encourage Working Adults to Pursue Postsecondary Degrees.

37 pages
The innovative strategies of nine states (Colorado, Kansas, Rhode Island,Maryland, Nevada, Delaware, New Mexico,Illinois, and Arizona) are highlighted in this document.
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Building a World-Class Information Technology Workforce for the Chicago Region: A Framework for Action

by CAEL and the University of Illinois at Chicago Great Cities Institute
27 pages
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WorkforceChicago2.0 2006 Award: Advancing Corporate Excellence: Exemplary Practices in Employee Learning and Development
by CAEL in collaboration with The Human Resources Management Association of Chicago and World Business Chicago
24 pages
The 2005 Award recognized Accenture and IBM for their exemplary employee learning and development strategies.
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WorkforceChicago2.0 2005 Award: Advancing Corporate Excellence: Exemplary Practices in Employee Learning and Development
by CAEL in collaboration with The Human Resources Management Association of Chicago and World Business Chicago
16 pages
The 2005 Award recognized Conference Plus, Inc. and U.S. Cellular for their exemplary employee learning and development strategies.
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WorkforceChicago2.0 2004 Award: Improving Productivity and Profitability Through Employee Learning and Development
by CAEL in collaboration with The Human Resources Management Association of Chicago and World Business Chicago
12 pages
The 2004 Award recognized Northwestern Memorial Hospital and ShoreBank for their exemplary employee learning and development strategies.
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WorkforceChicago2.0 2003 Award: Sharpening the Competitive Edge in Human Capital: by CAEL in collaboration with The Human Resources Management Association of Chicago and World Business Chicago
11 pages
The 2003 Award honored Argonne National Laboratory and Camcraft Inc. for their exemplary employee learning and development strategies.
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WorkforceChicago2.0 2002 Award: Advancing Corporate Excellence Through Exemplary Practices in Employee Learning and Development
by CAEL in collaboration with The Human Resources Management Association of Chicago and World Business Chicago
77 pages
The 2002 Award recognized Allstate Insurance Company, Bank One, Bimba Manufacturing Company, Dunlee, Ernst & Young, Golin/Harris International, Motorola Inc., The Northern Trust Company, S&C Electric Company, TruServ Corporation, and University of Chicago Hospitals.
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